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Melrose Advances $10.3 Million Ell Pond Park Overhaul Plan

Melrose is moving forward on a proposed $10.3 million overhaul of Ell Pond Park that would add new pickleball courts, while the city separately rolled out a new online tool meant to make thousands of public documents easier for residents to find and search, per Patch. Both are still tak…

Dumais Names Coastal Medical Transportation City's New Ambulance Provider

Mayor J. Christian Dumais named Coastal Medical Transportation Systems as Marlborough's new emergency ambulance provider, a shift for the city's public-safety services. The Board of Health also confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected locally, prompting a public advisory. Metro…

Littleton Transportation Group Lands $96,690 Grant to Relaunch Regional Programs

Littleton's regional Transportation Management Association landed a $96,690 grant to relaunch its programs, one of several Town Hall announcements this week. CrossTown Connect, which serves Littleton and neighboring towns, will use the funding to restart regional transit programs, town …

Lexington Buys Event Barriers With $10,000 MIIA Grant

A Lexington-based pathology lab's data breach and a town safety grant topped Lexington news this week. StrataDx, a national diagnostic pathology laboratory headquartered in Lexington, disclosed a breach exposing Social Security and financial account numbers, while the Select Board annou…

Library Closes Main Street Entrance for Corridor Project Construction

Library's Main Street entrance closes for ten days as corridor construction continues. The Hopkinton Public Library will shut its Main Street entrance from Wednesday, July 15, through Saturday, July 25, directing visitors to the Church Street entrance instead while crews work on the tow…

Holliston Opens Warrant for October Town Meeting

Holliston opened the warrant for its October 2026 Town Meeting this week, the formal channel for submitting articles. Town Hall also flagged an open volunteer seat on the Conservation Commission and reminded residents that water bills go out Friday, July 17. Farther out, the town announ…

Wayland and museum announce final Tracing Liberty events for late July

Wayland's year-long Tracing Liberty history series closes with a free, four-day Slave Dwelling Project visit July 23–26. The Town of Wayland, Wayland Museum & Historical Society, and Wayland250 announced Monday that the finale will cap a yearlong program of book discussions and nature w…

DPW Schedules Work on 14 Streets This Week

Concord dispatched road crews to 14 streets this week while lawn-watering restrictions stayed in effect amid hot weather. The Department of Public Works has work underway on Stow, Everett, Sudbury and a dozen other roads, with paving on Maple Street and an Old Bedford Road extension bot…

Carlisle Declared Level 3 Critical Drought Region by State

Carlisle was placed under a Level 3 – Critical Drought designation as the Community Preservation Committee opened its fiscal year 2027 grant cycle. The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs designated the Northeast Region, including Carlisle, as critical drought sta…

Cambridge Approves Alcohol-To-Go Sales, Extended Bar Hours For Local Businesses

Cambridge approved alcohol-to-go sales and later bar hours this week as bigger disruptions loom for residents. The License Commission, acting on a City Manager's Office recommendation, authorized seasonal to-go alcohol sales and a one-hour extension for approved bars and restaurants. Me…

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