Connecticut Man Charged With Murder in Marlborough Woman's Death

A Connecticut man faces a murder charge after a Marlborough woman's death was ruled a homicide, leading the city's news cycle Thursday. Authorities determined that Janina Brooke Murphy, found dead at a Connecticut home in March, was killed — and a suspect is now charged, per a Marlborou…

CrossTown Connect Awarded $96,690 Grant to Revive Regional Transit Programs

CrossTown Connect lands $96,690 to restore regional transit, the biggest Littleton development this cycle. The Transportation Management Association received the grant, announced Wednesday by the town, to relaunch commuter and transit programs that had previously been suspended. Road wo…

Lincoln Library Seeks New Trustee as Construction Disrupts Access

Lincoln Public Library parking and access remain disrupted by ongoing construction, the library's most immediate concern for residents this week. The library is also recruiting a new Board of Trustees member, seeking an applicant with a particular interest in volunteer governance, accor…

Lexington Select Board Seeks Applicants for Minuteman School Committee by June 26

Lexington's deadline to fill its Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School Committee seat arrives Friday, June 26. The Select Board is urging residents to submit applications before the end of the day for the volunteer post, which places a Lexington representative at the table for …

Hopkinton Library Launches Busy Summer Week With Programs for All Ages

Hopkinton's public library anchors community life this week with six programs in five days. With no new town hall announcements or school district news in the coverage window, the Hopkinton Public Library is the town's central activity hub, running children's programming, a teen crafter…

Holliston Street Paving Projects Launch June 29 as Summer Work Season Begins

Holliston enters the final week of June with road crews poised to roll: summertime street paving projects launch June 29, the town's most time-sensitive announcement this cycle. The town also published its Climate Action Plan and 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, and Habitat fo…

Lawrence Academy to Host Groton's Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration

Lawrence Academy will host Groton's annual Fourth of July fireworks, the town confirmed in a June 22 press release, resolving earlier uncertainty about the holiday celebration. Town Manager-level communications also flagged an open seat on the Community Preservation Committee, available…

Wayland Seeks Volunteer for Three-Year Finance Committee Term

Wayland's Finance Committee Appointing Board is recruiting one volunteer for a three-year budget oversight term, the town's sole government announcement on June 25. Community life is busier: the Wayland Museum and library co-present a Frederick Douglass public reading June 30, Vokes Pla…

Sudbury Confirms July 4 Parade, Mosquito Spraying Slated for July 2

Sudbury's July 4 parade is confirmed for 1 p.m. Saturday under the theme "We the People," while the town posted notices for truck-mounted mosquito spraying on July 2 and the FY 2027 senior tax exemption program tied to the state Circuit Breaker credit. Sudbury Housing Authority Executiv…

Medford Files Plan to Cut Low-Income Residents' Electric Rates

Medford climate committee advances low-income electric rate cut, preps fall festival.