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Library Interior Rearrangement Project

We're shaking things up inside the library!

The Library has been examining and rethinking the use of our existing space since 2020. There are two issues that need to be addressed, one is the shortage of shelf space in the Children's Room, and the second is the need for small meeting spaces. This year, with the generous support of the Sargent Memorial Library Foundation, the Friends of the Boxborough Library, and the town, we are finally able to start solving them.

To add more robust shelf spaces into the Children's area, we have swapped out the PC desk/special display shelf with a new set of bookshelves on casters! The new shelf will allow us to comfortably grow the graphic novel and readalong collections for years to come. (Do not feel sorry for the old PC desk/special display shelf. It has found a new home at Granville Public Library!)

The community has long needed private meeting/studying spaces that are hard to find in town. We heard this from people asking about it, in the strategic planning focus group discussions, and in the public forum held in June of 2023. We have been trying to find a way to create these spaces for our visitors. After years of designing and planning, we have come up with a plan. The Library will be installing three "pods" that would provide a private space for small groups to have discussions, or a person to have a remote meeting without fear of being disruptive to others. In order to fit the pods into the building without extra construction, some rearrangement is required, including the relocation of the Young Adult area. If you would like to know more about the project and the upcoming changes, come to the library. We'll show you our plan.

Peishan T. Bartley (she/her/hers)

Library Director

Sargent Memorial Library

427 Mass Ave, Boxborough, MA, 01719

978-263-4680

April Police Statistics

The Boxborough Public Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee Invites Local Businesses and Committees to Join the 2025 Fifer’s Day Parade

The PCCC is excited to announce preparations for the 2025 Fifer’s Day Parade, and local

businesses, civic groups, and town committees are invited to participate in this cherished

community tradition.

Scheduled for June 21 st , the Fifer’s Day Parade will celebrate the spirit of Boxborough with participants who may choose to walk, ride, or create a float or decorated vehicle for the event.

The PCCC welcome entries from all areas of the community — including small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and town boards — to showcase their pride and creativity.

Participants are encouraged to bring energy, color, and fun to the parade route — whether

marching with a banner, decorating a vehicle, or building a themed float. The goal is to engage the community, promote local visibility, and create a memorable experience for residents of all ages.

Further details, including the parade route, lineup times, and registration instructions, will be available on the town website. For more information or to sign up, contact Jennette Kollmann, Chair PCCC at pccc@boxborough-ma.gov

Let’s make the 2025 Fifer’s Day Parade a celebration to remember!

I-495/Rt 111 Bridge Update: Work Anticipated for May 12 - May 23

The work zone is now in its stage 1 traffic configuration with a single lane of traffic in each direction on the Route 111 bridge shifted onto the structure’s south (eastbound – towards Acton) side and the approaching sections of Route 111 marked to channel traffic into a single lane before the intersections with ramps connecting to I-495.

https://www.boxborough-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5188/Work-Anticipated-for-May-12---23

Boxborough Fifer’s Day

The 2025 Fifer’s Day will take place on Saturday June 21 at Flerra Meadows on Stow Road in Boxborough.

Fifer's Day is jointly sponsored by the Boxborough District Minuteman Company and the Town of Boxborough's Public Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee. The Day commences at 9:30 AM with the Fifer’s Four Mile Road Race. This is followed by a parade from the Blanchard School to Flerra Meadows starting at 11:00 AM and then presentation of the Golden Fife and Parade Marshall awards. The Fair will then commence and include food and barbecue, including a vegetarian option, children’s games and activities, volleyball tournament, booths representing Town organizations, and a craft fair. There will be live music throughout the afternoon. For more information or to sign up for a non-profit booth, craft booth, road race, or volleyball please go to www.fifersday.org . If you would like to get involved by helping with planning of Fifer’s Day, or helping on the day, please contact the Boxborough Minutemen Company web site at boxboroughminutemen.org/contact-us

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Boxborough Teen Earns Girl Scout Gold Award for Fighting Invasive Species

Invasive plants can devastate ecosystems, threatening food supplies and driving species to extinction. Experts estimate that the costs of invasive species (plants and animals) total at least $423 billion every year.

Anya Brunker, a high schooler from Boxborough, is taking action to combat the spread of invasive plants in her community through education and awareness. Her efforts earned her the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting.

