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Waltham restaurants launched Restaurant Week this weekend, giving diners about 10 days to sample discounted menus, including deals on free pizza and meals as low as $8, according to Waltham Patch. The outlet's report, headlined "Get A Free Pizza, $8 Meals In This MA City For Restaurant …

Four new Waltham firefighters graduated the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week, joining the department's frontline ranks. The city announced Friday that Firefighters Falzone, Leonard, Shanley and Sullivan completed the academy's 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Progr…

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…

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…