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On Tuesday, May 6, I called a citizens input hearing before the City Council’s Economic Development Committee to learn more about the city’s inflow and infiltration (I&I) policies, in response […]

Local lawmakers rejoiced Monday after an environmental bond bill, which includes funding for an urban sustainability center in Waltham, was passed out of a legislative committee. The $1.7 billion bond

The City Council gave a nod of approval to Mayor Jeannette McCarthy Monday night, permitting her to sign off on terms set by the state for the acquisition of the

The city of Waltham has been party to a consent agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for several years to resolve a critical environmental issue and infrastructure shortfall

Mayor McCarthy and I agree that Waltham’s downtown is in a state of disrepair and requires immediate attention. Unfortunately, the path to get there is where we disagree. The mayor

State Rep. Thomas Stanley, D-Waltham, is banding with the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP) to try to restore funding to the state’s Housing Consumer Education Centers, a front-line housing resource

For some time now many residents have asked: What is going on with the Fernald property? In the interest of transparency, I write to inform the public. The Commonwealth of

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Attorney General Martha Coakley today announced a comprehensive domestic violence bill which creates new criminal offenses and elevated penalties, boosts prevention efforts and seeks

After two high-profile domestic violence cases in my district, including one domestic violence homicide, as well as several others across the state in 2013, it is imperative that the Legislature

Waltham’s legislators have announced a local aid agreement for fiscal 2015. The plan, which covers unrestricted general government aid and Chapter 70 education aid, guarantees a roughly $125 million boost