District Marks New Arlington High School in Superintendent's Update

District marks new Arlington High School building as Patch flags uncertainty over the historic Capitol Theatre's future. Arlington Public Schools used a Superintendent's Update to celebrate the new high school building and touted the district's 2025 accountability results, while also an…

Acton Names Sturniolo Police Chief, Issues Heat Advisory

Acton officials appointed Douglas Sturniolo as police chief and urged residents to prepare for extreme heat this week. The town's website confirmed Sturniolo's appointment as chief of the Acton Police Department alongside a separate heat-safety advisory pointing residents to cooling res…

Woburn Posts Retirement Board Election Notice, Meals Program Continues

Woburn's Retirement Board posted a formal Notice of Election this week, directing residents to its City Hall office at 10 Common Street for details, while a Project Bread-backed program kept free breakfast and lunch available to Woburn residents 18 and under through the summer, per the …

Winchester Delegation Secures $200,000 in State Budget for Local Priorities

Winchester's legislative delegation secured $200,000 for local priorities in the state budget, Patch reports. The allocation, detailed in a Patch article headlined "Winchester Delegation Secures $200,000 for Local Priorities in State Budget," was the most concrete development to reach t…

JLL Brokers Sale of Wilmington Logistics Facility

A large industrial property in Wilmington changed hands this week in one of the more notable commercial real estate deals reported locally. JLL brokered the sale of a 237,880-square-foot logistics facility in town, according to a report from REBusinessOnline, though the report did not d…

State Health Officials Warn Of Parasite Outbreak In Recalled Produce

Massachusetts health officials warn of a cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to produce at Taco Bell locations statewide, reaching Weston today. Patch staff writer Joseph Hosey detailed the FDA-linked recall as investigations continue, while colleague Scott Souza reported that wildfire smoke d…

Town Schedules Public Hearing on Proposal to Remove Four Trees

WATERTOWN — Town officials have scheduled a public hearing on a proposal to remove four trees near Orchard Street, giving residents a formal chance to weigh in before any work proceeds. The town's Forestry Division, headquartered at 124 Orchard St. and reachable at 617-972-6420, is acce…

BPGbio Completes Relocation to 70,000-Square-Foot Waltham Site

BPGbio completes 70,000-square-foot relocation to Waltham's Third Avenue, real estate report shows. Commercial real estate firm Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams oversaw the biotechnology company's move to 300 Third Ave., according to a report publi…

Stoneham Wins State IT Grant to Modernize Building Records

Stoneham landed a state technology grant this week and a budget win from Beacon Hill, as the library gears up for its Mid-Summer Faire. The town announced Thursday it received a Community Compact IT Grant to modernize Building Department recordkeeping, per a Town Hall News Flash post. S…

Malden Resident Ben Wan Named Partner At Boston Architecture Firm

Malden resident Ben Wan has been named a partner at RODE Architects, a Boston-based architecture firm. The move, reported by Patch under the headline "Malden Resident Named Partner At Boston Architecture Firm," makes Wan one of the firm's newest owners. No town hall, school, or library …