Anya was concerned about her community’s lack of awareness regarding invasive plant species inhabiting several of the town’s wetlands, forest areas, and trail systems. Anya focused on creating concept-in-context educational placards for a small selection of the town’s expansive trail system. The trail signs identified native and invasive plants and were designed with different learning styles, ages, and abilities in mind. Each sign combined easy-to-read text, visual examples, and QR codes with information for both English and Spanish speakers. The success of her signs and resources was tested when she took a group on a guided, educational hike. Anya’s project will be sustained beyond her involvement by the Boxborough Conservation Commission and the Boxborough Conservation Trust, who will keep her signs in good repair.

“I already had many technical skills I needed to lead the hike and make the online materials, but I knew nothing about woodworking. I was able to grow my knowledge base and create a functional, lasting product. That’s the most important part of success for me—learning a new skill and making a durable difference at the same time.”

The Boxborough Minutemen Company Wants You!

The Boxborough Company of Minutemen will hold a Company meeting on Sunday May 18 at the Boxborough Community Center at 30 Middle Road starting at 8 p.m. For information please contact Captain Chad Childers at captain@boxboroughminutemen.org.

The Boxborough Minutemen Company is open to anyone of least 18 years of age, regardless of gender or town of residence, who is interested in service to the Town and/or perpetuating the memory of the Minutemen of 1775. You do not need to be a marcher or revolutionary war re-enactor to join the Company.

Our members may participate in any number of the Company's activities including marching in parades and town celebrations, organizing the annual Fifer's Day town festival, performing seasonal clean-ups on Route 111, sponsoring the Boy and Cub Scouts, providing volunteers to the FreeBee Market, community supper, and other service organizations, and participating in our various social functions. The Company also provides financial support to a variety of service organizations and sponsors a number of annual scholarships to Boxborough students who are continuing their education after high school.

All are welcome to come and make new connections with others.

For more information visit www.boxboroughminutemen.org.

Boxborough Steele Farm Open House

Every May, Freedom's Way, a consortium of 45 cities and towns that were involved in the events of April 1775, sponsors a "Hidden Treasures" event to highlight notable items and places in each municipality. This year Boxborough’s Hidden Treasure is the Steele Farm and its buildings.

Steele Farm is a thirty-six-acre historic New England farm located at 484 Middle Road. This open and expansive landscape provides commanding views, historic structures, recreational opportunities, and wildlife habitat for many species. There are three buildings on the property: The 1784 Levi Wetherbee farmhouse; the circa 1904 Richardson ice house, and the early 1940’s Steele barn.

There will be an open house on Sunday May 18th, from 2 to 4 p.m. where volunteers from the Steele Farm Committee and the Boxborough Historical Society will be on-hand for questions about Steele Farm. The barn and ice house will be open for self-tours and visitors will be able to see inside the farmhouse, but won’t be able to go in. No registration is needed.

Come see Boxborough’s Treasures

The Boxborough Museum at 575 Middle Road will be open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday May 18. Come see Boxborough’s historic treasures including the 1850’s scale which is sensitive enough to weigh a penny and strong enough to calibrate a 50 pound weight, the “new” hearse built in 1881, and the “old” hearse (come and see how old is old). Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information or if anyone wishes to arrange a private tour for a small group at a different time please call John Fallon at 978-264-0069.

Boxborough Democratic Town Committee Establishes a Scholarship for A-B Graduating Senior

The Boxborough Democratic Town Committee recently established a $500 scholarship that will be presented to a Boxborough graduating senior who has displayed a significant commitment to their community and the cause of social justice. The chosen individual shall have demonstrated qualities of compassion, integrity, leadership, and service through activities such as improving the lives of those in need and protecting the rights of the marginalized in our society. Preference may be given to a student who is pursuing a degree in public service, politics, government, or education.

The 2025 scholarship will be presented in memory of Anne K. Canfield. Anne loved the town of Boxborough, working and volunteering tirelessly over the years in many capacities, including serving on the Boxborough Democratic Town Committee, as well as on the Select Board, Council on Aging, School Committee, Finance Committee, and working at the polls.

This year’s scholarship will be presented at the Acton Boxborough Regional High School awards ceremony on May 21at 7 p.m. at the ABRHS Auditorium.

