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Somerville Trust Hears CTE Pitch, Eyes January 2027 Workforce Grant RFP

Somerville Job Creation and Retention Trust sets January 2027 RFP target and hears CTE funding pitch. The trust, holding an uncommitted balance of just over $2.6 million, approved its June meeting minutes 6-0-1 at the July 16 session chaired by Managing Trustee Annika Van Eaton.

Melrose Select Board Rejects All Main Street Sidewalk Bids, Defers Project to 2027

Melrose Select Board rejects all Main Street Sidewalk bids and defers the project to 2027 after costs far exceeded estimates.

Natick Conservation Commission Issues Permits for Four Properties, Continues Two Major Projects

NATICK — July 16, 2026 — Natick Conservation Commission issued permits for four residential projects and continued two larger developments to August 6 at its sole July meeting. The commission voted unanimous negative three determinations for Ambler Court repaving, a sunroom addition at 27 Emerson Street, a deck at 24 Riverbend Drive,

Cambridge Zoning Board Unanimously Grants McGrath Street Vertical Addition Permit

CAMBRIDGE — July 16, 2026 — Cambridge zoning board grants special permit for single-family vertical addition, continues Stern Street case to October. The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal voted 5-0 on July 16 to approve a special permit for a second-story master suite addition at 63 McGrath Street, filed

Tyngsborough Planning Board Refuses to Release Occupancy Permits Amid Enclave Drainage Failures

TYNGSBOROUGH — July 16, 2026 — Tyngsborough Planning Board refuses to release two final occupancy permits at Toll Brothers' Enclave subdivision as drainage basins hold standing water more than a week after the last rain. The board's peer-review engineer from TEC reported at the July 16 meeting that

Groton Select Board Acknowledges Open Meeting Law Violations, Approves Corrective Letters

GROTON — July 16, 2026 — Groton Select Board admits open meeting law violations over appointment notices, votes to respond. The board voted 5-0 Thursday morning to approve two letters acknowledging violations of the Massachusetts open meeting law stemming from its June 15 and June 29 meetings, after resident Patrick Higgins

Groton Select Board Acknowledges Open Meeting Law Violations, Approves Corrective Letters

GROTON — July 16, 2026 — Groton Select Board admits open meeting law violations over appointment notices, votes to respond. The board voted 5-0 Thursday morning to approve two letters acknowledging violations of the Massachusetts open meeting law stemming from its June 15 and June 29 meetings, after resident Patrick Higgins

Medford panel votes 3-0 to send police masking ordinance to council

Medford council committee votes 3-0 to advance police identification and anti-masking ordinance.

Medford board endorses lot plan, advances affordable-housing payment option

Medford board debates cash option for affordable housing, spars over how it handled a rushed rezoning process.

Littleton preservation panel re-elects Mueller, reshuffles vice chair and clerk roles

Littleton's Community Preservation Committee reorganized its leadership and previewed a wave of fall funding requests. Members unanimously re-elected Carolyn Mueller as chair, then swapped Timothy Wanzer and Andrew Sammarco between the vice chair and clerk posts.

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