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Conservation & Open Space

Conservation commissions, open space, trails, wetlands, and land acquisitions.

OneidaSep 3, 2026

Township supervisors approve trailer purchase, table data center ordinance

Oneida Township supervisors approve $2,071.77 trailer purchase, defer data center ordinance. The board unanimously approved the trailer purchase from Metzler Auto Truck and Trailer and switched the liquid fuels account to a municipal advantage account for higher interest earnings, on motions from

Middlesex County NewsSep 1, 2026

State Wetlands Ruling Could Complicate Lexington High School Building Plans

A newly reported state wetlands determination could complicate Lexington High School's building plans, raising fresh uncertainty for the town's largest capital project. Town officials also warned this week that fraudulent emails are impersonating the town, targeting applicants before th…

Barnstable County NewsSep 1, 2026

Sandwich Seeks Volunteer for Conservation Commission Seat

Sandwich is recruiting a volunteer to serve as Alternate/Associate Member of the Conservation Commission, a board that helps protect the town's wetlands and open spaces, with applications taken through the town's online Talent Bank Form. The call comes amid a busy stretch on the civic c…

Lexington NewsSep 1, 2026

State Wetlands Ruling Could Complicate Lexington High School Building Plans

A newly reported state wetlands determination could complicate Lexington High School's building plans, raising fresh uncertainty for the town's largest capital project. Town officials also warned this week that fraudulent emails are impersonating the town, targeting applicants before th…

Sandwich NewsSep 1, 2026

Sandwich Seeks Volunteer for Conservation Commission Seat

Sandwich is recruiting a volunteer to serve as Alternate/Associate Member of the Conservation Commission, a board that helps protect the town's wetlands and open spaces, with applications taken through the town's online Talent Bank Form. The call comes amid a busy stretch on the civic c…

Mansfield NewsAug 31, 2026

Mansfield Conservation Commission approves Gilbert Street land disturbance permit

Mansfield Conservation Commission clears six wetlands items after sharp septic debate.

Bristol County NewsAug 31, 2026

Mansfield Conservation Commission approves Gilbert Street land disturbance permit

Mansfield Conservation Commission clears six wetlands items after sharp septic debate.

Canton NewsAug 31, 2026

Canton Remains In Level 2 Drought Emergency, Urges Water Conservation

Canton remains under a state-ordered Level 2 drought emergency as town offices prepare for Labor Day closures. The town's News Flash reminded residents that Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Teper placed Canton in a Level 2 Significant …

Norfolk County NewsAug 31, 2026

Canton Remains In Level 2 Drought Emergency, Urges Water Conservation

Canton remains under a state-ordered Level 2 drought emergency as town offices prepare for Labor Day closures. The town's News Flash reminded residents that Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Teper placed Canton in a Level 2 Significant …

Truro NewsAug 27, 2026

Truro Sets Sept. 16 Forum on Open Space, Recreation Plan

Truro will hold a virtual forum Sept. 16 to gather input on a new decade-long open space and recreation plan, with residents invited to share ideas by emailing pio@truro-ma.gov or visiting the town's planning page. The Select Board also sent a letter Aug. 11 to the Provincetown Select B…

Barnstable County NewsAug 27, 2026

Truro Sets Sept. 16 Forum on Open Space, Recreation Plan

Truro will hold a virtual forum Sept. 16 to gather input on a new decade-long open space and recreation plan, with residents invited to share ideas by emailing pio@truro-ma.gov or visiting the town's planning page. The Select Board also sent a letter Aug. 11 to the Provincetown Select B…

Falmouth NewsAug 26, 2026

Falmouth Conservation Commission clears three permits, delays dredging vote

Falmouth Conservation Commission clears routine permits, stalls on Green Pond dredging fight.

Tyngsborough NewsAug 26, 2026

Conservation Commission approves seasonal police dock at Lake Mescupic

Tyngsborough clears seasonal police dock, closes Winslow Road for Party by the Bridge.

Middlesex County NewsAug 26, 2026

Conservation Commission approves seasonal police dock at Lake Mescupic

Tyngsborough clears seasonal police dock, closes Winslow Road for Party by the Bridge.

Barnstable County NewsAug 26, 2026

Falmouth Conservation Commission clears three permits, delays dredging vote

Falmouth Conservation Commission clears routine permits, stalls on Green Pond dredging fight.

