Middlesex Properties News

Hearings to continue on proposed Target near Lexington line
The Gutierrez Company has slowed down efforts to seek a zoning change to make way for a Target store on a 15-acre site on Wheeler Road just off Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington near the Lexington line.

Fitchburg-area towns won't get repaid for costs of October snow removal
Fitchburg-area communities are not eligible for federal reimbursement of snow-removal costs from the late-October snowstorm.

FEMA: Greater Lowell not eligible for snow-removal costs from Oct. storm
Greater Lowell communities are not eligible for federal reimbursement of snow-removal costs from the late-October snowstorm.

When it comes to furniture making, Vermont is a player
Artist Ruth Pope uses recycled materials in much of her work, such as furniture (left) and clocks (rear). Seen in her studio in Middlesex on Thursday, January 19, 2012. / GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press

Target proposal on the table
Traffic and timing dominated the discussion at the Jan. 5 Planning Board standing-room-only meeting where the Gutierrez Company continued its request to re-zone a 15-acre site just off Middlesex Turnpike to make way for a Target store.

Billerica business considers options in wake of noise ordinance ruling
A Billerica business accused of violating local noise ordinance will try to work with neighbors and the town to find a solution, but is considering appealing the town’s decision in Middlesex Superior Court, said Empire Recycling CEO Joseph Motzkin. Empire has until the end of the month to come up with a plan and five days after that to implement it.

Foes vow to appeal Belmont Uplands ruling
A coalition of homeowners and environmental activists battling to stop development of a prized tract of Belmont woodland is vowing to fight on despite a setback in state court. A Middlesex County Superior Court judge last month rejected an appeal of a decision by state regulators to give a green light to a $70 million housing development planned for the Belmont Uplands.

Foes vow to appeal Uplands ruling
A coalition of homeowners and environmental activists battling to stop development of a prized tract of Belmont woodland is vowing to fight on despite a setback in state court. A Middlesex County Superior Court judge last month rejected an appeal of a decision by state regulators to give a green light to a $70 million housing development planned for the Belmont Uplands.