Downtown Stoneham construction launches Monday as holiday weekend closes Town Hall early

Downtown Stoneham road work begins Monday as Town Hall closes early Friday for the holiday. Town Hall operates on a shortened 8 a.m. to noon schedule today in observance of Independence Day weekend, and the town's homepage confirms that construction on Main Street is set to launch July …

Sherborn Library closes for Independence Day as heat advisory continues

Sherborn closes the public library for Independence Day just as an extreme heat advisory pushes residents to seek cooling options. Town officials, who earlier this week flagged the Sherborn Library as a weekday cooling center, are directing residents to Needham for relief this weekend w…

Reading's Senior Property Tax Break Extended Three More Years Before Holiday Weekend

Reading's senior property tax exemption program has been reauthorized for three more years after the state House delegation secured passage of a home rule petition. That renewal arrives as the town heads into a holiday weekend still under an Extreme Heat Warning through July 4, with pub…

North Reading Town Offices Closed Through Independence Day Weekend

North Reading town offices are closed Friday and Saturday in observance of Independence Day. The holiday closure, announced Wednesday by the town, runs through the long weekend with normal operations set to resume Tuesday, July 8; residents needing assistance are directed to northreadin…

Natick opens holiday cooling center as dam drawdown and Route 9 sale make news

Natick marks America's 250th birthday with a Town Common picnic and a church-hosted cooling center open through the holiday weekend. The First Congregational Church of Natick is partnering with the town to offer free air-conditioned relief noon to 6 p.m. on both July 3 and July 4, while…

Marlborough Names Coastal Medical Transportation Systems New Ambulance Provider

Marlborough has selected Coastal Medical Transportation Systems as its new emergency ambulance provider, Mayor J. Christian Dumais announced this week. The mayor's office posted the news as a formal press release on the city's website, marking a change in how the city handles emergency …

Littleton closes town offices and braces for dangerous heat on July 3

Littleton heads into the Fourth of July holiday with town offices shuttered and an Extreme Heat Warning in effect through Saturday at 8 p.m. The National Weather Service warning, active since Wednesday, has prompted Littleton Public Safety — in partnership with Elder & Human Services — …

Lincoln Public Library closes for Independence Day weekend, reopens Monday at 1 p.m.

Lincoln Public Library is closed through Sunday for Independence Day, reopening Monday, July 6, at 1 p.m. Patrons should also allow extra travel time due to active construction affecting Library Lane and parking. No town hall news flashes, school district announcements, or commercial ou…

Lexington launches LexSortSmart tool and opens rental assistance applications on holiday eve

Lexington opened applications for a new pilot rental assistance program and launched the LexSortSmart waste-sorting tool as town offices close for a two-day Independence Day holiday. The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust's Pilot Rental Assistance Program, known as Lex PRAP, is now acce…

Hopkinton closes Town Hall and library for Independence Day through July 5

Hopkinton shuts Town Hall, the Public Library, and the Senior Center through Sunday for Independence Day. All municipal offices are closed Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3, with the library extending its closure through Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5, as part of its summer no-…