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Weston Planning Board reviews HYM senior living bylaw, closes three site hearings

WESTON — February 4, 2026 — Weston Planning Board holds informal working review of HYM senior living bylaw before formal hearings begin. The board spent roughly 45 minutes Wednesday in a pre-hearing session with HYM Investment Group representatives Doug Manns, Alexa Jakobowski, and Ben Tampker, examining a revised zoning warrant article

Weston School Committee creates School Building Committee, orders budget alternatives

WESTON — February 3, 2026 — Weston School Committee votes to create a School Building Committee and directs Superintendent Karen Zaleski to return with alternative FY27 budget scenarios. The committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to form the seven-member panel as part of the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the School

Weston School Committee Adjourns FY27 Budget Hearing After Three Minutes

WESTON — February 2, 2026 — Weston School Committee adjourned its required FY27 budget public hearing after just three minutes, citing a snowstorm forecast that never arrived. Chair Adam Newman opened the remote session at 7:01 p.m. on February 2 and immediately announced that, on the advice of legal counsel,

Weston CPC Returns $413,000 to Reserves, Advances Dog Park and Tree Planting Bids

WESTON — February 2, 2026 — Weston's Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to close out roughly $413,000 in completed projects and return the funds to its unallocated reserves at its February 2 meeting, the panel's first gathering in about six months. Chair Glenn Butcher, participating remotely, handed

Weston Finance Committee Backs Moderator Appointments for Mid-Term Vacancies

WESTON — January 29, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs moderator control over mid-term vacancies and reviews a $3.9 million road project. The committee voted 5-0 at its January 29 meeting to recommend that future mid-term Finance Committee vacancies be filled by the town moderator rather than

Weston Select Board approves AT&T cell equipment at Love Lane in split vote

WESTON — January 28, 2026 — Weston Select Board approves AT&T small cell installation in two-to-one vote and opens town meeting warrant. At its January 27 meeting, the board voted 2-1 to grant AT&T a location permit to install small cell wireless equipment on an

Weston Select Board Approves AT&T Small Cell Permit at Love Lane, 2-1

WESTON — January 27, 2026 — Weston Select Board approves AT&T small cell permit at Love Lane, 2-1, as $123 million FY27 budget debuts. Town Manager Leon Gaumond presented a draft FY27 operating budget totaling just over $123 million — up roughly 5.1 million dollars from the prior year

Weston Open Space Committee Targets February 10 for Final Public Forum

WESTON — January 26, 2026 — Weston's open space committee eyes February 10 for a final public forum before submitting its 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan to the state. The Committee on Open Space and Recreation Plan met Monday and reviewed a near-complete draft organized around five

Weston Unified Plan Committee sets May deadline, debates housing section language

WESTON — January 21, 2026 — Weston's Unified Plan Committee agreed to a late-May deadline for completing draft goals and set up a community survey, while debating contested language in draft housing and land use sections of the town's first comprehensive plan in roughly 60 years. Town

Weston Planning Board re-elects Glynn chair, advances Josiah Smith Tavern decision

WESTON — January 21, 2026 — Weston Planning Board unanimously re-elected Leslie Glynn as chair and pushed three pending applications toward resolution at its January 21 meeting. The most contentious item was a continued scenic-road hearing for a proposed 12,332-square-foot home at 56 Ridgeway Road, where member