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Bellingham Planning Board seats Walsh as chair, approves 40 Grove Street backlot permit

BELLINGHAM -- June 11, 2026, Bellingham Planning Board reorganizes, seats new chair, and approves a contested backlot subdivision special permit. The five-member board elected Marty Walsh as chair on a 3-1 vote Thursday, with member Steven dissenting on grounds that a seniority-based rotation should have given him the

Malden Planning Board Votes 9-0 to Recommend Ban and Moratorium on Data Centers

FOXBOROUGH -- June 11, 2026, Malden's Planning Board unanimously recommended banning data centers citywide and imposing a one-year moratorium on related permits, while also granting two special permits at its June 11 joint hearing with the City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee. The data center vote, 9 to

Dover hosts public forum on proposed tree preservation bylaw, polling shows broad support

DOVER -- June 10, 2026, Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opened public input on a potential new tree preservation bylaw, with 60 percent of live-poll respondents strongly in support. Committee Chair Valerie Lynn and Town Planner Melissa Santucci-Razi co-led the June 10 webinar alongside MAPC consultants Diana

Dover Tree Committee Holds First Public Forum on New Tree Preservation Bylaw

DOVER -- June 8, 2026, Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opens public engagement on a new standalone tree bylaw. Chairperson Valerie Lynn and town planner Melissa Sanchusi-Razi co-lead the project with consultants from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, who presented best-practices research Monday from communities including Concord,

Milton Planning Board Unanimously Approves Town's First ADU Under New Bylaw

MILTON -- June 3, 2026, Milton Planning Board approves town's first ADU under its newly enacted bylaw. The three-member panel, Chair Mary Paul, Secretary Cheryl Tugais, and Member Hal Hellmonger, voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a site plan for a detached, single-story 896-square-foot accessory dwelling