To donate to the scholarship fund, please visit https://tinyurl.com/BoxDTC-Scholarship

For more information about the Boxborough Democratic Town Committee, email boxborough.dtc@gmail.com

Beyond boxborough

Celebration of Hope Benefit

COHB Press Release May 13.docx

Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps

Events.pdf

Rep. Sena Highlights House Budget Wins, Including Funding for District

With the House of Representatives passage of the Budget on April 30, Rep. Sena secured earmarks for Acton and Ayer. He is happy to announce the House budget also included $150 per-pupil funding for Chapter 70 education aid, which is a crucial tool to fund education in the Commonwealth, and $5 million dedicated to immigrant legal defense. These two investments will help folks across the 37th Middlesex, and Rep. Sena is a proud advocate in their favor. While the Senate must pass their version of the budget before it goes to the Governor's office, this is an important milestone.

See the press release with more information about these wins, as well as a photo of Rep. Sena holding a copy of the House's FY26 budget.

Come join Congregation Beth Elohim to learn about the anniversary of the receiving the five books of Moses - Shavuot

June 18 @ 8pm – midnight (!)

Shavuot is the holiday that commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history: the giving of the Torah (the first five books in the Hebrew Bible) to Moses at Mount Sinai. Please join us for our annual fun and educational community gathering. At CBE, we learn from each other, and share food, especially cheesecake (for this holiday) . When you join us, you’ll learn why we eat dairy on Shavuot! We will share teachings from Rabbi David and Cantor Sarra, and from our congregants. Teachings could be Torah study, Jewish topics, games, music, movement, creativity and more. If you have something you would like to teach, please contact adulted@bethelohim.org.

According to legend, the Israelites overslept the morning of the giving of the Torah. To "repair" our behavior on the night of the original Shavuot, the kabbalists created a gathering, called "Repairing the Night of Shavuot", in which we stay up all night learning. (We try to stay up to midnight, but you don't have to!) We start at 8 PM with a short service/minyan in the sanctuary and then move over to the swing space for the Tikkun at about 8:15 PM. We will be partially indoors and partially outdoors (depending on the weather) and hybrid via Zoom.

Congregation Beth Elohim is committed to fostering an open, diverse community that acts as a place for spiritual development, as well as the celebration of Jewish culture and values. As an independent congregation, we forge a unique balance between preserving Jewish traditions and embracing progressive ideals, creating an environment that is inclusive to all.

Kindergarten Social

2025 AB Kindergarten Social Flyer.pdf

West Acton Village: A Historic Happy Hour Tour

May 18th, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | 1 hour (approx.)

Step inside historic homes and see and learn about many more as we tour West Acton! Once known simply as the “west part of town,” in 1845 the railroad arrived in this section of Acton, transforming the sleepy hamlet into a vibrant village of new commerce and homes. Today, it retains much of its 19th-century charm, including charming storefronts, workers’ cottages, and storybook Victorians.

Join us for this unique experience to see historic homes, inside and out, and immerse yourself in culture and history. Offered one time only! Space is limited.

This is a guided walking “happy hour” tour, no libations but a lot of fun packed into an hour! (Please note, this is an approximate time, the tour may be slightly longer, but Happy Hour and 15 Minutes doesn't have the same ring…)

https://histoury.org/historical-tour-calendar-and-tickets/

(212) 683-1961

Eli Lev (musician) performing in Marlborough, Massachusetts on June 1st, 2025 at Firefly’s BBQ

Eli Lev from Silver Spring, Maryland will be coming to Firefly’s BBQ in Marlborough, Massachusetts on June 1st, 2025 at 4:00 PM.

-https://elilevmusic.bandcamp.com/album/present-journey-2 -

Biography

Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery. His latest project, an EP called 'Present Journey,' is inspired by his current life stage as a middle-aged, full time independent musician who is a mobile lifestyle pioneer and international touring artist.

His previous release, The Four Directions Project, imaginatively and intrepidly connects spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth. A cross between The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers, Lev has opened for both Shooter Jennings and Lee DeWyze, performed at The Kennedy Center and 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and toured extensively within the USA as well as abroad.

Ride to Support Acton Food Pantry

Ride for Food 2025 Flyer.pdf

IMLS Library Funding Cuts

IMLS info sheet.pdf

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