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Framingham City Council Rejects $401.8 Million FY2027 Budget on 9-1 Vote

FRAMINGHAM -- May 5, 2026, Framingham City Council votes 9-1 to reject mayor's $401.8 million FY2027 budget. Council President John Stefanini moved to return the proposed budget, which carries a 4.9 percent spending increase, a 4.5 percent property tax levy hike, and relies on roughly

Ayer Select Board Approves $899,000 in Water and Drainage Contracts at May Meeting

AYER -- May 5, 2026, Ayer Select Board approves nearly $899,000 in water and drainage contracts and hears warning about Sandy Pond Beach staffing. The board voted unanimously on three DPW contract items: a $528,360 agreement with low bidder CHP for 2026 water main and drainage work on Grove,

Select Board opposes Sudbury recall and no-confidence petitions, backs bottle bill

SUDBURY -- May 5, 2026, Sudbury Select Board opposes three of four Special Town Meeting petitions and confronts solar-sign spending. Meeting May 5 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, the board voted 4-1 to back Article 1 supporting House Bill 3464's bottle bill expansion, then 4-1

Wakefield Select Board Revotes DPW and Library Budgets to Fix Trust Fund Errors

WAKEFIELD -- May 4, 2026, Wakefield Select Board holds nine-minute special session to fix two budget errors before Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0 twice Monday morning to correct DPW and library budget appropriations after trust fund offsets totaling roughly $161,000 were omitted from earlier votes. The corrected

Arlington Select Board Unanimously Approves Updated Safe Routes to School Plan

ARLINGTON -- May 4, 2026, Arlington Select Board approves first Safe Routes to School update since 2016, backed by 100-mile field review. The board voted unanimously Monday to adopt revised walking routes to all Arlington elementary schools, replacing maps that had not been updated in a decade. Transportation Advisory Committee

North Reading Select Board Recommends Three Route 28 Acquisition Articles for Town Meeting

NORTH READING -- May 4, 2026, North Reading Select Board split 3-2 and 4-1 on three Route 28 acquisition articles, forwarding all to the June 1 spring annual town meeting. The board recommended the entirety of 97 Main Street by a 3-2 vote, a portion of the same

Tewksbury Select Board clears open meeting law complaint, orders compliance policy

TEWKSBURY -- May 4, 2026, Tewksbury Select Board finds no open meeting law violations but acknowledges missed deadline, pledges new policy. Town Counsel Attorney Feeley read a two-page draft response Monday to a citizen complaint alleging three violations, post-meeting deliberations after the April 21 and December 2, 2025 meetings,

Billerica Select Board Approves Special Town Meeting Warrant, Splits on Gazebo

BILLERICA -- May 4, 2026, Billerica Select Board approves May 19 special town meeting warrant while stripping largest Cider Mill parcel from open-space protection article. On a 3-2 vote, the board reaffirmed its earlier direction to bring a specific gazebo redesign, a platform lowered to 30 inches with a

Belmont Select Board Greenlights Hybrid Special Town Meeting for May 18

BELMONT -- May 4, 2026, Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a hybrid format for the May 18 Special Town Meeting and previewed a slate of warrant articles ahead of the Annual Town Meeting the same night. Chair Matt Taylor, Vice Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Barbarian voted without dissent to

Select Board rescinds and re-votes to back Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement

SUDBURY -- May 4, 2026, Sudbury Select Board reverses a split vote and unanimously backs Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement amendment. At a 10-minute pre-Town Meeting session May 4, the board voted 5-0 to rescind its March 31 4-0-1 position on Article 24 and 5-0 to

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