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Weston Historical Commission Amends Hayfields Preservation Restriction Insurance Requirement

WESTON — May 20, 2026 — Weston Historical Commission votes unanimously to fix an uninsurable preservation deed restriction at the historic Hayfields property. The commission held a brief emergency remote meeting May 20 to address a clause in the preservation deed restriction at 823 Boston Post Road requiring the Town of Weston

Weston Traffic Committee Takes Public Fire Over Route 30 Shared-Use Path Design

WESTON — May 19, 2026 — Weston residents packed a second listening session on the Route 30 shared-use path project, voicing broad opposition to a design that would remove 360 trees and cost up to $19 million in state funds. Consultant Bridget Myers of Howard Stein Hudson presented the 75-percent

Weston Route 30 Path Draws Heated Debate at 75% Design Listening Session

WESTON — May 14, 2026 — Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee faced sharp public pushback at a May 14 listening session on the 75% design for a Route 30 shared-use path. Consultant Bridget Myers of lead design firm HSH presented a plan calling for a 10-foot two-way

Weston Seats Five-Member Select Board for First Time, Reorganizes Leadership

WESTON — May 13, 2026 — Weston convened the first-ever meeting of its five-member Select Board on May 12, a change enabled by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature. Town Manager Leon Gaumond, recapping the meeting in his Select Board Rewind program, described the occasion as "a very

Weston Select Board Reorganizes, Approves Fiske Law Office Lease and Historic Restriction Fix

WESTON — May 12, 2026 — Weston's newly reorganized Select Board approved a special permit for the long-vacant Fiske Law Office and moved to fix an insurance impasse blocking the sale of a historic home. John F. McDonald was elected Chair and Alfred L. Aydelott was confirmed as Clerk

Weston Conservation Commission Defers Golf Course Pesticide Dispute to May 26 Hearing

WESTON — May 12, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission defers Weston Golf Club pesticide dispute to a May 26 amendment hearing. The commission, chaired by Rees Tulloss, spent the majority of its May 12 Zoom meeting debating whether to relax a standard perpetual condition in a recently issued Order of Conditions that

Weston Unified Plan Committee Approves Land Use Draft, Deadlocks on Housing Vision

WESTON — May 11, 2026 — Weston's Unified Plan Committee approved its land use draft but could not resolve a fundamental housing policy split at its May 11 meeting. Subcommittee member Bob Engler told the committee he had been unable to produce a unified housing draft, proposing instead that the

Weston Historical Commission Approves Bell Tower Repairs, Eight Hemlock Road Renovations

WESTON — May 5, 2026 — Weston's Historical Commission approved repairs to St. Julia's Church bell tower and advanced a scaled-back renovation at a historic Boston Post Road property at its May 5 meeting, while a looming insurance dispute threatened to derail the sale of an 1757

Weston voters approve $3.1 million to design new fire station off Wellesley Street

WESTON — May 4, 2026 — Weston town meeting backs $3.1 million for new fire station design, 204-72. Select Board member Tom Palmer told voters the recommended station at "Field 13" near Wellesley Street would cost $34 million to $38 million to build, against a $67 million estimate

Weston Select Board Authorizes Negotiations to Sell Case Building Properties

WESTON — May 1, 2026 — Weston Select Board advances Case Building sale negotiations and backs remote town meeting pilot. At the April 29 meeting, the board voted to enter formal negotiations with preferred bidders for the Case Building properties, which are expected to be redeveloped as single-family homes, and separately

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