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Boxborough Select Board Blocks Senior Transfer Station Charges, Joins Fire Truck Lawsuit

BOXBOROUGH -- April 27, 2026, Boxborough Select Board shields seniors from Transfer Station fee hikes for two years and joins a national fire truck price-fixing lawsuit. Voting 3-2 at its April 27 meeting, the board, with Chair Kristin Hilberg, Clerk Robert Stemple, and Member Priya Sundaram in the majority,

Boxborough Commission Authorizes $5,000 Appraisal of Middle Road Land Facing Sale

BOXBOROUGH -- April 15, 2026, Boxborough Conservation Commission approves $5,000 to appraise an 18-acre Middle Road property before it hits the open market. The commission voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to draw up to $5,000 from the Conservation Trust Fund to retain an independent appraiser for

Boxborough Finance Committee Finds FY27 Budget Within Levy Limit, Barely

BOXBOROUGH -- April 14, 2026, Boxborough Finance Committee finds FY27 budget within the levy limit but flags unresolved audit deficits and a likely FY28 override. At the April 14 meeting, Chair Tony Newton walked members through a draft town meeting budget presentation showing the total operating budget rising 5.5 percent

Boxborough Select Board Accepts $15,500 Fire Grant, Orders Tree Risk Assessment

BOXBOROUGH -- April 13, 2026, Boxborough Select Board unanimously accepted a $15,500 state fire equipment grant and launched a fee review that could raise Transfer Station charges at its April 13 meeting. Fire Chief Phil Kivlan told the board the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services grant, the maximum available based

Boxborough cafe owner cuts ribbon after $20,000 town grant

Boxborough cafe owner Oscar Brito cut the ribbon on a new cafe expansion funded partly by a $20,000 Economic Development Committee grant.