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Boxborough News Summer Schedule
Boxborough News Summer Schedule
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.
We will continue to update our website and social media accounts with new stories on a weekly basis throughout the summer. Check out www.BoxboroughNews.org and follow our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Comments, questions, or suggestions for Boxborough News? Curious about how to get involved? Don’t hesitate to reach out to boxboroughnews@gmail.com. We’re always looking for new ideas and volunteers.
As always, thank you to the Boxborough community for supporting the Boxborough News project.
Next Week at Town Hall
Next Week at Town Hall
On Tuesday August 26 at 7 p.m. the Recreation Committee will meet. There will be an update on the Flerra Summer Playground, and they will discuss the Erickson/Landry plot, the pickleball and basketball programs, and a possibility of cricket.
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
(22-AUG-25) At its meeting on August 19, the Boxborough Finance Committee (FinCom) discussed the Fall Town Meeting warrant articles and the Town’s Fiscal Year 2025 year-end results.
Boxborough Director of Land Use and Permitting Alec Wade presented the Planning Board warrant articles for Fall Town Meeting, scheduled for October 14 at the Boxboro Regency... continue reading
(21-AUG-25) At their meeting on August 11, the Boxborough Select Board heard a presentation from Finance Committee Chair Tony Newton recommending that Boxborough establish a Board of Assessors to oversee the assessor’s office.
The town has been operating with Interim Town Assessor James Doherty since August 4. He is expected to be with the town for at least seven weeks, but not permanently... continue reading
(21-AUG-25) At its meeting on August 14, the Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee (“FSBC”) authorized further study of two alternative sites for the town’s new fire station, as it continues to explore options beyond 72 Stow Road and 502 Mass Ave.
The Committee unanimously approved a contract with project consultant Context Architecture, not to exceed $16,200, for further study of traffic sight lines at 700-832 Mass Ave and a site analysis of 1300 Mass Ave... continue reading
(21-AUG-25) At its meeting on Monday August 18, the Planning Board conducted public hearings on the proposed zoning bylaw amendments to be voted at Fall Town Meeting, scheduled for October 14 and 15.
Planning Board Chair Rebecca Verner first opened the continued public hearing on the proposed zoning bylaw amendment to allow and define “public safety” under the “Utility and Public Service Uses” in the Boxborough Zoning Bylaw... continue reading
FEATURES
FEATURES
(21-Aug-25) During the summer of 2024, Boxborough resident Jim Rober contacted Boxborough News about volunteering to help with photography. An award-winning photographer, Jim has an extensive portfolio that includes landscapes, portraits, events, and news. He recently earned his press credentials with the International Association of Press Photographers.
Jim first became interested in photography at age 12 when his parents bought him a Kodak Instamatic camera. Rober says that he started just taking “goofy” photos and having fun... continue reading
(22-AUG-25) At Two Friends Chocolates, chocolate is not just a treat. It’s an art form, carefully crafted by owner and chocolatier, Lavanya (“Lala”) Selvaraj.
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 been the recipient of two Boxborough local business grants and has evolved from making chocolates and hot cocoa to serving up hot and cold “drinking chocolate” as well as “sparkler” cold fruit drinks.
Boxborough News reached out to Selvaraj to learn more about her chocolate-making process from idea to shelf... continue reading
(21-Aug-25) The Flerra Summer Playground program concluded another season in early August, serving about 250 children during five weeks of activities at Flerra Meadows. Flerra Summer Playground is a half-day summer program at Flerra Meadows in Boxborough with crafts and games under the tent and sports in the field.
The program is open to children who are entering kindergarten through seventh grade and is run by three long-time directors, Brian Picca, Laura Spurling, and Anastasia McVey, along with paid staff and volunteers from the community...continue reading
(21-Aug-25) On Thursday, August 14, the Sargent Memorial Library hosted a party on the library lawn to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading program. This year’s Summer Reading program was themed “Level Up!” and included a wide variety of events and activities for kids and families, including a Mario Kart tournament, a visit from the “Whalemobile,” a movie night, and a Pokemon scavenger hunt...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/Maynard/Boxborough Edition,”. Click here for the latest edition.
Our news is published inside the “Action Unlimited - Acton/Maynard/Boxborough Edition,”. Click here for the latest edition.
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