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Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $2 Million in Police Wage Transfers

NEWTON -- June 22, 2026, Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $900,000 snow-billing redirect and $1.9 million in police wage transfers. The committee voted 7-0 on all items at its June 22 meeting, including an amendment to docket 197-26 that diverts $900,000 originally earmarked for road

Littleton Select Board Fills 24 Committee Seats, Defers Flock Camera Decision

LITTLETON -- June 22, 2026, Littleton Select Board approves 24 volunteer appointments and defers action on a privately funded Flock camera. The board voted unanimously Monday to seat a slate of appointees to 17 committees for Fiscal Year 2027, including reappointments to the Conservation Commission, Council on Aging, Zoning Board of

Concord Select Board Agenda Covers Housing Vote, Decarbonization Road Map, Dozens of Appointments

CONCORD -- June 22, 2026, Concord Select Board's June 22 agenda packed in housing, decarbonization, and hate-incident recommendations, but no audio was captured. Community access TV recorded the meeting at the Concord Municipal Light Plant, but the broadcast yielded no usable audio, leaving vote tallies and deliberation unconfirmed.

Cambridge Targets 35 Percent Tree Canopy as Urban Forest Plan Update Advances

CAMBRIDGE -- June 22, 2026, Cambridge committee reviews urban forest update targeting 35 percent citywide canopy coverage. The Health and Environment Committee, meeting with three of five members present, heard from DPW Commissioner Owen Nardone and consultant Eric Kramer of Reed Hilderbrand that citywide canopy cover has risen from 26.7

Cambridge Council Approves $625,000 for Domestic Violence Nonprofits Facing Federal Cuts

CAMBRIDGE -- June 22, 2026, Cambridge City Council taps $625,000 stabilization fund to rescue five domestic-violence nonprofits from federal cuts. The council voted 7-0 at its June 22 regular meeting to appropriate $625,000 from the Federal Stabilization Fund to bridge a gap in victims-of-crime funding

Billerica Conservation Commission Closes One Pool Permit, Continues Four Wetland Hearings

BILLERICA -- June 22, 2026, Billerica Conservation Commission continues four wetland hearings and closes one at a nearly four-hour June 22 session. The commission continued Notice of Intent public hearings for the Ichabod Lane culvert replacement, the town's 2026 Roadway Management Program, residential additions at 34 Doe Drive

Billerica Cemetery Commission Secures $15,000 for Headstone Restoration After Grant Falls Through

BILLERICA -- June 22, 2026, Billerica Cemetery Commission confirms $15,000 for headstone restoration after grant bid fails. The commission, meeting June 22, learned that a $10,000 grant application linked to American Revolution commemoration funding was unsuccessful, but that a $15,000 warrant article approved at spring Town Meeting from

Arlington Select Board Unanimously Backs Conditional Approval to Save Hemlock Street Tree

ARLINGTON -- June 22, 2026, Arlington Select Board unanimously saved a London plane tree on Hemlock Street while receiving a feasibility study recommending metered parking districts in Arlington Heights and East Arlington. The board voted 5-0 Monday to grant conditional approval retaining the London plane tree at 54 Hemlock Street,

Weston Unified Plan Committee Adopts MAPC Demographic Projections With One Abstention

WESTON -- June 22, 2026, Weston Unified Plan Committee adopts MAPC demographic baseline despite a 732-unit gap in the projections. The committee voted four to zero with one abstention at its June 22 meeting to use the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's figures as its working baseline for both

Natick ZBA Approves Six Demolition-Rebuild Projects, Rejects Sheffield Road House

NATICK -- June 22, 2026, Natick's Zoning Board of Appeals approved six demolition-and-rebuild or addition applications at its June 22 meeting while rejecting one and continuing another. The board voted 5-0 to approve projects at 22 Laconia Road, 52 Bacon Street, and 3 Walcott Street, and

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