(6-NOV-26) On Tuesday, November 3, Boxborough voters went to the polls to cast their votes in state and federal elections and weigh in on the state ballot questions. 

The Boxborough Town Clerk’s office released preliminary results just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. The following voting data comes from the preliminary results...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) At its meeting on Monday, November 2, the Boxborough Planning Board held a public hearing for a scenic road permit and stone wall alteration on Old Harvard Road.

Planning Board Chair Rich Guzzardi opened the hearing and invited the homeowners, Martin and Susan Green, to present their application. The Greens, who live on Steele Lane, explained that they were seeking to temporarily enlarge a stone wall opening on Old Harvard Road from 10 feet to 15 feet to replace their septic system...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) At its meeting on November 3, the Boxborough Finance Committee (FinCom) discussed a revised five-year budget forecast developed using historical performance of revenues and new growth over the same timeframes. 

New growth refers to property values that increase due to new construction including new buildings, additions, or major renovations to existing properties; newly taxed parcels that were previously exempt; and parcels taxed as separate entities for the first time, like new subdivisions and condominium conversions...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) Boxborough’s Fall Town Meeting (FTM) will be held on Monday, November 16 at 7 p.m. at the Blanchard Memorial School.

There are 13 articles on the FTM warrant. These include the proposed purchase of 276 Middle Road; a proposed temporary moratorium on data centers; a proposal for a flow control system at the Hager Bridge to address beaver activity; and a proposed change to the MBTA Communities overlay district.

One week prior to FTM, on Monday, November 9, the town will host a “Fall Town Meeting Info Night” at the Sargent Memorial Library from 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for residents who want to learn more about the warrant articles...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) Boxborough is about to become an even more welcoming destination for cyclists. CKBikes LLC, a full-service bicycle shop founded by Craig Kilmer in 2010, will open its doors at 233 Summer Road on December 1, bringing more than 16 years of cycling industry experience, specialized repair services and hands-on education to the Boxborough community.

For Kilmer, choosing Boxborough was more than finding a new location for his business. “We picked Boxborough because it sits at the absolute intersection of everything great about Massachusetts cycling,” Kilmer said...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) As Thinking Flower celebrates its first anniversary, owner and Boxborough resident Divya Suryaprasad reflects on transforming a vacant commercial space into a thriving bakery, the community that has embraced her entrepreneurialism, and the challenges and rewards of building a business from scratch. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. 

Boxborough News (BN): Congratulations on Thinking Flower's first anniversary! Looking back on your first year, what would you like to communicate to the community?

Divya (D): I was uncertain and worried going into this business. Starting a food establishment is very expensive. There's so much capital involved, from equipment to construction, and once you're in, you're in. There's no backing out. I was especially worried because this was my first venture opening my own coffee shop...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) At Blanchard Memorial School, Friday, October 30 wasn’t just the day before Halloween. Anticipation of costumes and candy was temporarily forgotten as the students filed out to the field to the cheers of teachers, staff, friends, and family, and took their places under the giant balloon arch for the Blanchard Parents Teachers and Friends (PTF)’s annual “Fun Run.”   

And then they were off…sprinting, skipping, walking hand in hand with a friend, dancing along to the playlist blasting out across the makeshift oval track...  continue reading

(5-NOV-26) You may have seen them along Route 111 on Halloween morning. Donning safety vests and carrying bright yellow trash bags, members of the Boxborough Minutemen Company were not wearing costumes–they were performing their annual fall highway clean-up, removing litter along the roadway.

“This year we had 13 people, which made for light work,” newly elected Captain Tim Blankenship told Boxborough News...  continue reading