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Selectboard Meets Tuesday Night; Town Clerk Posts Adjusted July Hours

Ashby enters July with two straightforward municipal notices setting the pace for the week. The Selectboard holds its next public session Tuesday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, with online access also available; the agenda is posted on the town website. The Town Clerk's office has …

Arlington Library Closes July 4; Police Phone Scam Still Circulating

Arlington closes out June on a quiet note, with a phone scam and a library holiday closure as the week's defining items. All Arlington Public Library branches will be shut Saturday, July 4, for Independence Day; digital borrowing through Libby and Hoopla remains available. Arlington Pat…

Acton Names Douglas Sturniolo as Next Police Chief Amid Heat Emergency

Acton fills its police chief post and warns residents of dangerous heat on the same Tuesday. The town announced the appointment of Douglas Sturniolo as chief of the Acton Police Department while simultaneously issuing an extreme-heat advisory directing residents to cooling resources. Th…

Somerville Condo Board Approves Nine Conversion Permits, Splits on Oak Street Application

Somerville Condo Review Board approves conversion permits for nine properties, splits over developer intent question.

LS regional agreement subcommittee to draft policy setting future review cadence

SUDBURY -- June 29, 2026, L-S subcommittee will draft policy and protocol to lock in a future regional-agreement review cycle. The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Agreement Review Subcommittee voted 5-0 Monday to reelect Ravi Simon as chair and directed Simon and Sudbury Select Board representative Kim Bodner to draft

Weston Traffic Committee Hears Bike-Ped Plan, Defers Action on Signs and Route 30

WESTON -- June 29, 2026, Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee reviewed a near-final town-wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan and deferred action on several signage items at its June 29 meeting. Beta consultants Jeff Maxtutus and Anna Sangree presented a draft plan containing more than 40 scored infrastructure

Wayland Select Board Votes 5-0 to Expand PFAS Study at Contaminated Town Property

WAYLAND -- June 29, 2026, Wayland Select Board votes to expand PFAS investigation at 195 Main Street after contamination reaches 20 times state limit. The board voted 5-0 Monday to authorize roughly $55,000 in additional study work at the town's former DPW property, after licensed site professional

Sudbury Conservation Commission approves Bruce Freeman ramp amendment, revises Goodman's Hill herbicide plan

SUDBURY -- June 29, 2026, Sudbury Conservation Commission scales back herbicide use near a wetland at 94 Goodman's Hill Road. At its June 29 virtual meeting, the seven-member commission unanimously issued an order of conditions for applicants Laurent Demonte and Kelly Culver but amended the plan to allow

Nashoba Regional School Committee Unanimously Extends Three Town School Leases for 20 Years

STOW -- June 29, 2026, Nashoba Regional School Committee extends three municipal school building leases in a short-notice session called two days before expiration. The committee voted 8-0 three times Monday evening to extend identical 20-year leases with the towns of Lancaster, Stow, and Bolton, each originally signed

Groton Select Board Ratifies Three Appointments, Fills Sewer Seat From Audience

GROTON -- June 29, 2026, Groton Select Board fills four vacancies in one meeting, including a sewer commissioner recruited from the audience. The board voted unanimously June 29 to ratify Dan Stoneking as water superintendent effective July 1, drawing on his experience running water departments in Winchester and Medford; to appoint

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