J.V. Fletcher Library Hosts Free Virtual Amelia Earhart Talk Monday Night

The J.V. Fletcher Library anchors Westford's Monday with a free virtual program and a summer reading launch. Author Rachel Hartigan takes the library's online stage tonight at 7 p.m. for "Virtual-Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life," the marquee Jun…

Beebe Library Opens Summer Season With Tiny Art Kits and Nostalgia Night

Lucius Beebe Memorial Library opened its summer calendar Monday with a new Tiny Art: Wildflowers kit program launching June 15. The library's summer slate — including Plaza Jazz, Summer Reading for kids and teens, and a string of adult drop-in events — is now fully underway, with Colori…

Select Board Elects New Leadership After Town Election, Survey Opens on Senior Center Hours

Tyngsborough's Select Board seated new leadership Monday as the town also opens a public survey on senior center hours. At its June 15 meeting — the first following the town election — the Select Board reorganized, filling the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk positions, while Town Manager C…

Townsend Library Closes Friday and Saturday for Juneteenth Holiday

Townsend Public Library closes for Juneteenth this Friday and Saturday, June 19-20, as town officials also urge residents to renew curbside trash and recycling enrollment before the July 10 deadline. The library posted the two-day closure notice on its website ahead of the federal holid…

Town Posts Community Market Date and Hazardous Waste Notice for This Week

Tewksbury's Community Market is back Thursday, June 18, at Livingston Street Park from 4 to 7 p.m. The town announced the outdoor market at 288 Livingston Street — featuring food trucks, local farms, sweets, and crafts — via its News Flash feed Monday afternoon. A second notice flagged …

Three Stow Boards Convene Tuesday as June Civic Calendar Fills

Three Stow boards meet the same Tuesday evening, signaling a full civic week ahead. The Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, Planning Board, and Conservation Commission are all on the calendar for June 16, with the Open Space Committee to follow on June 17 — a stretch of back-to-back publ…

Town Schedules Joint Hazardous Waste Drop-Off for June 20 at Stoneham High

Stoneham's hazardous waste day lands Saturday and normal trash runs Friday despite Juneteenth, the town confirmed. The joint Stoneham/Melrose collection is open 8 a.m. to noon June 20 at Stoneham High School, 149 Franklin Street. The Stoneham Public Library launches Finals Frenzy progra…

Sherborn Library Closes Friday in Observance of Juneteenth

Sherborn's Juneteenth library closure headlined an otherwise slow Monday, with the Sherborn Public Library announcing it will be shut Friday, June 19, in observance of the federal holiday — the single concrete new development posted in the coverage window. The library's summer reading p…

Littleton Schools Confirm June 18 as Last Day With Three-Hour Early Release

Littleton students enter the final days of the 2025-2026 school year with the last bell set for Thursday, June 18 — a three-hour early release that accounts for two snow days used during the year. Littleton Public Schools has also issued a final call for families to lock in 2026-2027 bu…

Lexington Special Town Election Set for Tuesday Amid Busy Civic Week

A Special Town Election brings Lexington voters to the polls Tuesday, June 16, opening a week dense with civic activity. The School Committee meets the same day in a hybrid session with a revised agenda, and the Visitors Center Lawn launches an 11-day soccer celebration running through …