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Newton Committee Advances Police Chief Nomination 6-0, With One Abstention

NEWTON — February 4, 2026 — Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 6-0, with one abstention, to advance the mayor's appointment of Timothy B. Cahoon as chief of the Newton Police Department. Cahoon, a 30-year Braintree Police veteran who rose to deputy chief, fielded nearly

Chelmsford Spring Festival Planned for Varney Park on May 2

CHELMSFORD — February 2, 2026 — Chelmsford's Vinyl Square committee advances plans for a May 2 community spring festival at Varney Park. The Vinyl Square Strategic Action Plan Committee voted 6-0 Monday to approve minutes from two prior meetings, then spent the bulk of the session hashing out logistics

Arlington Redevelopment Board Approves Jersey Mike's, Advances Mixed-Use Development

ARLINGTON — February 2, 2026 — Arlington Redevelopment Board approves Jersey Mike's permit and conditionally clears mixed-use project in split vote. The five-member board voted 4-1 Monday to approve a special permit for a four-story mixed-use building at 1513-1519 Massachusetts Avenue, with Eugene Benson

Burlington Charter Panel Votes to Rename Ways and Means, Keep Referendum Threshold

BURLINGTON — January 27, 2026 — Burlington's Charter Review Committee voted to recommend renaming the Committee of Ways and Means to the Finance Committee, passing 9-1 at the panel's January 27 meeting. The committee, drafting the town's first-ever municipal charter without its Collins Center

Ayer Rate Panel Eyes 3% Water, 5% Sewer Hike for Fiscal 2027

AYER — January 27, 2026 — Ayer Rate Review Committee reaches informal consensus on 3 percent water and 5 percent sewer increases for FY2027. Meeting Tuesday, the committee worked through four modeled water scenarios and a series of live sewer projections before settling on a 3 percent water rate increase paired with

Arlington Redevelopment Board sends eight zoning articles to Spring Town Meeting

ARLINGTON — January 26, 2026 — Arlington's Redevelopment Board unanimously advanced eight amended zoning warrant articles to the Spring 2026 Town Meeting while voting to drop two others at its January 26 meeting. The board worked through Articles A through L — covering topics including sign regulations, animal daycare definitions, floodplain

Maynard Road Safety Panel Flags Walnut Street Crosswalk as Urgent Hazard

MAYNARD — January 22, 2026 — Maynard's Road Safety Committee identified faded crosswalks, a missing stop signs, and inadequate pedestrian signals at key downtown intersections at its January 22 meeting. Chair Mario Damiata presented preliminary findings from an audit of the Parker Street, Waltham Street, and Powder Mill Road intersection,

Lowell License Commission Approves Seven Applications, Sets Three February Hearings

LOWELL — January 22, 2026 — Lowell License Commission approves seven applications and schedules three public hearings at January 22 session. Chair Donahue presided over the meeting with Commissioner Mercier and Commissioner Underwood; Commissioner Krieger and Commissioner Tang were both absent. The commission granted licenses for a range of events and businesses,

Newton Council Committee Holds Tree Notification and Design Items 8-0

Newton council committee advances standardized tree notification form, stalls on broader expansion.

Newton Committee Reverses Two Traffic Council Rulings, Cuts Plaza Trial to May

NEWTON — January 21, 2026 — Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to reverse two Traffic Council decisions and narrowly amended a third at its January 21 meeting. The committee voted 8-0 to repeal a Traffic Council trial that would have temporarily lifted an 18-year-old

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