Belchertown NewsAug 26, 2026

Belchertown Wins $325,000 Grant to Design Rail Trail Segment

Belchertown secured a $325,000 MassTrails grant to design Segment 1C of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a link town officials say will connect Belchertown to the regional network stretching from Northampton to Boston. In public safety news, Lieutenant Jared LaValle, a lifelong resident and…

Hampshire County NewsAug 26, 2026

Belchertown Wins $325,000 Grant to Design Rail Trail Segment

Belchertown secured a $325,000 MassTrails grant to design Segment 1C of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a link town officials say will connect Belchertown to the regional network stretching from Northampton to Boston. In public safety news, Lieutenant Jared LaValle, a lifelong resident and…

Weymouth NewsAug 25, 2026

Weymouth Conservation Board OKs Daycare Stormwater Plan, Delays Eversource Line

Weymouth Conservation Commission clears daycare stormwater plan, pushes Eversource for a tree count.

Tyngsborough NewsAug 25, 2026

Tyngsborough Conservation Board OKs Marine Patrol Dock on Lake Mascuppic

Tyngsborough conservation board approves police dock, opens hearing on 242-unit senior campus.

Middlesex County NewsAug 25, 2026

Tyngsborough Conservation Board OKs Marine Patrol Dock on Lake Mascuppic

Tyngsborough conservation board approves police dock, opens hearing on 242-unit senior campus.

Middlesex County NewsAug 25, 2026

Groton panel requires wetlands filing for Radden Road shed plan

Groton conservation board orders full wetlands review for a Radden Road shed, splits over a contested Common Street driveway.

Norfolk County NewsAug 25, 2026

Weymouth Conservation Board OKs Daycare Stormwater Plan, Delays Eversource Line

Weymouth Conservation Commission clears daycare stormwater plan, pushes Eversource for a tree count.

Groton NewsAug 25, 2026

Groton panel requires wetlands filing for Radden Road shed plan

Groton conservation board orders full wetlands review for a Radden Road shed, splits over a contested Common Street driveway.

Southborough NewsAug 23, 2026

Conservation Commission Revises Summer Meeting Schedule

Southborough's Conservation Commission revised its summer meeting schedule this week, according to a town notice posted to the municipal website. The change comes as three boards prepare to convene within days: the Community Preservation Committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Recreation …

Worcester County NewsAug 23, 2026

Conservation Commission Revises Summer Meeting Schedule

Southborough's Conservation Commission revised its summer meeting schedule this week, according to a town notice posted to the municipal website. The change comes as three boards prepare to convene within days: the Community Preservation Committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Recreation …

Plymouth NewsAug 22, 2026

Ten Plymouth Deeds Record Median Sale of $642,000, Led by Two White Clover Trail Sales

Plymouth recorded 10 property sales between July 24 and Aug. 22, 2026. Six deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $465,000 to $848,000, with a median of $642,000. The month's highest-priced transaction was 88 White Clover Trail, which sold for $848,000 on July 27 from Mark R. and Sommer K.

Plymouth County NewsAug 22, 2026

White Clover Trail Sales Top Plymouth's July Price Range at $848,000

Plymouth recorded 10 property sales between July 24 and Aug. 22, 2026. Six deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $465,000 to $848,000, with a median of $642,000. The month's highest-priced transaction was 88 White Clover Trail, which sold for $848,000 on July 27 from Mark R. and So…

HillsboroughAug 21, 2026

Conservation Commission scrutinizes Monty's application

Commission comments on waste management proposal to operate from 23 Gibson Road. The Hillsborough Conservation Commission voted unanimously to authorize Chair Richard Head to provide written and verbal comments on Monty's Waste Management application to operate a business office and park empty

Worcester County NewsAug 21, 2026

Travel Site Spotlights Fitchburg's Parks, Trails and History

A national travel outlet spotlighted Fitchburg's parks, trails and historic architecture in a feature published Friday, Aug. 21. Islands.com profiled the city in a piece headlined "Between Springfield And Portsmouth Is Massachusetts' Historic City With Vibrant Parks ...", describing Fit…

Fitchburg NewsAug 21, 2026

Travel Site Spotlights Fitchburg's Parks, Trails and History

A national travel outlet spotlighted Fitchburg's parks, trails and historic architecture in a feature published Friday, Aug. 21. Islands.com profiled the city in a piece headlined "Between Springfield And Portsmouth Is Massachusetts' Historic City With Vibrant Parks ...", describing Fit…

Wellesley NewsAug 20, 2026

Wetlands Panel Extends Waterstone Planting Deadline to September

Wellesley wetlands panel extends Waterstone planting deadline after unpermitted wall.

