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Stoneham Select Board signs town meeting warrant, reappoints town counsel Galvin

STONEHAM -- March 24, 2026, Stoneham Select Board reappoints town counsel, fills housing authority seat, and signs May Town Meeting warrant. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to reappoint Robert Galvin as town counsel for 2026-2027 after Galvin reported litigation at an unusually low level, roughly four or five pending

Natick Select Board March 24 transcript yields no reportable content

NATICK -- March 24, 2026, No reportable business surfaces from Natick Select Board's March 24 recording. The transcript supplied for the March 24, 2026, Select Board meeting contained only the single word "You" and no further audio, leaving no votes, motions, public comment or discussion to report.

Littleton Conservation Commission closes Long Lake hearing, orders dredging peer review

LITTLETON -- March 24, 2026, Littleton's Conservation Commission closed a public hearing on Long Lake shoreline access and ordered a third-party peer review of unpermitted dredging at two Blood Road properties. At the March 24 Zoom meeting, co-chairs Chase Gerbig and Sarah Seaward presided over a 7-

Concord Planning Board Continues Gas Station Renovation Review, Endorses ANR Split

CONCORD -- March 24, 2026, Concord Planning Board continues review of a proposed country store and gas station renovation at 166 Commonwealth Avenue, while unanimously endorsing a residential lot split at 49 Willard Common. Attorney Jonathan Silverstein of Blatman, Bobrowski, Haverty and Silverstein LLC presented plans for Concord Country Store, LLC

Burlington School Committee Unanimously Adopts Common Lit 360 for Middle School English

BURLINGTON -- March 24, 2026, Burlington School Committee adopts Common Lit 360 as its new grades six through eight English curriculum after a two-year review. The committee voted unanimously to approve the program, selected over competitor EL Education after 97 percent of surveyed educators favored it, citing robust teacher support

Burlington Board of Health Approves Five Food Variances in Single Meeting

BURLINGTON -- March 24, 2026, Burlington's Board of Health approved five food establishment variances and heard a recommendation to spend $17,579.60 on influenza vaccines at its March 24 meeting. The board, voting 4-0 on all business before it, granted Sebastians at 1 Van de Graaff Drive

ZBA Sends Josiah Smith Tavern Restaurant Permit Back Over Parking and Septic Disputes

WESTON -- March 24, 2026, Weston ZBA unanimously sends Woods restaurant applications back to the drawing board over parking, septic, and deed concerns. The three-member board, Chair Stephen J. Larocque, Jane Fisher Carlson, and Laura Mintz, allowed BU West LLC to withdraw without prejudice both a special permit for restaurant

Weston Select Board unanimously approves $106 million FY27 operating budget

WESTON -- March 24, 2026, Weston Select Board approves $106 million FY27 budget and sets town meeting warrant with fire station and parking articles. Town Manager Leon Gamond presented a budget representing a 4.4 percent increase over the current year, driven largely by a $950,000 jump in health insurance

Lincoln Planning Board endorses Dark Skies bylaw 3-1, sends to Town Meeting

LINCOLN -- March 24, 2026, Lincoln Planning Board endorses Dark Skies zoning bylaw 3-1 ahead of Town Meeting. Members Susan Hall Mygatt, Rob Ahlert and associate Craig Nicholson voted to endorse the amendment; Co-Chair Gary Taylor dissented, calling the 10 p.m. shutoff and fixture-replacement requirements an enforcement

Lincoln-Sudbury committee cuts parking and exam fees, defers vehicle policy vote

SUDBURY -- March 24, 2026, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee cuts student fees, banks capital surplus, defers EV policy. The committee voted unanimously March 24 to drop the student parking fee from $300 to $250, the AP exam fee from $125 to $115 and the PSAT fee from $45 to $40,

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