Arlington Home Sale Prices Climb As Median Tops $1.1 Million

Arlington recorded 16 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, with eight disclosing sale prices ranging from $845,000 to $1,775,000 and a median of $1,175,000. The month's largest transaction, at $1,775,000, listed seller Franklin Street LLC and buyer Nirmala V. Garimela as trus…

Acton Home Sales Post $1.17 Million Median Amid Wide Price Range

Nineteen properties changed hands in Acton between June 19 and July 18, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records. Twelve sales disclosed a price, ranging from $270,000 to $2,170,000, with a median of $1,173,000. The period's top sale was 18 Woodchester Drive at $2,170,000.…

Somerville Sets Meeting on Police Body Camera Proposal

Somerville hits a three-year streak without a traffic death as a police body-camera debate heads to a public meeting. The city's Vision Zero street-safety redesigns underpin the milestone, which drew coverage in the planning-industry outlet Planetizen this week. Separately, "Somerville …

Finance Committee Sends Override Options to Select Board

Reading's Finance Committee sent a set of Proposition 2½ override options to the Select Board this week, a step that could raise property taxes to cover town and school costs. The move builds on a Reading Patch report the previous day that put a potential override at $6.5 million, and c…

North Reading Rolls Out New Trash and Recycling Rules

North Reading residents are adjusting to new trash and recycling rules that took effect July 1, 2026, as Town Hall pushes sign-ups for its Smart911 emergency-alert system. The town has not detailed exactly what changed under the new waste guidelines, but the notice remains posted as the…

Newton Zoning Board Clears Walmart Fulfillment Center For Auburndale

Newton's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a roughly 20,000-square-foot Walmart microfulfillment center in Auburndale under the city's new variance law. Mayor Marc Laredo separately nominated Catherine M. Feerick, who holds a similar post elsewhere, as the city's next Director of Plannin…

Natick Man Convicted in 2006 Stabbing Granted Parole

Parole granted in Natick's 2006 fatal stabbing case anchors a quiet stretch for town institutions. Oscar Rosa, convicted in 2008 of fatally stabbing Craig Viera outside a nightclub two years earlier, has been granted parole after nearly two decades, MetroWest Daily News reports. Natick'…

Vigil for Two Men Planned Outside Melrose City Hall Next Week

A vigil demanding justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero is planned outside Melrose City Hall next week. Organizers have set the gathering for Saturday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at 562 Main Street, per a Patch calendar listing headlined "Vigil to Demand Justice for L…

Real Italian Gusto Owners Confirm Permanent Closure In Medford Square

Real Italian Gusto has permanently closed after more than a decade in Medford Square, ownership confirmed this week. The restaurant at 24 High St. shut its doors for good, and its owners have publicly thanked longtime customers, according to Patch, whose follow-up report "Medford Restau…

Maynard event calendar lists July 23 talk on mass surveillance technology

Maynard's community events calendar highlights an upcoming public talk, "Exploring Mass Surveillance Tech," scheduled for July 23, 2026, per a listing aggregated through Patch's Maynard events page. The listing did not include a presenter or venue, but the topic reflects heightened regi…