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Parks-Recreation Board approves 2026 summer staff wage increases.

Waltham Parks-Recreation Board approves summer wage increases to boost retention. Director Kim Hebert and the seven-member board unanimously backed raises of one dollar per hour for summer assistant directors and specialty supervisors and fifty cents per hour for program instructors and attendants,

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Committee tabled street petition awaiting further action

Waltham Public Works and Public Safety Committee tables street petition discussion. With all five members present, the committee heard from City Attorney Learned regarding outstanding issues on the Blossom Street improvement petition, which involves connecting approximately 140 feet of private Pine

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Government · City Council

Council transfers Lawrence School property to Recreation

Waltham transfers major school property to Recreation Department in a unanimous vote. The City Council voted 15-0 to transfer the Lawrence School building at 258 Trapelo Road to the Recreation Department, potentially enabling mixed-use development with housing and ice skating rinks. Councillor

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