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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 Tuesday June 2, the Historical Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the Boxborough Museum. Among other items, they will discuss building work at the museum, the Steele Farm Ice House renovation, and a Luther Blanchard commemoration.
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
(28-MAY-26) At the Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) meeting on May 28, Chris Long of Context Architecture presented four conceptual fire station design options to the committee. The committee discussed the pros and cons of the options and asked questions, but did not vote.
Long emphasizes the “conceptual” nature of the designs and FSBC Chair Mary Brolin reminded the committee that they can “mix and match” the elements of the four designs; they “are not choosing one of these four.”... continue reading
(28-MAY-26) At its meeting on Tuesday, May 26, the Boxborough Housing Board (BHB) continued their discussion regarding the disposition of the 70-72 Stow Road property, which was purchased by the Town in 2010 to build an affordable housing project, but has remained undeveloped.
BHB Chair Al Murphy and board members agreed to schedule a series of meetings to “drill down into the various options” for the property... continue reading
(28-MAY-26) Members of the Boxborough Economic Development Committee (EDC), Town Planner Alec Wade, and Associate Town Planner Ian Gilson greeted Congresswoman Lori Trahan and members of her staff on Thursday, May 28 at Oscar’s Burritos.
Trahan arrived shortly after 11 a.m. on a scheduled visit to small Boxborough businesses to follow-up on the 2023 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Boxborough Business Improvement Grant Program, which used $125,000 in federal funding to create a fund designed to support small businesses in Boxborough. The grant program was administered by the Economic Development Committee and dispensed $102,000 to five local businesses... continue reading
(28-MAY-26) On Tuesday, May 26, the Boxborough Emergency Reserve Corps (BERC) met at the Sargent Memorial Library for their annual meeting.
The Corps is a group of volunteers that work collaboratively with town emergency services under the supervision of Boxborough’s Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief John Kivlan. A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), BERC is also part of the Central Middlesex Medical Reserve Corps. BERC frequently collaborates with regional emergency services groups, like the Littleton Volunteer Corps, on training volunteers and attending local events to spread awareness about emergency preparedness... continue reading
(28-MAY-26) At their meeting on Tuesday, May 26, the Boxborough Select Board unanimously approved an updated “Sustainable Purchasing and Environmentally Preferred Procurement (EPP) Policy” for the town. The policy “establishes the framework for a sustainability-based purchasing program” for the town and aligns with the current Mass Department of Environmental Protection standards... continue reading
FEATURES
FEATURES
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(28-MAY-26) At 8 a.m. on Memorial Day, when the parade marchers began to assemble at Wetherbee Lane, the chance of rain was 90%, and surrounding towns had cancelled their parades.
But that didn’t stop the young members of the Blanchard Band and Boxborough’s Boy Scout Troop 1, Girl Scout Troop 84221, and Cub Scout Pack 26 from showing up with raincoats, umbrellas, banners, flags, and instruments protected with plastic bags, ready and willing to participate in Boxborough’s Memorial Day traditions no matter the weather... continue reading
(28-MAY-26) Summer is almost here and that means that the Sargent Memorial Library will, once again, host the Summer Reading Program.
This year's theme is “Dig Up A Story,” celebrating paleontology and archaeology all summer long! That means lots of digging and lots of discoveries. There will be ancient artifacts, dinosaurs, and fossils, and they’ll dig up the best stories about all of it... 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
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!
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