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Council Extends Session, Delays Gaza Divestment Vote
Council recessed without voting on Gaza divestment orders after hours of public comment, continuing the matter to the next day.
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Council approves CAVA fast-food permit, 12-0
The Waltham City Council voted 12-0 to approve a special permit letting CAVA Group open a fast-food restaurant at 96 Tower Road, while continuing a parallel Sweetgreen Boston LLC permit hearing for the same address to November 23.
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Council votes to oppose ICE jail agreement
The Somerville City Council voted unanimously to urge Gov. Maura Healey to end a state 287(g) agreement that hands incarcerated immigrants to ICE custody.
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Council panel advances draft noise ordinance rewrite
Medford council panel keeps noise ordinance rewrite and website audit alive.
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Council Votes 16-8 to Postpone Parking Rule
Newton City Council postponed a vote to expand overnight winter parking exemptions to angled street spaces, 16-8, after concerns about commercial blocks in Waban and Newtonville.
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Cambridge Council Takes No Votes After Marathon Comment
Three contested policy orders on sewage, bike lanes, and sex work were addressed through public comment, but the council took no votes.
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Council votes to finalize zoning consultant RFP
Medford council votes 4-0 to finalize zoning consultant RFP after design-standards fight.
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Council funds law department one more month
Medford council extends law department funding one month amid a $5.7 million legal spending fight.
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Council Refers 400-Unit Campus Plan to Urban Affairs
Marlborough City Council cleared nine items in an 11-minute meeting before entering closed session over pending litigation.
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Council refers Felton Street overlay bid to committee
Waltham council hears Felton Street overlay bid, sends it to committee with no opposition.
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