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Woburn Construction Project Raises Health Concerns

Apr 16, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

State legislators in Woburn and Wilmington wrote to the Massachuetts Department of Environmental Protection raising health concerns of a housing construction project.

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Blasting Begins at Woburn Housing Development

Apr 11, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

Maine Drilling & Blasting has been criticized in the past for not following regulations or assisting homeowners who suffered damage to their property.

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Winchester Looks At Next Step to Increase Affordable Housing

Apr 10, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

Town Meeting will be voting on whether they should create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund, to help Winchester increase affordable housing in the town.

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Construction to Begin on Woburn Mall This Summer, Traffic a Concern

Mar 28, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

Only one business remains in the Woburn Mall, as construction is set to begin.

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Wakefield Looks to Revitalize Downtown

Mar 13, 2019 ● By Lisa Redmond

The next meeting will be held on March 21. What do you want to see improved in the downtown?

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State Ignores Woburn's Concerns; Gives Housing Project Green Light

Feb 10, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

The project is expected to take more than three years to complete, with the first 12 months focused on blasting and removing nearly half a million cubic yards of material and waste.

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Reading Debates Affordable Housing Developments

Jan 31, 2019 ● By Lisa Redmond

Residents were critical of the lack of "openness and transparency" for the Reading Village project, while traffic concerns were the focus of the Eaton/Lakeview discussion.

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Battle for Affordable Housing Project in Winchester Nears Conclusion

Jan 30, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

The 96-unit, affordable housing project proposed for 416 Cambridge Street has been tied up in the court system for nearly three years.

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Wakefield To 'Strongly Consider' Reading's Concerns with Housing Project

Jan 16, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

The affordable housing project in Wakefield could bring 190 units to the Reading border.

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Wakefield Housing Development Concerns Reading Officials

Jan 07, 2019 ● By Dan Marra

The 190-unit 40B project will be built along the Reading/Wakefield town line.

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Housing Complex Will Bring 190 Units to Wakefield

Dec 13, 2018 ● By Christa Case Bryant

The complex, which will all be rental units, will get Wakefield to the 10 percent affordable housing number required by the state.

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Woburn Mall to Get a New Look

Nov 02, 2018 ● By Dan Marra

The Woburn Mall will be completely renovated, renamed to the Woburn Village and transformed to an outdoor urban village with a 400-unit housing complex.

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Split Tax Rate Irks Reading Business Community

Oct 23, 2018 ● By Dan Marra

The Board increased the commercial rate, citing equity and fairness as the driving factors.

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Reading Looking to Grow Its Commercial Base

Oct 11, 2018 ● By Dan Marra

Through the creation of urban villages, Reading hopes to increase businesses in the downtown area.

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Housing Development Proposed for Downtown Winchester

Sep 26, 2018 ● By Dan Marra

The proposed plan would create 32 housing units, including five affordable units in the downtown area.

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Winchester Attempts to Tackle Lack of Affordable Housing

Sep 19, 2018 ● By Dan Marra

With only 1.9 percent of its units affordable, Winchester is in the bottom 10 percent of communities in the state.

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Local Landmark To be Converted to Condos

Sep 07, 2018 ● By Katie Lovett

Unable to find an owner to keep it open, Stoneham's Dairy Dome was sold to a developer.

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Former Bodybuilder Opens Super Food Cafe in Wakefield

Sep 05, 2018 ● By Tracee Herbaugh

The former college swimmer opened the health food cafe in honor of her late father.

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Wakefield Organization Tries to Bring Customers Back to Downtown

Aug 25, 2018 ● By Christa Case Bryant

The nonprofit Wakefield Main Streets has brought new benches and tree lighting to downtown, with kiosks soon to follow. But some say it’s too little, too late – or too tacky.

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