WOBURN - The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night did its part to preserve a tree-lined vegetative buffer that runs between an East Woburn industrial district and a small residential neighborhood off Albany Street. Read morePetitioner Cummings Properties to donate ‘buffer lot’ to city: ZBA approves lot-size variance for Marcy Street subdivision
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- Burlington Fire Dept. rescues 3 goslings from storm drain
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- Hunter Dickinson returning to Kansas for final season
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BURLINGTON — The best news of the week is the Burlington Fire Department saving three goslings from a storm drain and reuniting them with their family. Read moreBurlington Fire Dept. rescues 3 goslings from storm drain
READING - The town’s Board of Health will next month consider a proposal to impose a local lifetime tobacco purchase ban for all persons who haven’t turned 21 by Jan. 1, 2025. Read moreBoard of Health to consider lifelong tobacco sales ban to persons born after 2004
WINCHESTER - Town Manager Beth Rudolph talked about the FY25 budget during the latest Select Board meeting this week, noting how her budget and the Finance Committee’s differ. She mentioned how the Finance Committee closed her nearly $2M budget gap without using Free Cash by eliminating two … Read moreTalking budget ahead of Town Meeting
TEWKSBURY — You may have noticed signs on the borders of Lowell and Andover displaying new 25 MPH speed limits. These signs are a courtesy to drivers to be aware that the community into which you are crossing has implemented a new speed limit in thickly settled areas unless otherwise posted. Read moreBordering towns set 25 miles per hour limits
WAKEFIELD - The fourth and final community survey is now open for Wakefield’s Master Plan project. All members of the community are invited to take this survey, which allows expanded input on the topics covered at the public workshop on February 1: public facilities, town services, and infra… Read moreSurvey now open for Wakefield’s Master Plan project
On a recent trip through the Green Mountain State, we spent some time in the quaint town of Middlebury. Home to Middlebury College, the town is walkable and scenic. The town was built around Otter Creek and its falls to take advantage of the hydropower, as so many New England towns did. Read moreVisit the scenic town of Middlebury, Vermont
The Woburn High baseball team shook off a two-run top of the first inning by visiting Medford and eventually cruised to a 12-2 win over the Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at Woburn High. Read moreWoburn High baseball too much for Medford
Some two years ago, a transportation consultant pegged Woburn’s odds of receiving state funding for a complete redesign of its downtown area at a near 100 percent certainty. Read moreWoburn acts to save $18.67M traffic improvement project from the chopping block
BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence. Read moreRoyals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
STONEHAM - Stunned by the weekend defacement of an impromptu bikeway memorial to slain Minneapolis father George Floyd, Select Board member Raymie Parker met unexpected resistance on Tuesday night to a request to officially reaffirm the town's commitment to inclusiveness. Read moreSelect Board delays formal response to defacement of Floyd memorial
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