by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The latest bids for installing sewers in the beach communities came in under budget, putting the project on track even as many residents continue to oppose the plans as both overpriced and unnecessary. The town has struggled for more than a decade to settle on a plan...
by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Tilcon is proposing a zoning change that would allow it to expand its basalt quarry operations by another 83 acres. The proposal would rezone parts of Long Swamp Road and Nike Road from a residential zone to a quarry zone. According to an agenda for the Planning and...
by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The state Department of Transportation plans to construct a new maintenance facility on state land at 900 Boston Post Road East. DOT spokesperson Joe Cooper said the contract for the work is expected to be awarded by late March. Construction is expected to begin this...
by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
City Engineer Abdul Quadir said the project “was ready to go to bid in 2005 but due to lack of funding has been postponed many times.” Quadir said the culvert has poor subsurface conditions and extensive piling — the installation of new columns — will be...
by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
The hearing will take place during the next Operations Committee meeting March 20. The rehabilitation of the bridge was estimated to cost $6.7 million, according to a report from construction and engineering firm BL Companies. The bridge was built in 1888 and closed...
by Kimberly Glassman | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Northern Middlesex YMCA is getting closer to raising the millions it needs to renovate its historic building, transforming it into a modern, state-of-the-art community center. So far, the All Together Better campaign has garnered about $15 million in state, local...