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Groton Declares Level 3 Critical Drought

Groton has declared a Level 3 Critical Drought, its most serious water-conservation designation, town officials announced this week. The Town Clerk's office will close Friday, July 17, 2026, resuming normal hours Monday, July 20, and the real estate tax demand fee rose to $30 as of May …

Framingham volunteers step up tracking of ICE activity in city

Framingham volunteers say they are documenting ongoing ICE activity affecting immigrant families citywide, per a July 17 MetroWest Daily News report featuring advocate Caroline Bunnell. Separately, Regina Marshall has taken over as president and CEO of Advocates Inc., a Framingham-based…

Free Summer Meals Program Opens to Woburn Youth

Woburn's summer meal program offers free breakfast and lunch to residents 18 and under as the town's Retirement Board opens its election process. The Daily Times Chronicle reports the Project Bread-backed meal program is available to young Woburn residents this summer, per a report carr…

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Beach Closures Across Massachusetts

Wildfire smoke drifting in from Ontario returned hazy skies to Massachusetts this week and closed more than 30 beaches statewide, Patch reports. Skies had cleared briefly Thursday morning before more smoke moved back into the region, according to the outlet's forecast update. Closer to …

Wildfire Smoke Closes 30-Plus Massachusetts Beaches, Patch Reports

Wildfire smoke from Ontario forced more than 30 Massachusetts beaches to close this week, Weston Patch reports. A separate Patch feature profiles a former METCO student who channeled memories of growing up in Weston into a new work of theater, while another highlights a recent softball …

Westford's Pay-As-You-Throw Trash Program Takes Effect Today

Westford's new trash rules take effect as Pay-As-You-Throw formally begins, marking the town's biggest change to household waste collection in years. Town Hall also announced the promotion of Steven Clark to Chief Assessor, a move Patch says could affect residents' property tax bills, p…

Watertown Marks 10th Anniversary of Community Preservation Act

Watertown's Community Preservation Committee marks 10 years of the Community Preservation Act with a public hearing at the Watertown Free Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room. The 7 p.m. session invites residents to reflect on a decade of CPA-funded projects in town, with questi…

Wakefield Begins Safety Upgrades at Oak, Green and Greenwood Intersection

Town crews began safety and traffic-flow upgrades Monday at Wakefield's Oak Street, Green Street and Greenwood Avenue intersection, one of the town's trickier three-way junctions. The work, which started July 13, follows a Sunday Fix-It Clinic where residents brought broken electronics,…

Tyngsborough Seeks Public Feedback on Fire Station Project

Tyngsborough officials are asking residents to weigh in on the town's Fire Station Project as two town panels consider what comes next. The Select Board and the Fire Station Building Committee are seeking community feedback on the project, according to a Town Hall announcement this week…

Townsend flags today's date for community electric aggregation sweep

Townsend's Community Electric Aggregation program is the subject of an "Aggregation Sweep for Townsend" today, July 13, according to the town's official News Flash, which gave no further detail on the effort. The notice comes as Town Hall continues accepting nomination papers for a spec…

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