Melrose Select Board Rejects All Main Street Sidewalk Bids, Defers Project to 2027
Melrose Select Board rejects all Main Street Sidewalk bids and defers the project to 2027 after costs far exceeded estimates.
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Natick Conservation Commission Issues Permits for Four Properties, Continues Two Major Projects
NATICK -- July 16, 2026, Natick Conservation Commission issued permits for four residential projects and continued two larger developments to August 6 at its sole July meeting. The commission voted unanimous negative three determinations for Ambler Court repaving, a sunroom addition at 27 Emerson Street, a deck at 24 Riverbend Drive,
Cambridge Zoning Board Unanimously Grants McGrath Street Vertical Addition Permit
CAMBRIDGE -- July 16, 2026, Cambridge zoning board grants special permit for single-family vertical addition, continues Stern Street case to October. The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal voted 5-0 on July 16 to approve a special permit for a second-story master suite addition at 63 McGrath Street, filed
Tyngsborough Planning Board Refuses to Release Occupancy Permits Amid Enclave Drainage Failures
TYNGSBOROUGH -- July 16, 2026, Tyngsborough Planning Board refuses to release two final occupancy permits at Toll Brothers' Enclave subdivision as drainage basins hold standing water more than a week after the last rain. The board's peer-review engineer from TEC reported at the July 16 meeting that
Groton Select Board Acknowledges Open Meeting Law Violations, Approves Corrective Letters
GROTON -- July 16, 2026, Groton Select Board admits open meeting law violations over appointment notices, votes to respond. The board voted 5-0 Thursday morning to approve two letters acknowledging violations of the Massachusetts open meeting law stemming from its June 15 and June 29 meetings, after resident Patrick Higgins
Groton Select Board Acknowledges Open Meeting Law Violations, Approves Corrective Letters
GROTON -- July 16, 2026, Groton Select Board admits open meeting law violations over appointment notices, votes to respond. The board voted 5-0 Thursday morning to approve two letters acknowledging violations of the Massachusetts open meeting law stemming from its June 15 and June 29 meetings, after resident Patrick Higgins
Woburn Posts Notice of Election for Retirement Board Seat
Woburn posted a notice of election for a seat on its Retirement Board, based out of City Hall's second floor at 10 Common Street, while Project Bread opened its free summer breakfast and lunch program to any Woburn resident 18 and under. The retirement board posting did not specify a fi…
Library Wraps Gardening Talk, Launches Kids' Crafts Week
Wilmington Public Library capped a busy midweek stretch with gardening advice and toddler-and-kids programming as its summer reading season continued. Master Gardener Nancy Kuhajda delivered the second of three sessions Wednesday evening, while Thursday brought Coffee, Tea, My Toddler, …
Weston Patch Flags Housing Group, Softball Title In Weekly Roundups
Weston Patch highlighted the Riverside Housing Working Group and a title-winning softball team in its weekly roundups this week. A separate item noted that Jignesh and Robins Patel, who run a Weston-based hospitality company, sold two Eastham hotels they had owned since 2017, according …
Westford Crews Respond to Water Main Break on Plain Road
Water crews raced to fix a Plain Road main break Thursday evening, threatening service to nearby homes. The Water Department said customers between 117 and 143 Plain Road could see temporary outages during repairs. Nabnasset Lake, meanwhile, closed to swimmers through Friday, July 17, f…