(20-MAY-26) The 244th Boxborough Annual Town Meeting (ATM) was called to order by Town Moderator Dennis Reip at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday May 19 with roughly 160 intrepid voters plus town staff in attendance in a very steamy Blanchard Memorial School gymnasium. 

When the meeting ended three hours later, the budget and 47 other articles had been passed, most as part of consent agendas. No articles failed; out of the fifty articles in the warrant, 48 were passed and one was “passed over” with no action taken. Article 1 is the election of town officers, which will take place on June 2...  continue reading

20-MAY-26) It’s Spring in Boxborough, and that means the Public Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee (PCCC) has been busy planning two town parades: the annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 and the annual Fifer’s Day parade on Saturday, June 20. 

PCCC members coordinate with town staff, volunteers, and community groups to organize these back-to-back parades in May and June, which feature both Boxborough Police and Fire Departments, Select Board members, state representatives, Boxborough Minutemen, Boxborough scouting groups, and the Blanchard band under the direction of Chris Baird...  continue reading

(20-MAY-26) On Tuesday, June 2, Boxborough voters will go to the polls to fill ten town positions. Offices on this year’s ballot are Select Board (two seats), School Committee (two seats), Planning Board (two seats), Library Trustees (two seats), Board of Health (one seat), and Town Moderator (one seat). There are contested races for Select Board, School Committee, and Planning Board, with three candidates running for two seats in each race.

Boxborough News reached out to all thirteen candidates and asked them to answer the question “Why are you running?” in 150 words or less... continue reading

(14-May-26) Nate Kim, an Acton-Boxborough Regional High School junior from Boxborough, has won the Congressional Art Competition for the Massachusetts Third Congressional District. 

Each Spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. 

Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries...continue reading

(14-MAY-26) FreeBee Market, Boxborough’s volunteer-run food rescue initiative, will launch its sixth consecutive season on Saturday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m. at UCC Boxborough on Mass Ave.

This year's season features a later start date and a restructured calendar due to positive shifts in the regional food security network...  continue reading