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2 weeks ago | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - The liquor license showdown between the Woburn License Commission and two downtown restaurants (the Dog House Bar & Grill LLC at 434 Main St. and the Taste of Brazil dba Tuda Na Brasa at 414 Main St. in the heart of Woburn Center) came to a head in recent days concerning whether the All Alcohol licenses revocation by the City of Woburn remained in effect after an April 17 decision.
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1 month ago | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - Mayor Michael Concannon has gotten a year behind him and has aligned a host of projects to be addressed and has cited a strong spirit of harmony in City Hall with department heads and employees, along with a working relationship with individuals and working groups within the city.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - The confusing status of two 2025 liquor licenses took another turn over the weekend with City Solicitor Mark Salvati calling for a special meeing on Thursday of this week in City Hall at 5 p.m.In turn, the three-member License Commission agreed to the special meeting. A public hearing was scheduled at the last License Commission meeting for Thursday, Feb. 20 on advice given by Salvati.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - The high-profile Dog House restaurant and Taste of Brazil restaurant in the heart of downtown Woburn Center will have to appear before the three-member License Commission if they want to get their 2025 restaurant liquor license and other licenses after the three-member License Commission has refused to allow licenses for 2025.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
The now-traditional Middlesex East Santa campaign is ready to collect and give this holiday season. For over 35 years, the fundraising efforts in the nine Middlesex East communities have been strong, with residents generously supporting the Salvation Army. These donations, both big and small, have made a meaningful impact, helping families in need during the holiday season.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - Long-time Woburn Redevelopment Chairman Donald P. Queenin has resigned from the board and his chairman’s position on the five-member WRA board. Queenin, who has a long history of serving on city boards, has been a constant figure at all WRA meetings but was conspicuously absent at the last WRA board meeting on Wednesday, October 23. Queenin is the lone appointee of the Massachusetts governor, as the other four members are appointees of the city’s mayor.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - The Woburn Redevelopment Authority is back with a reinvigoration of energy to two popular areas in their 60-plus years of economic development: namely the downtown business area and the regional area with New Boston Street development priorities on their list. At a recent meeting, the WRA heard from new Economic Development Manager Casey Hagerty who has been on the job for a year now and new WRA Executive Director John Cashelll, a Woburn native with prior Woburn governmental experience.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WOBURN - Where’s it all going? The city of Woburn through its Engineer Department has conducted a first of its kind public hearing on having a bikeway/walkway from the downtown area at Library Park to north of Ferullo Field in North Woburn at the Woburn Public Library last night week with a main attempt to receive public opinion on the project. In all, some 50-plus residents showed for the event - a one hour-plus event with a lot of detail involved.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
WINCHESTER - The Town of Winchester’s Public Retirement fund took a major hit last year due to the impact from COVID on their investments, which took away any chance of a gain at all. The 2022 report on investments for their year showed a -10.73 loss - a figure consistent with statewide retirement systems. In turn, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission expressed hope of a major turnaround for the year 2023.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
homenewshere.com | Jim Haggerty
He’s at it again: the Middlesex East Santa!A fixture for decades in the Middlesex East communities has been the M.E. Santa, a figure developed by community newspapers in this area to bolster the fundraising for the Salvation Army’s person of the season to make for a happier Christmas holiday for many.
