Westford's Pay-As-You-Throw trash billing begins townwide

Westford's Pay-As-You-Throw trash program took effect today as the town also managed a Plain Road water main repair and a Nabnasset Lake algae treatment closing the lake to swimmers until July 17. Chief Assessor Steven Clark's promotion drew outside notice too, with Patch reporting on w…

Watertown to Hold Hearing Marking 10 Years of Preservation Act

Watertown marks 10 years of its Community Preservation Act with a public hearing at the library. The town will hold a celebratory hearing at the Watertown Free Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room to mark a decade since voters adopted the Community Preservation Act, according to…

Cresa Completes BPGbio's Relocation to 300 Third Avenue

Cresa completed BPGbio's relocation to a 70,000-square-foot space at 300 Third Avenue in Waltham this week. The move, handled by Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams, brings a substantial new commercial occupant to the Third Avenue corridor, according …

Crews begin safety work at Oak-Green-Greenwood intersection

Wakefield crews began safety upgrades at Oak, Green and Greenwood intersection this week as the Beebe Library rolled out a packed summer schedule. Work at the intersection started July 13 to improve traffic flow and safety, the town said in a News Flash post. The library follows with au…

Tyngsborough Seeks Part-Time Van Driver for Active Living Center

Tyngsborough Town Hall posted a part-time van driver opening for its Center for Active Living on July 15, the same week two town boards set filing deadlines for August meetings. The Center for Active Living, which runs local transportation services, is recruiting a "service-oriented ind…

State Regulators Approve Tewksbury's Hillman Battery Storage Project

State regulators approved the Hillman Battery Energy Storage System project on June 30, town officials confirmed, even as the review continues to draw community pushback, according to Patch. Separately, Tewksbury's Town Hall is recruiting residents to serve as poll workers for upcoming …

Select Board Proclaims 350th Anniversary of Sudbury Fight

Sudbury marked the 350th anniversary of the Sudbury Fight this week as health officials warned of West Nile-positive mosquitoes nearby. The Select Board issued a formal proclamation recognizing the April 21, 1676 clash, the same day the Board of Health flagged that the state Department …

Stoneham wins IT grant to modernize Building Department records

Stoneham's Building Department is set to modernize its records after the town won a Community Compact IT grant, while state lawmakers said they secured $290,000 for local priorities in the new $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 state budget. The town also confirmed its Housing Production Plan ha…

Library postpones summer concert to July 29

Sherborn Library postpones its summer concert to July 29, while town boards keep to their regular meeting calendar this week. The library announced that its Summer Concert, originally set for July 15, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 29, at 6:30 p.m., featuring the band So Lucky.…

Reading Rolls Out Automated Trash Collection as High Street Reopens

Reading is overhauling trash and recycling collection this week as High Street reopens and the Select Board weighs a budget override. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the automated-collection shift on the town's "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, while crews wrapped a roadwork clos…