Happy Summer, Boxborough News readers! Through July and August, Boxborough News will publish our email newsletter on a biweekly schedule instead of weekly. We will publish on the following Fridays: July 11, July 25, August 8, and August 22. We will be back to our regular weekly publication schedule on September 5.
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On Tuesday July 22, the Water Resources Committee will hold a remote meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. They will discuss and vote on their comments to be submitted to the August 4 Planning Board hearing on ammendments to zoning bylaws regarding municipal uses.
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.
(11-July-25) On May 8 and June 12, the Boxborough Sustainability Committee (BSC) discussed swap shed planning, options for PAYT models, and the Specialized Stretch Code. With the swap shed article approved at the May 12 Annual Town Meeting, the committee began discussions on construction options, taking budget, materials, size, and timing into consideration.
Electrification would require additional cost and time. Committee member Jay Krishnasamy suggested providing a digital platform in addition to the physical swap shed to allow residents to better coordinate items to adopt...continue reading
(11-July-25) The Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) continues to discuss how to move forward after Town Meeting voted down design funding for a fire station at 72 Stow Road. At its meeting on July 10, FSBC Vice Chair Mac Reid debriefed committee members on the June 30 FSBC “listening session,” a two-hour informal discussion with eleven “very interested and active members of the community” who were invited to share their thoughts and ideas for the fire station. The group includes those who are opposed to a fire station at 72 Stow Road...continue reading
(11-July-25) On Saturday, June 21, friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate the spirit of Boxborough at the 57th annual Fifer’s Day festival, hosted by the Boxborough Minutemen Company and the Public Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee (PCCC). The day started with the 40th annual traditional four-mile “Fifer’s Four” road race, with 46 finishers. In the men's division, Vasili Kariolis won the race with a time of 20:55. In the women's division, Kate Warwick won the race with a time of 26:01... continue reading
(11-July-25) Boxborough resident Hongbing Tang is currently holding an exhibit of her art in the meeting room of the Sargent Memorial Library. The exhibit, called “Crossing Borders,” also features the artwork of her students. The exhibit is open during normal library hours (Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) throughout the summer...continue reading
(11-July-25) Last month we practiced Tree Pose to increase our ability to stand on one foot for a longer period of time. This helps balance our strength and flexibility, two opposite forces on any part of our body. If we are too strong, it can cause pain and injury. If we are too flexible, it can cause pain and injury. The trick is to have those two forces in sync with each other and we achieve that by spending time developing both...continue reading
(11-July-25) This has been a very challenging gardening season for me thus far. I started out the season with a skip in my step, but in early July I am limping! I have bugs in some of my perennials and, due to having to take down diseased beech trees, I now have areas that were shady which have become sun gardens...continue reading
“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.
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!