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Last 14 days

• Planning Board chair challenges Town Meeting motion order on zoning. Natick's Planning Board continued two zoning hearings and the 0 Pleasant Street subdivision hearing while its chair questioned who should make the main motion on zoning articles at Town Meeting. An engineer also described a revised culvert design for the site.Natick News
• Select Board takes up Cochituate Street bridge parking signs. Natick's Select Board weighed the no-parking signs on the Cochituate Street bridge after town counsel raised whether the town can regulate parking on an unaccepted road. The board also heard two irrigation-related water bill appeals.Natick News
• School Committee takes up 2027-28 school calendar. Natick's School Committee worked through start and end dates for the 2027-28 school year, with the high school principal warning that an early-June finish would stack graduation, MCAS and exam half days. Members also looked at the longer-range calendar and a June attendance dip.Natick News
• Bacon Free Library recommends 1988 film Midnight Run. The Bacon Free Library is pointing movie fans to Midnight Run, the 1988 comedy-action thriller, which is available on DVD. The film's soundtrack can also be streamed through Hoopla.Natick News
• David Linsky wins reelection to 5th Middlesex House seat. State Rep. David Linsky won another term in the 5th Middlesex District, defeating Republican challenger Luisa Cestari, according to MetroWest Daily News.MetroWest Daily News
• Natick obituary notices, October 26 through November 1. Two obituaries this week connect to Natick: Pamela Ruth Oakley, 77, who died October 27, and Morton Robert Breen, 91, of Ashland, formerly of Natick and Boston, who died October 30.Natick News
• MA voters keep pot shops, stricter gun controls, party primaries. Patch reports Massachusetts voters chose to keep marijuana shops, stricter gun controls and party primaries on a ballot with a record-tying nine citizen initiatives.Natick Patch
• Healey and Markey win re-election, AP projects. Patch reports the Associated Press projected Gov. Maura Healey and Sen. Ed Markey as winners shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m., with Democrats sweeping statewide.Natick Patch
• MetroWest live results: 5th Middlesex and other races. MetroWest Daily News is running live Election Day results. Most area candidates ran unopposed, but Rep. David Linskey and Sen. Jamie Eldridge each drew challengers.MetroWest Daily News
• October deed data show wide price gap in Natick. A Natick News review of October real estate deeds found a six-figure gap between the town's priciest and most affordable home sales last month.Natick News
• Natick early voting turnout hits 29.3 percent. MetroWest Daily News reports Natick recorded 29.3 percent early voter turnout ahead of Tuesday's election, with mail-in ballots still being processed across the region.MetroWest Daily News
• October deed data reveals six-figure sales gap. Natick News reviewed every home sale recorded in October and found a six-figure spread between the priciest property and the least expensive one, a gap that raises questions about affordability in town.Natick News
• Patch flags candidate's alleged double voting. Natick Patch's morning newsletter raised questions about a candidate's alleged double voting, without providing further details in the available preview, according to Patch.Natick Patch
• Town Meeting debates funding for South Natick river parks. Natick Town Meeting weighed significant Community Preservation Act funding for two riverside parks in South Natick, fending off both a motion to refer the question back to committee and a bid to postpone it indefinitely.Natick News
• Select Board weighs letter opposing MWRA sewer cost split. The Natick Select Board took up a letter opposing the MWRA's proposed sewer-cost split while remaining divided on which overflow plan the region should pursue, as Fire Chief Furski separately flagged a costly replacement need for South Natick's aging Fire Station 2.Natick News
• Patch flags double-voting allegation before election. Natick Patch reported questions about a candidate's alleged double voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election.Natick Patch
• Town meeting approves $1.24 million for river parks. Natick Town Meeting took up Community Preservation Act funding for two South Natick riverside parks, Grove Park and a multipurpose area along the Charles River, after rejecting motions to refer or indefinitely postpone the article.Natick News
• Select board sends MWRA sewer cost objection letter. The Natick Select Board weighed a letter to the MWRA opposing its proposed sewer-cost split, as staff warned Natick's sewer assessment could rise under a cheaper regional overflow option, and a watershed advocate urged board members to back the stronger plan.Natick News
• School Committee weighs METCO bus monitor, Memorial size. Natick's School Committee weighed funding a bus monitor for the district's youngest METCO riders, who commute over two hours daily between Boston and Natick, while revisiting Memorial School's rebuilt enrollment figures that one member called "the third rail" for future redistricting.Natick News
• ZBA takes up corner-lot setback dispute on Concord Street. Natick's Zoning Board of Appeals took up a dispute over whether corner lots have a rear yard, with attorney Norm Orban arguing the bylaw requires roughly a 30-foot setback for a proposed 6 Concord Street duplex instead of 13 feet.Natick News
• Youth basketball wraps open gyms, nears registration deadline. Natick Youth Basketball ran free open gyms for travel players in grades 4-8 at Kennedy Middle School through October 28, alongside a final push to register for Intramural Basketball by the same deadline, with new uniforms partly subsidized this season.Natick News
• Obituaries for the week of October 19-25. This week's obituary notices for Natick include Daniel R. San Clemente, 68, a Natick High School graduate who later lived in Medway, who died October 21, and Lorraine M. Fogerty, 79, of Natick, who died October 22.Natick News
• Youth basketball opens free travel open gyms this week. Natick Youth Basketball is holding free, no-registration open gyms for travel players in grades 4-8 at Kennedy Middle School through Oct. 28, as the group also pushes a final call for intramural registration and rolls out new travel uniforms this season.Natick News
• Town meetings this week include Memorial, Johnson talks. Natick Report previewed this week's town government meetings, noting a continued Fall Town Meeting, a Memorial School update, a Johnson Elementary reuse workshop, and continued talk of the fire station's future.Natick Report
• Home sales show $330,000 spread in early fall filings. Natick News reviewed early fall deed filings and found home sale prices across town varied widely, with a $330,000 gap between the highest and lowest recorded transactions.Natick News
• Early voting draws Natick residents over the weekend. Natick Patch reported that early voting for the November 3 election drew residents to Morse Institute Library over the weekend ahead of additional weekday sessions.Natick Patch
• Early voting 2026 is on for the weekend in Natick. Natick Patch reports early voting continues through the weekend ahead of Election Day, with voters able to cast ballots at Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street.Natick Patch

Coming up

• Mon, Nov 9: Recreation and Parks Commission meets Monday. The Recreation and Parks Commission meets Monday, Nov. 9. No time is listed.Natick Recreation

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