On Monday October 20 the Planning Board will hold a remote meeting beginning at 7 p.m. This will include Public Hearings on 984 and 996 Mass Ave, a 38 Sara's Way site plan review, and a 975 Mass Ave site plan review.
On Wednesday October 22 at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building Auditorium, there will be a Tri-Board Workshop of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee, the Acton Select Board, the Boxborough Select Board, the Acton Finance Committee, and the Boxborough Finance Committee.
Click here for a list of all agendas for the upcoming week, including Zoom links.
Visit boxborough-ma.gov for other calendar and agenda items.
(17-OCT-25) At their meeting on October 16, the Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) authorized consultant Context Architecture to study a new potential site for the town’s new fire station.
The location of the site was not disclosed to the public. Town Administrator Michael Johns reported to the FSBC that a landowner had approached him the day before the meeting with an offer to sell the town a certain piece of land for the fire station... continue reading
(16-Oct-25) The second and final night of the 2025 Boxborough Fall Town Meeting was called to order by Town Moderator Dennis Reip at 7:01 p.m. on Wednesday October 15 in the Parade Room of the Boxboro Regency Hotel with about 120 voters in attendance. The first item of business was Article 5, which proposed amending the town’s zoning bylaw to create a new MBTA Communities Overlay District in which multi-family dwellings are allowed by right...continue reading
(16-Oct-25) At its meeting on Tuesday, September 23, the Boxborough Housing Board (BHB) heard a presentation by David Gasser, Program Director of the Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA). CHAPA oversees more than 1,800 affordable homes across the Commonwealth and collaborates with MassHousing and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)...continue reading
(16-OCT-25) At the Acton Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) School Committee meeting on October 9, Boxborough Vice Chair and AB Forward Steering Committee member Adam Klein shared an update about the AB Forward initiative.
“AB Forward” is a strategic planning and reorganization initiative to “create an updated strategic plan as well as a set of 3-5 actionable options for district reorganization that could guide district operations for the next 5-10 years.” ... continue reading
(16-Oct-25) The Boxborough Recreation Commission (Rec Com) is seeking Community Preservation Act funding to replace playground equipment at Flerra Meadows next year.
The Rec Com recently submitted a preliminary application to the Community Preservation Committee seeking an estimated $310,000 of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to replace the large main playground structure and swing set...continue reading
(15-OCT-25) The 2025 Boxborough Fall Town Meeting was called to order by Town Moderator Dennis Reip at 7:14 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14 in the Parade Room of the Boxboro Regency Hotel with 412 voters and about 30 nonvoters in attendance.
Article 1 of the Fall Town Meeting proposed amending the Town’s zoning bylaw to allow a new ‘Public Safety’ use in all areas of the town... continue reading
(16-Oct-25) On Saturday October 18, approximately twenty small businesses from Boxborough and surrounding towns will gather in the “village center” of Boxborough for a day of community celebration to promote and support local business.
Organized by the Boxborough Economic Development Committee and the Boxborough Office of Land Use and Permitting, Boxborough’s first “Village for a Day” will run on Saturday, October 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m...continue reading
(15-OCT-25) As the pickleball season winds down, players at the Liberty Fields courts are already looking ahead to the spring season, and they have one simple message for Boxborough: come play!
Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that combines elements of racket sports like tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. It is typically played on a smaller court, about a third of the size of a tennis court, with either two or four players using lightweight paddles and a perforated plastic ball... continue reading
(10-OCT-25) Due to rain in the forecast, Diwalifest is now happening on Sunday, Oct 19th at the Sargent Memorial Library, Boxborough (12–4:30 PM).
According to Diwalifest organizer, Deepkia Prakash, "Everything else stays the same — amazing food, performances, and fun activities for all ages!
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Looking for more local news? Curious about issues and events outside of our ten square miles? Our “Outside the Box” page points you to community newspapers and television sites in surrounding towns:
The Acton Exchange
Acton TV
The Harvard Press
The Stow Independent
The Westford CAT
The Concord Bridge
Carlisle Mosquito
The Groton Herald
Littleton Community Television
We look forward to connecting and collaborating more with these publications in the coming year!