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Bedford Plans Summer Biergarten as Fire Station Forum Nears

Bedford's Select Board is inviting residents to a Town Common Biergarten as officials advance talks on the former fire station site. The Town Manager's Office announced the community gathering featuring music, food, and beer, while a virtual public forum on the future of 55 The Great Ro…

Ashland Library Launches Summer Reading Challenge, Family Events

Ashland library programming and a new town permitting system led a light news week in town. The town rolled out a new licensing and permitting portal called OpenGov, according to the town's official website, giving residents and businesses a new online tool for permit applications. Mean…

Library Launches Sensory Storytime For Children With Sensory Needs

Acton Public Library debuted a new Sensory Storytime program this week, designed for children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing difficulties, featuring softer lighting and reduced noise. The Select Board, Finance Subcommittee, and Library Policy Review Committee all meet…

Woburn Posts Notice of Election for Retirement Board Seat

Woburn posted a notice of election for a seat on its Retirement Board, based out of City Hall's second floor at 10 Common Street, while Project Bread opened its free summer breakfast and lunch program to any Woburn resident 18 and under. The retirement board posting did not specify a fi…

Library Wraps Gardening Talk, Launches Kids' Crafts Week

Wilmington Public Library capped a busy midweek stretch with gardening advice and toddler-and-kids programming as its summer reading season continued. Master Gardener Nancy Kuhajda delivered the second of three sessions Wednesday evening, while Thursday brought Coffee, Tea, My Toddler, …

Weston Patch Flags Housing Group, Softball Title In Weekly Roundups

Weston Patch highlighted the Riverside Housing Working Group and a title-winning softball team in its weekly roundups this week. A separate item noted that Jignesh and Robins Patel, who run a Weston-based hospitality company, sold two Eastham hotels they had owned since 2017, according …

Westford Crews Respond to Water Main Break on Plain Road

Water crews raced to fix a Plain Road main break Thursday evening, threatening service to nearby homes. The Water Department said customers between 117 and 143 Plain Road could see temporary outages during repairs. Nabnasset Lake, meanwhile, closed to swimmers through Friday, July 17, f…

Watertown Sets Hearing to Mark 10 Years of Preservation Act

Watertown marks a decade of its Community Preservation Act with a public hearing at the Watertown Free Public Library. The town will hold the session in the library's Watertown Savings Bank Room at 7 p.m. to mark 10 years of the local funding source, which Massachusetts communities can …

Cresa completes BPGbio's move into 70,000-square-foot Waltham office

Bioscience firm BPGbio has completed its relocation into a 70,000-square-foot office at 300 Third Avenue in Waltham, commercial real estate firm Cresa reported this week. Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams managed every phase of the move, according t…

Wakefield Begins Safety Work at Oak, Green, Greenwood Intersection

Wakefield began intersection safety upgrades this week as the library hosted an author talk and outdoor jazz. Public works crews started work July 13 at the intersection of Oak Street, Green Street and Greenwood Avenue to improve safety and traffic flow, according to a Town of Wakefield…

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