Wayland Finance Committee Votes to Recommend Audit Committee Member's Reappointment

Wayland Finance Committee endorses Audit Committee reappointment and hears projection of roughly $1 million override need for fiscal 2028.

Arlington Select Board Approves Town Manager's 2026–2029 Contract, Clears Veterans Park Tree Removal

Arlington Select Board presses MWRA on Alewife Brook sewage while approving town manager's new contract.

Arlington educators earn bonus personal day after hitting 95 percent attendance threshold

Arlington School Committee grants Unit A teachers a bonus personal day after clearing the 95 percent attendance bar. The committee voted 7-0 at a remote July 27 meeting to award the additional personal day to Unit A educators after Superintendent Dr.

Watertown School Committee Unanimously Approves Interim Student Services Director Amid Public Outcry

Watertown School Committee unanimously approves interim student services director and creates new oversight subcommittee.

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Two Wilmington obituaries were published this week: Stockbridge, Lyle M., and Carbone, Ralph Jr., both age 83 and 80 respectively, who died July 24, 2026. Both notices were posted through Nichols Funeral Home, the lead funeral home for this week's listings, with no additional biographic…

Obituary notices, week of July 20 through July 26

This week's obituary column carries one notice for a Westford, Massachusetts resident: Himelfarb, Alisa B., 68, who died July 24, 2026. The notice was found via Echovita.

Wayland Youth Soccer's Strikers Punch Ticket to MTOC Tournament

With Wayland High School out of season, youth sports carried the week's news: Wayland Youth Soccer's 7th-8th grade Boys Strikers qualified for the MTOC Tournament, capping a season WAYS called "terrific." Wayland Little League marked the completion of the Eliza J. Norton Foundation's "B…

Obituary notices, week of July 20 through July 26, 2026

One North Reading-resident obituary was published this week: DiChiara, Diane M., of North Reading, whose arrangements are being handled by Dello Russo Funeral Service of Medford. Full details are limited in this week's listing; readers are directed to the funeral home's posted notice fo…

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Two Melrose-resident obituaries were published this week: Beeltje, Roger Herbert, 81, who died July 22, 2026, and Swan, Charlotte A., 91, who died July 21, 2026, with arrangements under Robinson Funeral Home. Both notices were sourced via Echovita.

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

Three Woburn obituaries were published this week: Kaur, Jeet, 86; Marino, Jeanne M.; and Shaughnessy, James "Jay," 73. Kaur and Marino both died Tuesday, July 20, 2026, and Shaughnessy died Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Marino's arrangements are being handled by Graham Funeral Home of Wobur…