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Billerica COA Subcommittee Pushes for Feasibility Study, Eyes October Town Meeting

BILLERICA -- May 4, 2026, Billerica's COA subcommittee clashes over Cider Mill land and the path to a new senior center. The monthly public session drew conservation advocates, town meeting members, and three Select Board members as residents debated whether to press forward with a May 19 town meeting

North Reading Select Board Recommends Three Route 28 Acquisition Articles for Town Meeting

NORTH READING -- May 4, 2026, North Reading Select Board split 3-2 and 4-1 on three Route 28 acquisition articles, forwarding all to the June 1 spring annual town meeting. The board recommended the entirety of 97 Main Street by a 3-2 vote, a portion of the same

Townsend Planning Board takes no action on cannabis zoning petition, orders review

TOWNSEND -- May 4, 2026, Townsend Planning Board voted 4-0 to take no action on a citizen petition that would have loosened the town's marijuana zoning bylaws. Petitioner Colby Stringer argued that the current combination of a 500-foot buffer zone and an industrial-only location requirement leaves

Tewksbury Select Board clears open meeting law complaint, orders compliance policy

TEWKSBURY -- May 4, 2026, Tewksbury Select Board finds no open meeting law violations but acknowledges missed deadline, pledges new policy. Town Counsel Attorney Feeley read a two-page draft response Monday to a citizen complaint alleging three violations, post-meeting deliberations after the April 21 and December 2, 2025 meetings,

Marlborough City Council sends $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee

MARLBOROUGH -- May 4, 2026, Marlborough councilors refer $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee, set May 18 hearing. The City Council voted 9-0 Monday to send Mayor J. Christian Dumais's proposed $222,882,585 fiscal 2027 operating budget, a 4.24 percent increase over FY26, to

Billerica Select Board Approves Special Town Meeting Warrant, Splits on Gazebo

BILLERICA -- May 4, 2026, Billerica Select Board approves May 19 special town meeting warrant while stripping largest Cider Mill parcel from open-space protection article. On a 3-2 vote, the board reaffirmed its earlier direction to bring a specific gazebo redesign, a platform lowered to 30 inches with a

Belmont Select Board Greenlights Hybrid Special Town Meeting for May 18

BELMONT -- May 4, 2026, Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a hybrid format for the May 18 Special Town Meeting and previewed a slate of warrant articles ahead of the Annual Town Meeting the same night. Chair Matt Taylor, Vice Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Barbarian voted without dissent to

Weston voters approve $3.1 million to design new fire station off Wellesley Street

WESTON -- May 4, 2026, Weston town meeting backs $3.1 million for new fire station design, 204-72. Select Board member Tom Palmer told voters the recommended station at "Field 13" near Wellesley Street would cost $34 million to $38 million to build, against a $67 million estimate

Select Board rescinds and re-votes to back Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement

SUDBURY -- May 4, 2026, Sudbury Select Board reverses a split vote and unanimously backs Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement amendment. At a 10-minute pre-Town Meeting session May 4, the board voted 5-0 to rescind its March 31 4-0-1 position on Article 24 and 5-0 to

Wayland approves $112.9 million budget and $38.6 million water project

WAYLAND -- May 4, 2026, Wayland Town Meeting approves $112.9M budget and authorizes $38.6M for new water plant. Voters passed the fiscal 2027 operating budget 256-19, a 4.6 percent increase, and approved borrowing up to $38.6 million for a Happy Hollow water treatment facility and MWRA

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