Norfolk County NewsAug 20, 2026

Wetlands Panel Extends Waterstone Planting Deadline to September

Wellesley wetlands panel extends Waterstone planting deadline after unpermitted wall.

Bristol County NewsAug 20, 2026

Dighton Conservation Commission Approves Three Clubhouse Drive Homes, Continues Two Hearings

Dighton Conservation Commission issued three wetland buffer orders and continued two complex applications at its August 20 meeting.

Dighton NewsAug 20, 2026

Dighton Conservation Commission Approves Three Clubhouse Drive Homes, Continues Two Hearings

Dighton Conservation Commission issued three wetland buffer orders and continued two complex applications at its August 20 meeting.

Lexington NewsAug 20, 2026

Wetlands Appeal Could Add Millions To Lexington High School Costs

A wetlands appeal targeting Lexington's new high school project could add millions of dollars to its cost, Patch reports. The School Building Committee's Financial Oversight Subcommittee meets Monday, August 24, as the town works to keep the project on budget, and Patch separately repor…

Middlesex County NewsAug 20, 2026

Wetlands Appeal Could Add Millions To Lexington High School Costs

A wetlands appeal targeting Lexington's new high school project could add millions of dollars to its cost, Patch reports. The School Building Committee's Financial Oversight Subcommittee meets Monday, August 24, as the town works to keep the project on budget, and Patch separately repor…

Boxborough NewsAug 19, 2026

Boxborough conservation board OKs playground redo, beaver bridge fix

Boxborough Conservation Commission clears playground fix, declares beaver bridge emergency.

Middlesex County NewsAug 19, 2026

Lexington Conservation Board Issues Enforcement Order Over Unauthorized Bedford Street Work

Lexington Conservation Commission orders cleanup after unauthorized work at 231 Bedford Street.

LaconiaAug 19, 2026

Conservation Commission reviews four development applications, tables further business.

Conservation Commission reviews four development applications for environmental compliance. Chair Dean Anson presided as the board examined a five-lot subdivision at 1206 Old North Main Street, a mixed-use development at White Oaks, a multi-family building at 59 Doe Avenue with building area in a

Lexington NewsAug 19, 2026

Lexington Conservation Board Issues Enforcement Order Over Unauthorized Bedford Street Work

Lexington Conservation Commission orders cleanup after unauthorized work at 231 Bedford Street.

DaltonAug 19, 2026

Dalton Conservation Commission approves alternate as voting member

Dalton Conservation Commission approves alternate as voting member. The commission unanimously seated Mike Carrier as a voting member for the August 18 meeting and discussed fall programming including a Master Gardener talk September 15 on garden preparation and a trail walk at Forest Lake State

Middlesex County NewsAug 19, 2026

Boxborough conservation board OKs playground redo, beaver bridge fix

Boxborough Conservation Commission clears playground fix, declares beaver bridge emergency.

Barnstable NewsAug 18, 2026

Barnstable Conservation Board Agrees to Raise Mitigation Fee to $25

Barnstable Conservation Commission agrees to raise its wetland mitigation fee sevenfold, from $3.50 to $25 a square foot. Conservation Administrator Ed Hoops said the rate hadn't changed since roughly 2006; a consulting wetland scientist told the board other commissions charge $25 to $30.

Rehoboth NewsAug 18, 2026

Rehoboth Conservation Board Approves Six Wetlands Permits

Rehoboth Conservation Commission approves six wetlands cases, hears flooding concerns near proposed wellness facility.

Littleton NewsAug 18, 2026

Littleton conservation board issues two wetlands permits, seeks lake funds

Littleton conservation board backs $118,000 in lake herbicide funding, two wetlands permits.

Middlesex County NewsAug 18, 2026

Littleton conservation board issues two wetlands permits, seeks lake funds

Littleton conservation board backs $118,000 in lake herbicide funding, two wetlands permits.

Bristol County NewsAug 18, 2026

Rehoboth Conservation Board Approves Six Wetlands Permits

Rehoboth Conservation Commission approves six wetlands cases, hears flooding concerns near proposed wellness facility.

