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Historical Commission clears 215 Mossman Road for partial demolition

SUDBURY -- April 14, 2026, Sudbury Historical Commission clears 215 Mossman Road demolition and launches Hosmer House design phase. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday that the Mossman Road house, substantially altered through 1960s, 1970s and 1980s additions and replacement windows, is not historically significant under Article XXVIII, allowing a partial

Wayland ZBA renews animal clinic permit for two years amid neighbor complaints

WAYLAND -- April 14, 2026, Wayland ZBA renews animal clinic permit for two years, not 10, after neighbor pushback. The four-member board unanimously amended the 6 Winter Street special permit to allow four doctors and 13 support staff, up from three and six, after owner Dr. Caroline Pinsky conceded the

Wayland capital committee deadlocks on $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND -- April 14, 2026, Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee deadlocked 2-2 on whether to recommend a $200,000 Holiday Road feasibility study. The committee first voted 3-1 that it must take a position on Article 16, co-sponsored by the Select Board and School Committee to

North Reading School Committee approves two contracts, opens FY2027 budget hearing

NORTH READING -- April 13, 2026, North Reading School Committee unanimously approved two union contracts and opened a formal hearing on a $42.5 million FY2027 school budget that carries a 4.3 percent spending increase and a $32,781 remaining gap. Business Manager Michael Connelly told the committee the budget

Woburn Council Committee Sends Pulte Del Webb Zoning Amendment to Full Council

WOBURN -- April 13, 2026, Woburn City Council committee advances 504-unit Del Webb zoning amendment to full council on 4-0 vote. The Committee on Ordinances, Charter, and Rules voted Monday to send the Pulte Homes of New England LLC proposal to rezone a 33-acre Route 93 corridor parcel

Former Select Board Member Hazelton Seeks Return to Board in May Election

WESTFORD -- April 13, 2026, Former Westford Select Board member Scott Hazelton is seeking the one-year seat vacated by John Cunningham in the May 5 town election. Hazelton, a 12-year board veteran and economist specializing in construction and building materials markets, delivered a candidate statement on Westford's

Waltham Council Advances $10.5 Million Police Station Design Loan on First Reading

WALTHAM -- April 13, 2026, Waltham City Council gave first-reading approval to a $10,536,466 loan for police station design at 155 Lexington Street and cleared $55,000 for a zoning update consultant at its April 13 meeting. Councillor Katz, chair of the Finance Committee, moved without committee reference

Waltham Council Opens Hearings on Affordable Housing and Lincoln Street Rezoning

WALTHAM -- April 13, 2026, Waltham City Council opened public hearings on three zoning changes, including a major affordable housing overhaul, at its April 13 meeting. Ward 8 Councillor Cathyann Harris presented a Metropolitan Area Planning Council-backed proposal to lower the city's inclusionary zoning threshold from 20 percent

Townsend Board of Health Hires Recycling Attendant, Eyes New Hauler Rules

TOWNSEND -- April 13, 2026, Townsend Board of Health votes to hire new recycling attendant and eyes mandatory hauler recycling rules. The board voted unanimously at its April 13 meeting to recommend Jeffrey Moon, 20, for the Recycling Center Attendant 1 position, with a projected start date of May 2 pending

Conservation Commission Conditionally Approves Nature School's Return to Whip Hill

STONEHAM -- April 13, 2026, Stoneham Conservation Commission votes unanimously to bring a nature-based school back to Whip Hill estate. The commission approved a conditional arrangement allowing Mulberry Forest Montessori School, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving children ages three through twelve, to install a 20-foot round yurt classroom

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