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Ayer Sets Special Town Meeting for Monday Night

Ayer voters will decide key business at a Special Town Meeting Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at Ayer Shirley Regional High School. The same night brings a Special Select Board Meeting, while the Board of Health, Council on Aging Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals sessions this week have al…

Ayer Sets Special Town Meeting for Monday Night

Ayer voters will decide key business at a Special Town Meeting Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at Ayer Shirley Regional High School. The same night brings a Special Select Board Meeting, while the Board of Health, Council on Aging Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals sessions this week have al…

Ashland Reschedules Recycling Event, Launches New Permitting Portal

Ashland's rescheduled recycling event and a new town permitting portal top a quiet week of local news. The town moved its July 4th recycling collection to Saturday, July 11, and separately launched OpenGov, a new licensing and permitting portal for residents and businesses. Meanwhile, t…

Planning Board, Conservation Commission meet virtually this week

Ashby's Planning Board and Conservation Commission each convened virtual meetings this week, on July 8 and July 7 respectively, as Town Hall continues recruiting for a part-time seasonal Cemetery Worker position, with applications directed to Barbara Thorpe at tabos@ashbyma.gov. The tow…

Arlington Water Passes Annual Safety Test as Bus Fleet Grows

Arlington's drinking water passed annual safety testing while the school district expanded its electric bus fleet. The town confirmed water tested clean from 20 high-risk properties for lead and copper, even as yard waste collection faced delays this week after contractor WM missed a sc…

Acton Names Douglas Sturniolo New Police Chief

Acton welcomes a new police chief as summer programming rolls on at the library. The town announced the appointment of Douglas Sturniolo as Chief of the Acton Police Department, while officials also issued heat-safety guidance and confirmed holiday-weekend service closures. The Acton Me…

Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty In Attempted Child Luring Case

A Wilmington man pleaded guilty to attempting to lure a 14-year-old to Rhode Island for sex, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced, while construction crews began bridge-replacement work on I-93 that will bring lane shifts through the fall, according to Patch. The case involved the man u…

Library Rolls Out July Slate Of Kids' Programs And Workshops

Weston's summer calendar takes shape as the public library unveils a run of dated kids' and adult programs. The library confirmed its "Sail into Summer" reading program remains open for sign-ups through August 3, while announcing four new dated events: princess storytimes, a July 20 fel…

Town beach concert series opens as museum, arts groups roll out summer lineup

Wayland's Town Beach Sunset Concert Series launched this week as the town awaits a state funding decision. The Wayland Recreation Department began its new weekly summer concert series at Town Beach, while the Wayland Free Public Library flagged that ebook support for older Kindle models…

Boston Bone & Joint Institute Opens New Waltham Surgery Center

A new 79,500-square-foot orthopedic surgery center opens in Waltham as the city's healthcare footprint expands. Boston Bone & Joint Institute's new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building includes eight operating rooms, according to a report in Healthcare Design Magazine. …

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