Sign in Subscribe

Dave Watkins

Wayland Select Board approves charge for 25 Holiday Road advisory committee

WAYLAND -- April 27, 2026, Wayland Select Board unanimously approves seven-member advisory committee for 25 Holiday Road site study. The 5-0 vote, contingent on Town Meeting approval of $200,000 under Article 16 on May 4, charges the panel with reviewing professionals' findings on the 13.72-acre

Design Review Board backs Townhouse Cafe signage at former Collins Market

WAYLAND -- April 25, 2026, Wayland Design Review Advisory Board endorses signage plan for Townhouse Cafe at former Collins Market. The board voted 3-0 on April 25 to recommend approval of exterior signs, lighting and landscaping for owner Kirsten Lipson's boutique restaurant at 21 Cochituate Road, which she

O'Connell Enters Select Board Race, Warns Against Override-Dependent Budget Strategy

WESTFORD -- April 24, 2026, Select Board candidate Megan O'Connell recorded a community-access TV address arguing Westford cannot count on a Proposition 2.5 override to close its structural budget gap. O'Connell, who said she filed nomination papers at the last minute, cited a WCVB Channel

Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends $10.75 Million Sharaps Farm Acquisition

WILMINGTON -- April 23, 2026, Wilmington's Finance Committee unanimously recommended all four Special Town Meeting warrant articles, including a $6.31 million free cash appropriation to complete the $10.75 million friendly taking of Sharaps Farm at 333 Andover Street. Town Counsel told the committee that two prior appropriations

Townsend Conservation Commission doubles filing fee for Historical Society tree removal

TOWNSEND -- April 22, 2026, Townsend Conservation Commission doubles fees for Historical Society after unpermitted tree removal at Harvard Church. The commission voted unanimously at its April 22 meeting to charge twice the standard amended order of conditions filing fee, $400 before a 75 percent nonprofit discount is applied, after finding

Tewksbury Conservation Commission Approves DPW Livingston Street Stormwater Permit

TEWKSBURY -- April 22, 2026, Tewksbury Conservation Commission unanimously approved a DPW stormwater permit and ratified three emergency certifications at its April 22 meeting. The commission cleared a notice of intent for the town Department of Public Works covering Livingston Street right-of-way improvements, DEP File No. 305-1228, after

Littleton Board of Health Approves Two Septic Upgrades, Continues Two Others

LITTLETON -- April 22, 2026, Littleton's Board of Health approved two septic upgrade projects and continued two others at its April 22 virtual meeting. The board voted 3-0 to approve a septic system upgrade at 10 Beaver Brook Road for owners Don and Joanne Lyon, accepting a two-

Belmont Warrant Committee previews paramedic training, pension, and library articles

BELMONT -- April 22, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee reviews $125,000 paramedic pilot, pension gap, and hybrid meeting petition ahead of May Town Meeting votes. Meeting in information-only session Wednesday, the nine-member committee heard Town Administrator Patrice Garvin warn that a regional shortage of paramedics is threatening Belmont'

Weston officials preview 26-article warrant ahead of May 4 Town Meeting

WESTON -- April 22, 2026, Weston previews 26-article warrant for May 4 Annual Town Meeting. Town Manager Leon Gauthier and Town Moderator Rip Hastings walked residents through the warrant on Weston Media Center, flagging $3.1 million in free cash for fire station design, a $650,000 two-thirds water

Planning Board approves four Bonnie Brook waivers, holds line on sidewalks and curbing

SUDBURY -- April 22, 2026, Sudbury Planning Board grants four of six Bonnie Brook subdivision waivers as applicant withdraws sidewalk and curb requests. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve waivers under Sections 4.C.3.p, 4.C.3.v, 5.B.1.d and 5.B.2.g

All Middlesex County towns we cover · Every Massachusetts town on the Townbrief network.