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Flash Flood Watch Prompts Warnings For Waltham Residents

A flash flood watch and warnings of a potentially "life-threatening flood event" put Waltham residents on alert this week. Waltham Patch reported that tropical downpours could bring more than seven inches of rain to parts of Massachusetts, with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected thro…

Waltham's Veralto Posts $241 Million Second-Quarter Profit

Waltham-based Veralto Corporation posted a strong second quarter, reporting $241 million in profit, per a national earnings report picked up by NewsTimes. The company, headquartered in the city, is one of several Waltham-area scientific and life-sciences firms drawing outside business a…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

Three Waltham-resident obituaries were published this week: Hernandez-Saez, Ramon Alfredo (also listed as Raymond A. Saez), age 53, died July 20; Fournier, Wendy K. (Poulos), age 65, died July 21; and Horan, Abigail "Abby," age 74, died July 23. All three notices were sourced from Echov…

Waltham Home Prices Span $610,000 to $1.3 Million With $800,000 Median

Waltham recorded 15 property sales between June 26 and July 25, with 11 disclosing a price ranging from $610,000 to $1,331,000 and a median of $800,000. The month's top sale was a condo at 22 Grove St. Unit 2, which sold for $1,331,000 to Christopher Sambataro and Eve Gordon from the De…

Gore Place Sets Annual Corn Roast for August 13

Gore Place will host its annual Corn Roast on August 13, drawing families with fresh corn, live music, ice cream and a beer garden. Meanwhile, several Waltham-headquartered companies made national business news this week: Thermo Fisher Scientific raised its 2026 adjusted profit forecast…

Waltham Disclosed Home Prices Hold At $780,750 Median Through Mid-July

Waltham recorded 15 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds filings. Eight sales disclosed a price, ranging from $432,000 to $985,000, with a median of $780,750. The month's top sale was 66 Phillips Circle at $985,000, sold by Edwar…

Cresa Completes BPGbio's Relocation to 300 Third Avenue

Cresa completed BPGbio's relocation to a 70,000-square-foot space at 300 Third Avenue in Waltham this week. The move, handled by Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams, brings a substantial new commercial occupant to the Third Avenue corridor, according …

BPGbio Completes Move Into New 70,000-Square-Foot Waltham Office

BPGbio moves into new 70,000-square-foot office at 300 Third Ave. as Cresa completes the relocation. The biotechnology company's move, overseen by Cresa's Transaction Management and Project & Development Services teams, adds a sizable tenant to Waltham's Third Avenue office corridor, ac…

Waltham June Home Prices Hold Above $790,000 With Median Reaching $870,000

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Waltham between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with seven of those transfers carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $790,000 to $1,215,000 and a median of $870,000. The month's highest transaction was a condominium at 249 Robbins St., Unit 2, which sold …

Waltham School Committee Unanimously Approves FY27 School Budget

Waltham School Committee approves FY27 school budget 5-0 and reviews state-required growth plan.

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