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A collection of 2033 issues

Groton-Dunstable School Finance Panel Advances Roof Project, Bus Contract to Full Committee

GROTON -- May 27, 2026, Groton-Dunstable's school finance panel advanced a sole-bid transportation contract and a state roof project on deadline to the full School Committee. Business Administrator Sherry Farrell reported that only D-Bus submitted a proposal for a three-year contract covering all district routes,

Billerica 250th Committee approves $40,000 fireworks and $10,000 bank sponsorship

BILLERICA -- May 27, 2026, Billerica's 250th Anniversary Committee accepted a $10,000 Stoneham Bank sponsorship and voted to increase fireworks spending to $40,000 at its May 27 meeting. The unanimous votes came as the committee reported total funds raised of $42,255.07 and a net account

Belmont Warrant Committee Backs $500,000 Teachers Contract Payment, Chenery Roof Fund

BELMONT -- May 27, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee votes to back $500,000 in one-time teacher contract payments and $1.3 million for the Chenery roof ahead of June Town Meeting. Meeting on May 27, the committee voted 12-0 with two abstentions to recommend favorable action on Article 31,

Belmont Select Board unanimously backs zoning, budget, and path articles for town meeting

BELMONT -- May 27, 2026, Belmont Select Board clears slate of town meeting positions, including $172 million budget and $525,000 union payment. The three-member board, Chair Matt Taylor, Vice Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Barbarian, voted unanimously Wednesday on seven motions covering a new four-tier site plan

Weston ZBA unanimously approves rear porch expansion at 265 Glen Road

WESTON -- May 27, 2026, Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a special permit for a 445-square-foot rear porch expansion at 265 Glen Road. Chair Stephen J. Larocque, Member Jane Fisher Carlson, and Associate Member Tristan Colangelo voted 3-0 Wednesday to grant the permit to

Wayland Planning Board reelects officers, braces for state-driven zoning overhaul

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland Planning Board reelects its slate and warns of a state-driven zoning crunch. Members voted 4-0 to keep Anette S. Lewis as chair, Robin Borgstedt as vice chair and Jesse Newberry as clerk, with Lewis saying she would "relinquish" the gavel midyear

Conservation Commission rejects arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland Conservation Commission bars arsenic preservative on Sherman's Bridge rehab. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to direct TEC and the Wayland DPW not to use chromated copper arsenate on the glulam deck panels replacing the failing timber bridge over the Sudbury River, leaving

Wayland capital committee reschedules June meeting after town officials cancel

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee rescheduled its June meeting and previewed a leadership change at a short May 27 session. Chair Kelly Lappin moved the next meeting to June 3 after the town manager and planning director could not attend Tuesday, and canceled the

Burlington Committee Reviews Champlain Parkway Monitoring, GMT Funding, and Unaccepted Streets

Burlington's transportation committee heard updates on Champlain Parkway monitoring, GMT funding, and a citywide unaccepted streets review at its May 26 meeting.

Boxborough Housing Board schedules August public forum on housing production plan

Boxborough Housing Board unanimously votes to hold a public Housing Production Forum on August 25.

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