(12-Nov-26) Select Board member Kristin Hilberg provided some historical context, noting that “in my first rodeo on Select Board we had discussed private ways and we decided that a Select Board Discusses Town Policy on Plowing Private Ways. At its meeting on November 9, the Boxborough Select Board discussed town plowing services on “private ways” in Boxborough. 

After a lengthy discussion among Board members with public input by multiple residents, Select Board Chair Bob Stemple asked Town Administrator Mike Johns to develop a draft policy for the plowing of private ways...continue reading

(12-Nov-26) On November 10, the Boxborough Leadership Forum (BLF), including Town Moderator Dennis Reip and representatives of the Select Board, Planning Board, Finance Committee, School Committee, and Library Trustees met at Town Hall to discuss the upcoming Fall Town Meeting and other updates from their respective groups. 

Boxborough’s Fall Town Meeting (FTM) will be held on Monday, November 16 at 7 p.m. at the Blanchard Memorial School...continue reading

(12-NOV-26) At its meeting of November 6, 2026, the Water Resources Committee (WRC) discussed their recommendation for Article 4 of the upcoming Fall Town Meeting and unanimously recommended the purchase of 276 Middle Road, “provided that the Town establishes adequate protection for the underlying aquifer recharge and protection area.”...  continue reading

(12-Nov-26) The United Church of Christ Boxborough’s historic annual Merrie Christmas Fair will return on Saturday, November 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  A Boxborough tradition since 1933, the Fair will extend beyond the church at 723 Massachusetts Avenue, filling the Community Center next door and Town Hall across the street with holiday cheer, local talent, and neighborhood generosity...continue reading

(12-NOV-26) On November 11 at 11 a.m., on a beautiful crisp fall day, almost 90 people came together at the Veterans’ Tribute Memorial at the Sargent Memorial Library to honor veterans and their families. Included in the crowd were representatives of the Boxborough Fire and Police Departments, town employees, staff and officials, the Boxborough Minutemen, Acton-Boxborough Scouting Troop 32, and the Acton-Boxborough Madrigal singers...  continue reading

(12-NOV-26) For Boxborough resident Kristen Johnson and her business partner Alison Hardisty, an organized home is about much more than neatly arranged shelves and matching storage containers. The two women own and operate Clean Slate, a professional home organization business. Founded more than four years ago, their business helps individuals and families declutter, reorganize, and create functional spaces that better support their lifestyles....  continue reading