In the backdrop of a worldwide pandemic, after years of patience and uncertainty, one vote by Waltham City’s Council this week has made one thing certain: Waltham will continue to have a farm for generations to come. After years of negotiations, the Waltham City Council voted unanimously—except for a recused vote—to approve the purchase of…
The city council approved Mayor Jeannette McCarthy's agreement to buy the southern portion of the UMass Field Station on Beaver Street, Monday for $17.4 million. Last year the council voted to use $14 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding to buy the property, and then this week approved an additional $3.4 million to buy…
Stroll along the paved MCRT pathway with us to lunch at Not Your Average Joe’s in the Market Basket complex. We’ll check out nature along the way and back, looking for historic features from the old railroad on which the trail now sits. Indicate you are part of Not Your Average Cause #1 , and we get 15% of your food sale - Click HERE to view Fundraiser Sheet
Enjoy food at or from NYAJ’s any Tuesday in September, indicate you are part of Not Your Average Joe's Cause #1 by showing this certificate , and the WLT gets 15% of your food sale. Valid for lunch, dinner, snacks, dine in, and phone-in take-out orders (not on online orders nor delivery). They have a lovely outdoor patio!
*Our MCRT History Walk is being postponed to September 27, 2026. Same time and meeting spot for those who registered. Sorry for the last-minute change, but due to the unexpected heavy rain, we had no choice but to postpone. Thank you for your understanding. Learn about the history of the railway on which the Mass Central Rail Trail now sits!
Celebrate Halloween with a spooktacular day on the trails! The Waltham Land Trust invites you to celebrate Halloween in the best way possible — moving through nature, in costume (if it’s safe to run in), and helping protect Waltham’s beautiful open spaces. Since 2013, our Western Greenway 5K has brought together people of all ages to enjoy 3.1 miles of gorgeous fall scenery. The course winds through Beaver Brook North Reservation and Rock Meadow, with stunning views of cattail marshes, forests, vernal pools, and open meadows.
BY EMILY SZCZYPEK ● AROUND TOWN ● JULY 30, 2026 Photo featuring: Stacey Daley, Dee Kricker, and Sonja Wadman. Twenty-six people gathered at Waltham Fields Community Farm on July 23 for an evening of local history, birdwatching and farm-fresh refreshments at the farm’s annual history walk and talk.