Residential tax rates rose in 109 Massachusetts communities for fiscal 2026, per a new Patch report on tax bills statewide. The analysis, titled "Here Are The Highest, Lowest Property Tax Bills In MA" and published Friday, ranks towns including Waltham on how much homeowners now owe com…
Waltham election officials are reminding residents of key dates ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary. The city's News Flash feed posted the reminder Wednesday, pointing voters to details on the upcoming Massachusetts primary without specifying registration deadlines in the alert itself. S…
Waltham's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted relief in all four cases on Tuesday's docket.
State health officials issued a cyanobacteria advisory for the Charles River upstream of Waltham on Aug. 18. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health advisory covers river sections touching Newton, Needham, Dedham and West Roxbury, the town's News Flash reported, and asks residents…
Anduril Industries is advertising senior engineering jobs paying up to $191,000 in Waltham as the defense tech firm expands its local footprint. According to a NewsBreak report titled "Waltham IT Hiring Now: Multiple Senior Tech Roles $160K+," the openings include a Lead Systems Enginee…
One Waltham obituary was published this week: Gisbourne, Helen A., 98, whose services are being handled by Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels Waltham. Full details are available via Echovita.
Waltham recorded 16 property deeds between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only nine had a sale price recorded, ranging from $660,000 to $5,479,000 with a median of $900,000. The month's top transaction was 20 Weston St, which sold for $5,479,000 on July 20 in an LLC-to-LLC deal, followed by 37 River St at
The Waltham Conservation Commission approved a watershed stormwater plan and pressed the city over an unresolved conservation restriction.
Waltham Conservation Commission approves stormwater system at 153 Second Ave. The commission issued a Positive 2B / Negative 3 determination allowing installation of an underground stormwater management system with a condition that the operations and maintenance plan be recorded at the registry of
The Waltham Historical Commission split 3-2 against waiving a one-year demolition delay for a 140-year-old house at 63 Greenwood Lane, while unanimously clearing demolition of a fire-damaged building at 893-897 Main Street.