Watertown Sets Hearing to Mark 10 Years of Preservation Act

Watertown marks a decade of its Community Preservation Act with a public hearing at the Watertown Free Public Library. The town will hold the session in the library's Watertown Savings Bank Room at 7 p.m. to mark 10 years of the local funding source, which Massachusetts communities can …

Cresa completes BPGbio's move into 70,000-square-foot Waltham office

Bioscience firm BPGbio has completed its relocation into a 70,000-square-foot office at 300 Third Avenue in Waltham, commercial real estate firm Cresa reported this week. Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams managed every phase of the move, according t…

Wakefield Begins Safety Work at Oak, Green, Greenwood Intersection

Wakefield began intersection safety upgrades this week as the library hosted an author talk and outdoor jazz. Public works crews started work July 13 at the intersection of Oak Street, Green Street and Greenwood Avenue to improve safety and traffic flow, according to a Town of Wakefield…

Tyngsborough Seeks Resident Input on Fire Station Project

Tyngsborough officials open public feedback on the Fire Station Project as the Select Board and Fire Station Building Committee weigh next steps. Town Manager Colin Loiselle delivered his regular report to the Select Board on July 13, and the Center for Active Living is separately adver…

State Approves Tewksbury Battery Storage Project, Poll Worker Search Opens

Tewksbury opened poll worker recruitment and marked state approval of a battery storage project this week. The town clerk's office is recruiting residents to serve as poll workers ahead of the 2026 elections, and Town Hall promoted a Veterans Summer Barbecue announced July 16. State reg…

Select Board Proclaims 350th Anniversary of the Sudbury Fight

Sudbury marked 350 years since the 1676 Sudbury Fight with a Select Board proclamation this week. The July 15 proclamation, also covered by Sudbury Patch, recognized the clash as one of the most violent episodes in the town's history. Health officials meanwhile renewed warnings after mo…

Stow declares Level 3 critical drought status

Stow has posted a Level 3 Critical Drought alert, its most severe water-conservation designation, on the town website this week. The notice arrived alongside the town's July 2026 Municipal Message newsletter and a report marking 25 years of Community Preservation Act-funded projects in …

Stoneham Secures $290,000 in State Budget for Local Priorities

Stoneham landed $290,000 in state budget funding and a new IT modernization grant on Wednesday. Town Hall announced a Community Compact IT grant to modernize Building Department records, alongside word that its Housing Production Plan has been approved and an update on the High School W…

Crews Break Ground on 319-Unit Affordable Housing Project in Winter Hill

Somerville broke ground Thursday on a 319-unit affordable housing project at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. Wicked Local reports the development is among the city's largest new affordable-housing pushes in years, arriving the same day Patch reported the city opened applicat…

Sherborn Announces New Veterans Services Committee

Sherborn forms new Veterans Services Committee as library reschedules its summer concert to July 29. Town officials posted a News Flash announcement July 16 saying they are creating a Veterans Services Committee, though the notice did not detail the panel's scope or timeline. Meanwhile,…