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Swampscott Planning Board approves ADU and roof expansion, delays Puritan Road decision

SWAMPSCOTT -- May 11, 2026, Swampscott Planning Board approves two residential special permits and flags zoning gap putting Humphrey Street storefronts at risk. The board voted 4-0 at its May 11 meeting to grant a site plan special permit for an 828-square-foot accessible ADU addition at 3 Robin

Woburn panel advances gym, dog kennel permits; keeps Franklin Street rebuild in committee

GROVELAND -- May 11, 2026, Woburn's Committee on Special Permits advanced two petitions to the full City Council and kept two others in committee at its May 11 session. The panel, chaired by Councilor Charles Viola in the absence of Chair Councilor Marissa Bruin, voted unanimously to send a

Newbury Select Board raises building permit fees for first time in a decade

NEWBURY -- May 8, 2026, Newbury Select Board approves first building permit fee increase in roughly 10 years, projects $20,000 in new annual revenue. The board voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a revised fee schedule submitted by the building inspector, who used the town's PermitLink software to benchmark

Concord Finance Committee Assigns Liaisons, Tables Subcommittee Vote Until June

SWAMPSCOTT -- May 7, 2026, Concord Finance Committee holds organizational meeting, receives bond sale news. The committee convened May 7 for its first post-town meeting session, welcoming two new members, Rita Rich, a former Bank of Boston investment banker, and Don Parker, a Harvard public policy lecturer and former school

Gloucester Planning Board Continues 40-Unit Main Street Project Review to May 21

GLOUCESTER -- May 7, 2026, Gloucester Planning Board unanimously delays review of 40-unit mixed-use project at 150 Main Street. The board voted 6-0 at its May 7 meeting to continue the major project special permit application filed by Gloucester, Maine, LLC, covering Assessor's Map 8, Lot