The Hamilton Select Board decided against closing Union Street for Halloween trick-or-treating, opting for an extra police patrol instead, and declined to authorize a League of Women Voters banner at Patton Park.
Danvers Select Board approved a Chick-fil-A license and sent five zoning articles to the planning board.
The Nahant Select Board voted unanimously to close its meeting behind closed doors to weigh litigation strategy over Northeastern University's Marine Science Center at 430 Nahant Road.
Swampscott's Select Board apologized and adopted a new government-speech policy after backlash over two rainbow crosswalks painted black during fall maintenance.
Hamilton's Select Board sorted through $2.8 million in one-time town revenue and tabled a tennis-court sign request for lack of a majority.
Groveland's Select Board heard a housing trust primer and debated a field-group outreach plan, taking no vote on either.
Lynn councilors voted 11-0 to set a 90-day review timeline for the city's Flock license-plate camera program.
The Lynn City Council confirmed two expanded city hall leadership posts and adopted a drug paraphernalia ordinance in a 9-1 vote.
Swampscott's Select Board split 3-2 on a bid to seek Community Preservation funding toward buying the St. John's parking lot at 187 Humphrey Street.
Wenham Select Board voted to evict the Iron Rail Scout Barn's second-floor tenant with 90 days' notice, opening a path to close the aging building within two years.
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