Gore Place Sets Annual Corn Roast for August 13

Gore Place will host its annual Corn Roast on August 13, drawing families with fresh corn, live music, ice cream and a beer garden. Meanwhile, several Waltham-headquartered companies made national business news this week: Thermo Fisher Scientific raised its 2026 adjusted profit forecast…

Restroom Project Begins At Veterans Field And Hall Park

Crews began work this week on a new restroom facility at Veterans Field and Hall Park, replacing portable toilets with two full bathrooms. The town also announced the final course of pavement will go down on Audubon Road Saturday, July 25, possibly extending into Monday, and reminded re…

Town Seeks Feedback on Fire Station Project

Tyngsborough officials are asking residents to weigh in on the Fire Station Project as the Select Board and Fire Station Building Committee consider next steps. The town also posted follow-up information on sewer rates after the Department of Public Works' Sewer Division presented on a …

Sudbury DEI Commission Reshapes August Meeting After Jewish Community Outreach

Sudbury's DEI Commission reworked its August meeting agenda after talks with local Jewish leaders, dropping a planned antisemitism-definition discussion for a broader conversation on antisemitism and Jewish residents' experiences, per the town's DEI page and Sudbury Patch. Separately, t…

Scholarship Deadline Nears As Library Sets Author-Talk Lineup

Stoneham's $1,000 scholarship deadline and a fresh library events lineup anchor the week's local news. The Scholarship Committee continues accepting applications through August 3, while the Stoneham Public Library confirmed author talks with Dr. Marisa Franco on July 28 and Smithsonian …

Board of Health Fees Now Payable Online in Sherborn

Sherborn's Board of Health rolled out online payment for all its fees this week, giving residents a new digital option previously unavailable, town officials announced Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The move comes as the town continues work on its recently approved Housing Production Plan an…

Reading Square Faces Planned Power Outage Next Week

Reading Square braces for a planned two-day power outage set for July 27-28, even as a separate road resurfacing project begins Thursday, bringing delays and detours across town, according to the town's official alerts and a Patch report. Five town boards, including the Select Board and…

Elm Street Paving Detour Extends Into Weekend and Monday

North Reading's Route 62/Elm Street paving detour was extended through Monday, town officials announced Thursday morning. The Town of North Reading posted an updated CivicAlert confirming resurfacing and detour work would continue today, tomorrow, and Monday, prolonging disruption for c…

Newton Teen's National Piano Competition Win Tops Patch Roundup

A Newton teenager's national piano competition win led local headlines Thursday, even as town hall stayed quiet on new public-record business. Per Patch, a 15-year-old Newton resident recently topped a national piano competition, one of the outlet's featured items today. Meanwhile the N…

Walnut Hill Names Craig Sellers Interim Head of School

Walnut Hill School for the Arts has named Craig Sellers interim head of school for the next two years, per a MetroWest Daily News report published Thursday. Separately, Natick's Fire Department launched a new community survey to help shape its long-term strategic plan for emergency resp…