LUNENBURG -- May 13, 2026, Lunenburg Zoning Board unanimously approves special permit for two-story garage on Massachusetts Avenue. The board voted 6-0 at its May 13 meeting to grant Patricia Porter of 936 Massachusetts Avenue a special permit to construct a detached single-car garage with a finished room

DUDLEY -- May 13, 2026, Dudley Planning Board approves long-stalled private driveway modification and votes to seek state grant for zoning overhaul. The board voted 3-0, with two abstentions, to approve a modification to a subdivision plan originally approved around 1978, authorizing applicant Michael Conley to build a semi-

DUDLEY -- May 13, 2026, Dudley Conservation Commission clears backlog of wetlands permits and escalates a repeat violation to state regulators at May 13 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to issue a standard order of conditions to the Town of Dudley for the long-pending Tobin Farms Betterment Project, attaching seven

DOUGLAS -- May 13, 2026, Douglas Planning Board moves toward fire cistern regulations for subdivisions lacking hydrant access. Deputy Chief Kelly of the Douglas Fire Department told the board Wednesday that roughly 72 percent of Douglas has no municipal hydrant coverage, prompting a push to add cistern requirements to the town&

DOUGLAS -- May 13, 2026, Douglas Planning Board moves toward fire cistern regulations for subdivisions lacking hydrant access. Deputy Chief Kelly of the Douglas Fire Department told the board Wednesday that roughly 72 percent of Douglas has no municipal hydrant coverage, prompting a push to add cistern requirements to the town&

DOUGLAS -- May 13, 2026, Douglas Open Space Committee names a bill-payment designee and eyes June 30 grant deadline. The three-member panel, Chair Sue Perkins, Kathy Chabot-Richards, and Becky Callagher, voted at its May 13 meeting to designate Chabot-Richards to approve payments on the committee's

DOUGLAS -- May 13, 2026, Douglas Open Space Committee names a bill-payment designee and eyes June 30 grant deadline. The three-member panel, Chair Sue Perkins, Kathy Chabot-Richards, and Becky Callagher, voted at its May 13 meeting to designate Chabot-Richards to approve payments on the committee's

CHARLTON -- May 13, 2026, Charlton Conservation Commission orders Worcester Road construction site stabilized within 14 business days or face daily fines. Conservation and Stormwater Director Rose Conway read into the record a May 12 site inspection report by outside monitor Art Allen describing at least five acres of exposed, unstabilized

AUBURN -- May 13, 2026, Auburn Conservation Commission issues enforcement order halting unpermitted construction within wetland buffer at 330 Leicester Street. The commission voted unanimously 6-0 Wednesday to order work stopped at the property after Land Use Coordinator Nat Bickford revealed that a building permit for a home addition had

SOUTHBOROUGH -- May 13, 2026, Southborough School Committee reorganizes and renews its food services contract with Whitsons Culinary Group for 2026-27. Chelsea Malinowski was unanimously elected chair, with Laura Coffin as vice chair and newly elected member Kelly Coffin as secretary. The committee voted unanimously to extend the Whitsons contract