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A collection of 2024 issues

Framingham Board of Health loses mosquito spraying, health manager in FY2027 budget cuts

FRAMINGHAM -- June 9, 2026, Framingham Board of Health warns of bare-bones FY2027 budget as mosquito spraying eliminated. Public Health Director Bill Murphy told the board at the June 9 meeting that city-mandated cuts of roughly $80,000 to $100,000 stripped the department of its community health manager,

Concord Planning Board Unanimously Backs Commonwealth Avenue Gas Station Renovation

CONCORD -- June 9, 2026, Concord Planning Board unanimously recommends approval of a gas station renovation at 166 Commonwealth Avenue. The board voted 5-0 at its June 9 remote meeting to advise the Board of Appeals to grant a special permit and site plan review for Concord Country Store, LLC,

Carlisle Planning Board Clears Path for Commonwealth Avenue Gas Station Renovation

CARLISLE -- June 9, 2026, Carlisle Planning Board unanimously backs renovation of 166 Commonwealth Avenue gas station in flood zone. The five-member board voted 5-0 at its June 9 meeting to approve a recommendation letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals supporting the proposed renovation of the existing gas

Lincoln Planning Board Unanimously Endorses ANR Plans, Advances 20-Unit Civico Project

LINCOLN -- June 9, 2026, Lincoln Planning Board advances Civico's 20-unit Route 2 housing project toward a June 23 permit vote. The board voted 5-0 twice on June 9 to endorse Approval Not Required subdivision plans for the Farrington Memorial and Panetta parcels on Cambridge Turnpike, carving

Weston Select Board Defers Bike Signs, Appoints Merriam Fund Trustees, Advances Crosswalk Study

WESTON -- June 9, 2026, Weston Select Board unanimously deferred a package of bicycle passing signs, approved two Merriam Fund trustee appointments, and heard a formal proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Acting under its authority as Road Commissioners, the board voted to return 14 MassDOT-supplied four-foot passing

Weston Conservation Commission Clears Four Old Permits, Eyes Monarch Butterfly Mowing Plan

WESTON -- June 9, 2026, Weston Conservation Commission closes four long-open wetland permits and debates mowing timing to protect monarch butterflies. The commission voted unanimously to issue certificates of compliance on four orders of conditions at 321 Merriam Street, covering construction work dating to 2002, after staff administrator ISIS conducted

Wayland ZBA Approves Four Cases, Sends Contested Shed to Legal Review

WAYLAND -- June 9, 2026, Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals approved four zoning cases and continued a fifth Tuesday, with the most contentious evening involving a retroactive shed permit mired in bylaw ambiguity and competing site plans. The board unanimously re-approved a lapsed garage-expansion variance at 4

Design Review Board Recommends Color, Materials Changes for Stow Road Art Studio Sign

Boxborough Design Review Board flags colors and materials concerns for a Stow Road art studio sign, advising the Zoning Board of Appeals ahead of a June 16 public hearing.

Holliston Select Board Appoints David Kime to School Committee After Disputed Process

Holliston Select Board and School Committee jointly appointed retiring Miller Elementary principal David Kime to a one-year School Committee seat in an 8-0 vote at a June 8 joint meeting.

Reading Bylaw Committee Unanimously Reappoints Louise to Three-Year Term

Reading Bylaw Committee reappoints one member, leaves second seat open. The three-member panel voted unanimously, three to zero, at its June 8 meeting to reappoint Louise to a three-year term, the only candidate before the committee for either of its two open seats.

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