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Next Week at Town Hall
Next Week at Town Hall
Boxborough Town Hall will be closed on Monday January 26 due to the
On Monday August 10 at 7 p.m. the Select Board will hold a public hearing to determine whether to issue a cable television license to Comcast. They will then hold their regular meeting immediately after the hearing. Agenda items include action on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) "charge" document and a "Resident Request Regarding Roadway Water Accumulation at 115 Blanchard Road." The full agenda with a link to the meeting packet can be found at https://www.boxborough-ma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08102026-5027.
On Monday August 10 at 2 p.m. the Council on Aging will host a hybrid meeting. They will hear reports from other town boards and committees, as well as receive a Buzz update.
On Wednesday August 12 at 10 a.m. the Town Clerk and Constable will run a test deck through the two voting machines in preparation for the State Primary Election.
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.
This Week's News
This Week's News
(20-AUG-26) The Boxborough Select Board opened their August 10 meeting with a public hearing regarding the renewal of a cable television license for Comcast. After a presentation from town counsel, KP Law attorney Nicole Costanzo, the Board unanimously approved the license...continue reading
(20-Aug-26) At its meeting on August 13, the Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) heard a “Sustainability Visioning” presentation by consultant Thornton Tomasetti. The presentation walked through five categories of “sustainability opportunities” for the new fire station building -- health and wellbeing; circularity and embodied carbon; resilience and energy efficiency; regenerative site design; and operations and maintenance....continue reading
FEATURES
FEATURES
(6-AUG-26) Lavanya (“Lala”) Selvaraj opened Two Friends Chocolates at 629 Massachusetts Ave in Boxborough in 2020 after starting the business in her Boxborough home in 2016. The business has evolved from making chocolates and hot cocoa to serving up hot and cold “drinking chocolate” as well as “sparkler” cold fruit drinks...continue reading
(6-AUG-26) The Town of Boxborough welcomed Lynda Cajka (pronounced Ch-eye-ka) as the new Principal Assessor in July 2026. The Principal Assessor “is responsible for determining the value of every real and personal property within the Town for the purpose of taxation.”
Cajka comes to Boxborough with considerable experience in both the private and public sectors... continue reading
announcements and events
announcements and events
“Announcements and Events” is a place to learn and share information about community events and announcements in Boxborough and surrounding towns. It also houses a community calendar.
Are you curious what’s happening around town and beyond? Visit "Announcements and Events" to browse through the postings.
Are you part of a local organization that wants to spread the word about an upcoming event? Send your announcement to boxboroughnews@gmail.com for posting on the "Announcements and Events" page. Submissions are posted at the discretion of the Boxborough News editors.
Outside the Box
Outside the Box
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!
Our news is published inside the “Action Unlimited - Acton/Boxborough Edition,”. Click here for the latest edition.
Our news is published inside the “Action Unlimited - Acton/Boxborough Edition,”. Click here for the latest edition.
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