Barnstable County NewsAug 18, 2026

Barnstable Conservation Board Agrees to Raise Mitigation Fee to $25

Barnstable Conservation Commission agrees to raise its wetland mitigation fee sevenfold, from $3.50 to $25 a square foot. Conservation Administrator Ed Hoops said the rate hadn't changed since roughly 2006; a consulting wetland scientist told the board other commissions charge $25 to $30.

Middlesex County NewsAug 18, 2026

Westford Conservation Commission Seeks New Volunteer Member

Westford's Conservation Commission is recruiting a new volunteer member, the town's latest board opening this month. The News & Announcements page carried the notice without a stated deadline, while J.V. Fletcher Library drew residents to a Zoom talk Tuesday, August 18, on the history o…

Westford NewsAug 18, 2026

Westford Conservation Commission Seeks New Volunteer Member

Westford's Conservation Commission is recruiting a new volunteer member, the town's latest board opening this month. The News & Announcements page carried the notice without a stated deadline, while J.V. Fletcher Library drew residents to a Zoom talk Tuesday, August 18, on the history o…

BowAug 17, 2026

Bow Conservation Commission approves Robertson Trail construction

Bow Conservation Commission advances Robertson Trail bridge project ahead of August construction start date. Chair Sandy Crystall reported construction on the trail bridge is set to begin August 28, with volunteers assisting August 24 to unload materials. The Commission voted 4-1 to approve a

Sandwich NewsAug 17, 2026

Sandwich Seeks Volunteer for Conservation Commission Ahead of Wednesday Meeting

Sandwich is recruiting a volunteer for its Conservation Commission ahead of the board's Wednesday, Aug. 19 meeting. The town is asking residents interested in serving as an Alternate/Associate Member to submit a Talent Bank Form, a role that carries a hand in reviewing protections for S…

Barnstable County NewsAug 17, 2026

Sandwich Seeks Volunteer for Conservation Commission Ahead of Wednesday Meeting

Sandwich is recruiting a volunteer for its Conservation Commission ahead of the board's Wednesday, Aug. 19 meeting. The town is asking residents interested in serving as an Alternate/Associate Member to submit a Talent Bank Form, a role that carries a hand in reviewing protections for S…

Worcester County NewsAug 17, 2026

Southborough Conservation Commission Revises Summer Meeting Schedule

Southborough's Conservation Commission has revised its summer meeting schedule, the town announced this week. The change was posted to the town's website among its News & Spotlights updates, though no further detail on the new dates was included. Separately, the Elementary School Buildi…

Southborough NewsAug 17, 2026

Southborough Conservation Commission Revises Summer Meeting Schedule

Southborough's Conservation Commission has revised its summer meeting schedule, the town announced this week. The change was posted to the town's website among its News & Spotlights updates, though no further detail on the new dates was included. Separately, the Elementary School Buildi…

Norfolk County NewsAug 16, 2026

Dover Conservation Commission Schedules Aug. 26 Meeting

Dover's Conservation Commission added a new date to the late-summer town calendar, scheduling a meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 26. The addition comes as the town's ongoing initiatives, including its drought restrictions and housing survey, continue without new developments reported in the …

Dover NewsAug 16, 2026

Dover Conservation Commission Schedules Aug. 26 Meeting

Dover's Conservation Commission added a new date to the late-summer town calendar, scheduling a meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 26. The addition comes as the town's ongoing initiatives, including its drought restrictions and housing survey, continue without new developments reported in the …

Middlesex County NewsAug 16, 2026

Ashby Conservation Commission Sets Virtual Meeting For August 18

Ashby's Conservation Commission will hold a virtual meeting on August 18 to review agenda items posted this week, per the town website. The session runs at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom, with connection details available on the Conservation Commission's town page. A day later, the Ashby Free Publ…

Ashby NewsAug 16, 2026

Ashby Conservation Commission Sets Virtual Meeting For August 18

Ashby's Conservation Commission will hold a virtual meeting on August 18 to review agenda items posted this week, per the town website. The session runs at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom, with connection details available on the Conservation Commission's town page. A day later, the Ashby Free Publ…

Billerica NewsAug 14, 2026

Billerica CPC Approves $55,000 Out of Cycle for Trail Study and Conservation Trust

Billerica Community Preservation Committee approves $55,000 out of cycle for trail connectivity study and Conservation Commission deed work.

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