BPGbio Completes Move To 70,000-Square-Foot Waltham Office

BPGbio completes relocation into a 70,000-square-foot office on Waltham's Third Avenue. The company's move into the space, part of the city's Route 128 business corridor, was overseen by commercial real estate firm Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams,…

Wakefield Begins Safety Work At Oak-Green-Greenwood Intersection

Wakefield begins safety work at the Oak-Green-Greenwood intersection as summer library programming ramps up. Town crews started work July 13 to improve safety and traffic flow at the Oak Street, Green Street and Greenwood Avenue junction, days after the town's Fix-It Clinic drew residen…

Select Board Seeks Public Input on Fire Station Project

Tyngsborough officials open the floor on the fire station project as the Select Board and Fire Station Building Committee weigh next steps. The town posted a News Flash this week inviting community feedback on the long-discussed project, without specifying a comment deadline. Separately…

Tewksbury Opens Poll Worker Recruitment, Early Voting Schedule for 2026

Tewksbury's Community Market returns Thursday with 30 vendors as the town ramps up its 2026 election preparations. Town Hall this week opened poll worker recruitment and published both an in-person early voting schedule and vote-by-mail guidance ahead of the election. Elsewhere, "Key Up…

Sudbury Orders Flags Lowered, Opens CPC Grant Window

Sudbury lowered flags to half-staff Tuesday and opened its Community Preservation grant window on the same day. Governor Maura T. Healey ordered the move under a Presidential Proclamation marking the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, while the town's Community Preservation Committee…

Stow Declares Level 3 Critical Drought Amid Ongoing Road Work

Stow raised its water-restriction alert to Level 3 Critical Drought this week, its most severe designation, even as sidewalk and road work continues around town. Crescent Street's new sidewalk construction, which began July 2, remains underway alongside a separate closure notice for Bar…

Legislators Secure $290,000 for Stoneham in State Budget

Stoneham landed $290,000 in state budget funding this week and advanced a grant to modernize town recordkeeping. Rep. Day and Sen. Jason Lewis said they secured the $290,000 for local priorities in the Legislature's $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 budget, while the town separately won a Commu…

Somerville Breaks Ground on 319 Affordable Homes at Star Market Site

Somerville developers are set to break ground this week on a 319-unit affordable housing project at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. The city also opened applications for four rent-restricted apartments in Union Square, Patch reports, as the building housing the Somerville Th…

Sherborn Board of Health Urges Water Conservation Amid Continuing Drought

Sherborn's Board of Health is urging private well owners to conserve water as the town remains in drought, warning that declining groundwater elevations could affect both water quantity and quality. The advisory, posted July 13, asks residents with well concerns to contact the Board of …

Housing Lottery Opens For 70-Plus Affordable Apartments In Newton

A new affordable-housing lottery, a private-school dining hall gift and the return of Nonantum's 91-year-old festa topped Newton news this week. SEB Housing opened lottery entry on behalf of Garden Communities for more than 70 income-restricted apartments at one of the city's newest res…