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On Friday, July 17, six 100-foot Norway Spruce trees were removed from the Old Town Common at the intersection of Middle...
08/03/2026

On Friday, July 17, six 100-foot Norway Spruce trees were removed from the Old Town Common at the intersection of Middle and Hill Roads, including the one that served as the town’s Christmas tree for the annual tree lighting ceremony until 2024.

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A rainy Tuesday paused but did not stop the summer fun for those at Flerra Summer Playground this week. Despite having t...
07/11/2026

A rainy Tuesday paused but did not stop the summer fun for those at Flerra Summer Playground this week. Despite having to cancel the program on Tuesday, the Flerra program welcomed new faces and many returning campers for the first week of its four-week summer season.

Flerra Summer Playground is a half-day summer program held outdoors at Flerra Meadows in Boxborough during the month of July. It is open to children who are entering kindergarten through seventh grade.

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The beavers in Beaver Brook have attracted a lot of attention lately. Beaver Brook originates in Wolf Swamp in Boxboroug...
06/20/2026

The beavers in Beaver Brook have attracted a lot of attention lately.

Beaver Brook originates in Wolf Swamp in Boxborough and meanders north, crossing Mass Ave through the meadows on either side of Hill Road near Wetherbee Farm, flows through Paddock Estates, under I-495, and empties into Forge Pond in Westford.

In March of this year, a Hill Road resident wrote to the Boxborough Office of Land Use and Permitting with “concern(s) regarding a beaver dam on Beaver Brook.” The resident noted that they “have been informed by neighbors that this area is prone to significant flooding, reportedly reaching as far back as Bravo Pizza.”

Town staff investigated the issue at that time, visiting the site to confirm beaver dams as the cause of the flooding, and they began reaching out to the interested parties, namely, the Select Board, Conservation Commission (ConsCom), Agricultural Commission (AgCom), and the property manager at Paddock Estates.

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On Monday, June 8, the Boxborough Design Review Board (DRB) met for the first time in over four years. The meeting was c...
06/12/2026

On Monday, June 8, the Boxborough Design Review Board (DRB) met for the first time in over four years. The meeting was convened to review the design of a proposed sign at 25A Stow Road, the antique brick building at the corner of Stow Road and Route 111 (Mass Ave). The building is owned by Debra Jeanson and is in the Town Center zoning district. Barbara Shapokas Taglier, Jeanson’s tenant and owner of the The Art Studio, submitted an application for a Special Permit to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to install a new sign at the property.

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On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Boxborough voters went to the polls to fill ten town positions. There were three contested rac...
06/03/2026

On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Boxborough voters went to the polls to fill ten town positions. There were three contested races for the Select Board, Planning Board, and School Committee.

Of 4,070 total registered voters, 705 voters cast ballots. This year’s 17% voter turnout is similar to the 18% voter turnout in last year’s town election.

The Town Clerk’s Preliminary Election Results can be found at https://www.boxborough-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6553/Annual-Town-Election-Prelim-results-June-2-2026-PDF?bidId=.

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At 8 a.m. on Memorial Day, when the parade marchers began to assemble at Wetherbee Lane, the chance of rain was 90%, and...
06/01/2026

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.

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At its meeting on Monday, May 11, the Planning Board voted unanimously to amend Article 7 on the Annual Town Meeting (AT...
05/20/2026

At its meeting on Monday, May 11, the Planning Board voted unanimously to amend Article 7 on the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) Warrant, the proposed “Plastic Bag, Polystyrene and Disposable Plastic Reduction” general bylaw, to prohibit only plastic bags. As written and printed in the warrant, the bylaw bans plastic utensils, plastic bags, and other polystyrene-based plastics.

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“Thank you to the candidates who stepped up to run for office; we appreciate your willingness to stimulate important con...
05/16/2026

“Thank you to the candidates who stepped up to run for office; we appreciate your willingness to stimulate important conversations and energize voters to come to the polls. After all, democracy is not a spectator sport,” said Acton-Area League of Women Voters (LWV) co-chair Susan Bak at the Boxborough Candidate Forum on Wednesday, May 6.

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At its meeting on April 21, the Boxborough Water Resources Committee (WRC) discussed how to engage Boxborough residents ...
05/10/2026

At its meeting on April 21, the Boxborough Water Resources Committee (WRC) discussed how to engage Boxborough residents with the assessment and maintenance of Boxborough’s water quality through community outreach at Annual Town Meeting and at Fifer’s Day.

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If you have driven past the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School campus on Hayward Road, you may have noticed three ele...
05/10/2026

If you have driven past the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School campus on Hayward Road, you may have noticed three electric school buses plugged into chargers and wondered how the school district acquired them and how they are used.

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