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Health Department Issues Summer Tick Warning, Points to Testing Subsidy

The Wayland Health Department on Tuesday urged residents to take tick precautions and reminded them the town subsidizes tick testing through its long-running program. The two News Flash advisories topped a quiet civic day, while Vokes Players, the Wayland 250 Committee and Wayland High …

Tyngsborough School Committee elects McMahon chair, names new assistant superintendent

Tyngsborough School Committee reorganizes for 2026-2027, names new chair and assistant superintendent. At the committee's annual reorganization meeting Tuesday, Ryan McMahon was elected chair and Rebecca Stanton vice chair, both by 6-0 votes, with Burke Bushman appointed recording secretary.

Tyngsborough Conservation Commission Continues All Three New Development Cases to June 23

Tyngsborough Conservation Commission deferred action on all three new development cases at its June 9 meeting, continuing each to June 23.

Sudbury Housing Authority opens MassDwell negotiations, approves $38,300 septic design fee

Sudbury Housing Authority advances MassDwell talks and prepares for a chair retirement.

Pepperell health board continues composting cease-and-desist hearing

Pepperell Board of Health keeps composting cease-and-desist in place, punts to zoning board.

Dover-Sherborn School Committee reorganizes leadership, raises athletics cap and facility fees

Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee reorganizes, approves fee increases to close revenue gap.

Concord CPC Opens New Year With Unanimous Votes, Debates Housing Fund Cap

Concord Community Preservation Committee opens new program year with extension approvals and a housing-fund cap debate.

Westford Board of Health Told It Can Shut Down Battery Storage Sites After They Open

WESTFORD -- June 9, 2026, Westford Board of Health hears urgent dual briefing on battery energy storage threat as new state permitting rules take effect. Michael Hugo, Director of Strategies and Government Relations for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, told the board at its June 9 meeting that boards of

Dover Select Board unanimously approves permanent conservation restrictions on 1,100 HALE acres

SHERBORN -- June 9, 2026, Dover Select Board permanently protects 1,100 acres of HALE Education land in unanimous vote. The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to approve two conservation restrictions, one covering 972 acres of HALE's main campus and a second covering 137 adjacent acres near Powisset Farm,

Dover-Sherborn Committees Approve Bus Cameras, Staff Contracts, and Updated Student Policies

SHERBORN -- June 9, 2026, Dover-Sherborn joint school committees approve bus cameras, staff contracts, and student policy updates. The Dover, Sherborn, and Dover-Sherborn Regional school committees met jointly June 9 at Dover Middle School, where Superintendent Elizabeth McCoy led the three bodies through a full action agenda that included