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Waltham Morning Brief, Oct. 28: License Commission meets Wednesday night
License Commission meets Wednesday night. From our own coverage: Youth basketball, soccer leagues post season updates.
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Waltham Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Youth basketball unveils merch, app updates
Waltham Youth Basketball rolls out new team merchandise and app-based registration updates this week. From our own coverage: Leaf vacuuming starts today for Monday routes; Youth basketball rolls out merch, app updates.
Government · City Council
Council tables $462,755 police station loan order
The Waltham City Council recessed a special permit hearing on a Prestige Car Wash redesign at 101 Elm Street until December 14 after raising sidewalk and traffic concerns.
Morning Brief
Waltham Morning Brief, Oct. 26: $8.5 million sale tops September deeds
Waltham's September deed records show an $8.5 million sale leading a month of trust transfers. From our own coverage: Licenses panel approves ski shop with e-bike ban; Ordinances panel sends zoning matters to law department.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026
This week's Waltham obituary notices column carries one qualifying notice: Rizzo, Marie B. (Carroll), 97, who died Monday, October 19, 2026.
Sports
Waltham Youth Basketball Rolls Out Merch, App Updates This Week
Waltham Youth Basketball shared two season updates this week, an Oct. 19 post on new team merchandise and an Oct. 20 reminder pointing families to the league's Crossbar app and website for registration and team management, building on the league's late-September announcement that 2026-27…
Real Estate
Two multimillion-dollar deals push Waltham's September sale prices higher
Waltham recorded 18 property transfers from Sept. 25 to Sept. 30, 2026, though only seven carried a sale price so far, ranging from $578,000 to $8,540,291 with a median of $1,020,000.
Morning Brief
Waltham Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Zoning panel refers five applications to legal review
Waltham ordinances committee refers five zoning applications, including a housing expansion bid, to legal review. From our own coverage: Committee approves ski shop license with e-bike sales ban; Ordinances committee postpones zoning applications for law review.
Morning Brief
Waltham Morning Brief, Oct. 23: One weekend left to vote early
Waltham voters get one final weekend to cast early ballots before Election Day. Also in today's brief (3 items): One more weekend left for early voting; Waltham JV football hosts Acton-Boxborough Saturday; Lions Club hosts Halloween parade on Main Street.
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission OKs Lincoln Street drain removal
Waltham's Conservation Commission unanimously approved removing a problem-prone trench drain at 590 Lincoln Street and let an Algonquin Gas project absorb pipe-size changes without a new filing.
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