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Burlington School Building Committee Approves $168,000 in Project Invoices Unanimously

BURLINGTON — January 20, 2026 — Burlington's school building committee approved over $168,000 in invoices and learned filed sub-bids came in $1.36 million below estimates. The committee voted 11-0 three times Tuesday, approving DeNisco invoices totaling $125,300.05 for bidding, traffic studies, and geotechnical services,

Enterprise Mobility Sign Variance Hearing Continued After Legal Notice Error

BURLINGTON — January 20, 2026 — Burlington sign board continues Enterprise Mobility variance hearing after a legal notice error forced a delay. The board, hearing case 25-18 for 10 Second Ave., was set to weigh a request for relief from the Northwest Park Planned Development District's six-foot sign

Wakefield Human Rights Commission Holds MLK Day Ceremony, Announces 2026 Event Calendar

WAKEFIELD — January 19, 2026 — Wakefield Human Rights Commission hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony at the Galvin Middle School on January 19, braving a winter snowstorm for a live-broadcast program themed around freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Town Administrator Denise Casey delivered opening remarks,

Lowell Veterans Commission Moves to Launch Banner Program and Quarterly Recognition Award

LOWELL — January 14, 2026 — Lowell Veterans Commission advances banner program and 250th-anniversary parade plans at January session. Chairman Paul Paradise convened the January 14 meeting with a partial quorum, outlining goals to establish a veterans banner program and a "veteran of the quarter" recognition award before summer,

Ayer Rate Review Committee Eyes Lower Rate Hikes Using Retained Earnings in FY2027

AYER — January 13, 2026 — Ayer Rate Review Committee opens FY2027 water and sewer rate discussions with eye toward modest increases. Meeting Tuesday, the committee reviewed updated financial models showing a tentative 2 percent water rate increase and a possible draw of $500,000 from the water retained-earnings account — which

Vinal Square committee targets May 2 for first North Chelmsford spring festival

CHELMSFORD — January 12, 2026 — Chelmsford's Vinal Square committee aims for a May 2 spring festival and hears a preview of a $1.5 million Main Street redesign. At the January 12 meeting of the Vinal Square Strategic Action Plan Committee, members settled on Saturday, May 2 as a

Burlington Parks Board Votes to Add WebEx Access to Public Meetings

BURLINGTON — January 12, 2026 — Burlington's Parks and Recreation Commission voted 5-0 to add WebEx remote public access to its meetings and heard that Overlook Park construction has uncovered an active septic system and multiple buried concrete pads that could strain the project's already thin 2.

Arlington Redevelopment Board Elects New Chair, Approves Robbins Road Site Plan

ARLINGTON — January 12, 2026 — Arlington's Redevelopment Board elected Ken Lowe as its new chair and opened a skeptical first hearing on a proposed five-story, 14-unit mixed-use building at 259 Broadway. The board voted 4-0 to continue the hearing for docket 3881 to February 23

Newton Zoning Panel Votes 8-0 to Move Economic Development Commission to Mayor's Office

NEWTON — January 12, 2026 — Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee voted 8-0 to advance an ordinance amendment moving oversight of the city's Economic Development Commission from the Planning Department to the Mayor's Office. Attorney Andrew Lee of the city's Law Department confirmed

Newton Committee Votes Unanimously to Create Standalone Arts and Culture Department

Newton's Programs and Services Committee voted unanimously to create a standalone Department of Arts and Culture, separating cultural programming from Parks and Recreation for the first time in more than a decade.

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