Westford Town Manager Kris Las has resigned effective September 30, 2026, to become Deputy Town Manager in Shrewsbury. After just over three years of dedicated service, Las handled contentious issues with patience and an even temperament. She departs amid growing fiscal pressures from a structural deficit and limited revenue options.

Massachusetts Senate’s economic development bill would force towns to allow duplexes “as-of-right” on all residential lots, ending single-family zoning protections. Two years after ADU mandates, this next step aims to boost density and affordability—but critics see it as another erosion of suburban neighborhoods and local control to meet the state’s 222,000-unit goal by 2035.