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Lexington Wins $10,000 Grant for Event-Safety Barricades

Lexington lands $10,000 grant to buy barricades for town events. The Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association awarded the town the risk-management grant to purchase metal barriers for use at town-sponsored gatherings and celebrations, the town announced this week. Town Hall also i…

Library Closes Main Street Entrance for Corridor Construction

The Hopkinton Public Library's Main Street entrance closed Wednesday and will remain shut through July 25 because of construction on the town's Main Street Corridor Project. Visitors are being directed to the Church Street entrance for the 10-day stretch while the library continues its …

Holliston Opens October Town Meeting Warrant for Resident Articles

Holliston opens its October Town Meeting warrant, giving residents a window to file petitioned articles ahead of the fall session. Town Hall also renewed calls for committee volunteers, flagging an open seat on the Conservation Commission, and said water bills will be mailed Friday, Jul…

Groton Declares Level 3 Critical Drought Status

Groton declared a Level 3 Critical Drought this week amid dry summer conditions, town officials announced on the municipal website. The notice did not spell out specific water restrictions tied to the designation, though the Groton Water Department continues to post updates on PFAS/PFOS…

Wayland Sets July 20 Meeting On Hazard Mitigation Plan

Canadian wildfire smoke triggered a statewide air quality alert as Wayland readies public input on hazard-mitigation planning. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's alert ran through midnight Thursday, while Town Hall invited residents to a July 20 meeting on updati…

Concord Crews Begin Road Work on Old Bedford Road, Maple Street

Concord native Ty Andrews set a new speed record climbing Mount Everest, per Wicked Local, as the town kicked off road work on two corridors and the library's writer-in-residence deadline hit. Crews began construction Wednesday on Old Bedford Road, extending toward the Bedford town line…

Town Announces Winn Street Paving Underway as Water Main Break Delays It

A water main break has delayed the final phase of Burlington's Winn Street paving project. The town flagged the repaving effort as underway in a Wednesday News Flash update, but Burlington Patch reports an unexpected water main break has since pushed back completion of that final phase,…

Belmont School Committee Ratifies Teacher Contract After 19-Month Talks

Belmont's School Committee ratified a new contract with the Belmont Education Association, capping more than 19 months of negotiation, collaboration, compromise and mediation, the town announced. The deal lands as residents brace for a 10-consecutive-day MBTA Red Line suspension between…

Ashland Launches New Online Permitting Portal

Ashland rolls out online permitting as its library packs in summer programs. The town launched a new License/Permitting Portal through OpenGov, letting residents and businesses submit applications digitally, according to a News Flash posted on the town website. Ashland Public Library's …

Selectboard convenes tonight in person and online at Town Hall

Ashby's Selectboard meets tonight, with the Board of Health following Thursday. The Selectboard holds its regular session Wednesday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m., meeting both in person in the Selectboard Room at Town Hall and online, with agenda documents posted ahead of time, according to th…

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