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Boxborough Select Board Approves Tree Removal, Directs Complete Streets Policy Revision

BOXBOROUGH — July 13, 2026 — Boxborough Select Board advances Complete Streets revival and clears two hazard trees in 4-0 votes. The board voted 4-0 Monday to approve removal of six diseased spruce trees at the Old Town Center intersection of Hill Road and Middle Road and a large maple

Billerica Planning Board directs staff to draft comprehensive plan steering committee warrant article

BILLERICA — July 13, 2026 — Billerica Planning Board votes 6-1 to pursue comprehensive plan steering committee at fall Town Meeting. The board directed staff Monday to draft warrant article language creating a new ad hoc steering committee to guide public engagement for a full update of the town's

Belmont Select Board Sends Shade Tree Bylaw Back for Revisions Before Fall Town Meeting

BELMONT — July 13, 2026 — Belmont Select Board sends shade tree bylaw back to committee, authorizes liquor license delegation. The board, meeting for the first time under Chair Taylor Yates on July 13, spent the bulk of the evening on a proposed bylaw from the Shade Tree Committee that would require

Bedford Planning Board Tables Wallace Road Subdivision, Approves 35-Unit Workforce Housing

BEDFORD — July 13, 2026 — Bedford Planning Board tables contentious 15-lot subdivision, unanimously approves 35-unit workforce housing project. The board voted to table the Potter Properties LLC application for a residential subdivision at 410 Wallace Road until its August 17 meeting after more than a dozen residents raised concerns

Bedford Planning Board Tables Wallace Road Subdivision, Approves 35-Unit Workforce Housing

BEDFORD — July 13, 2026 — Bedford Planning Board tables contentious 15-lot subdivision, unanimously approves 35-unit workforce housing project. The board voted to table the Potter Properties LLC application for a residential subdivision at 410 Wallace Road until its August 17 meeting after more than a dozen residents raised concerns

Wayland EDC drafts meals-tax set-aside, split-rate proposals for Select Board

WAYLAND — July 10, 2026 — Wayland EDC readies meals-tax and split-rate pitches as Town Center redevelopment accelerates. Chair Rebecca M. Stanizzi and member Jeff Vecchio are drafting one-page proposals asking the Select Board to earmark at least $50,000 of meals-tax revenue for economic-development initiatives and

Wayland EDC drafts meals-tax set-aside, split-rate proposals for Select Board

WAYLAND — July 10, 2026 — Wayland EDC readies meals-tax and split-rate pitches as Town Center redevelopment accelerates. Chair Rebecca M. Stanizzi and member Jeff Vecchio are drafting one-page proposals asking the Select Board to earmark at least $50,000 of meals-tax revenue for economic-development initiatives and

Medford historic commission approves carriage house ADU and window repairs

Medford Historic District Commission approves carriage-house ADU and Hillside Avenue window fixes on a thin 2-0 vote.

Littleton Finance Committee Approves Nearly $709,000 in FY26 Transfers

Littleton Finance Committee reorganizes, approves nearly $709,000 in FY26 transfers. Members unanimously reappointed Steve Venuti as chair and Fred Faulkner as vice chair, and named Sanjay Gowda clerk, while welcoming new member Karen McCloskey.

Boxborough fire station panel votes unanimously for one-story design at 984 Mass Ave.

Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee votes unanimously to pursue one-story fire station design at 984 Massachusetts Avenue. The committee voted 5-0 at its July 9 meeting to adopt a single-story configuration, clearing the way for the project to advance from conceptual to schematic design.

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