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Sudbury Select Board recesses after 10-minute pre-Town Meeting check-in

SUDBURY — May 6, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board recessed after a 10-minute pre-Town Meeting huddle, deferring its lone outstanding Special Town Meeting position to May 19. Chair Janie Dretler and Vice-Chair Radha Gargeya agreed to hold the audit-related article for the board's regular May 19

Historical Commission accepts Sherman's Bridge response, advances Main Street plaque

WAYLAND -- May 6, 2026, Wayland Historical Commission clears small-bore agenda, abandons Sherman's Bridge streetlight ask. The commission accepted DPW project manager Mr. Piccolo's word that fiber-optic conduit and an information kiosk will be built into the Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation, but dropped its

Conservation Commission approves Dudley Road home over abutter's objections

WAYLAND -- May 6, 2026, Wayland Conservation Commission approves contested 123 Dudley Road home 4-1, with conditions on final planting plan. Members issued an order of conditions for applicant Joel Goodmonson's single-family home, septic and stormwater system over the objections of member Barbara Howell and abutter Skip

Wayland launches redesigned town website, posts Town Meeting synopsis

Wayland's redesigned municipal website went live Wednesday alongside the official 2026 Annual Town Meeting synopsis covering all 41 warrant articles, giving residents a single online record of this week's votes on the budget and housing changes. The dual launch comes as Wayland Patch re…

Concord Planning Board endorses two land splits, prepares for MCI Concord master planning

CONCORD -- May 5, 2026, Concord Planning Board unanimously endorsed two Approval Not Required land divisions and braced for a year dominated by MCI Concord master planning. Town Planner Jennifer Gullickson told the newly reorganized board, which elected Almeida as chair, Pat Nelson as vice chair, and Sue Felschian as clerk,

Billerica 250th Committee approves vendor contract and hires band for July 2 event

BILLERICA -- May 5, 2026, Billerica's 250th Anniversary Committee approved a vendor contract framework and hired a band for its July 2 celebration at its May 5 meeting. The committee voted unanimously to adopt a vendor application requiring full setup by 3 p.m. and prohibiting booth teardown before

Weston Historical Commission Approves Bell Tower Repairs, Eight Hemlock Road Renovations

WESTON -- May 5, 2026, Weston's Historical Commission approved repairs to St. Julia's Church bell tower and advanced a scaled-back renovation at a historic Boston Post Road property at its May 5 meeting, while a looming insurance dispute threatened to derail the sale of an 1757

Select Board opposes Sudbury recall and no-confidence petitions, backs bottle bill

SUDBURY -- May 5, 2026, Sudbury Select Board opposes three of four Special Town Meeting petitions and confronts solar-sign spending. Meeting May 5 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, the board voted 4-1 to back Article 1 supporting House Bill 3464's bottle bill expansion, then 4-1

Wayland Town Meeting approves Route 20 housing density increase, 87-72

WAYLAND -- May 5, 2026, Wayland approves Route 20 density and height increase over Select Board opposition, 87-72. Town meeting on Tuesday narrowly passed Article 25, raising the Route 20 West Multifamily Housing Subdistrict cap from 20 to 32 units per acre and maximum height from 35 to 58 feet,

Town releases official synopsis of 2026 Annual Town Meeting's 41 articles

Wayland's clerk posts official Town Meeting synopsis as police warn of black bear in town. The News Flash published the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Synopsis covering all 41 warrant articles, giving residents the authoritative record of budget, housing and water votes wrapped up last week. …

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