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Boxborough Finance Committee backs police restructuring plan that could cut overtime budget

BOXBOROUGH — February 10, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee gives informal backing to a police command restructuring that would add a second lieutenant and cut the overtime budget by roughly $19,000. Meeting Tuesday night, the six-member panel heard the Police Chief argue that converting a long-budgeted fourth sergeant slot

Boxborough Select Board authorizes March 17 firehouse debt-exclusion ballot questions

BOXBOROUGH — February 9, 2026 — Boxborough Select Board unanimously approves firehouse ballot, new officer hire, and $900 fitness grant. The four-member board, chaired by Clerk Robert Stemple in the absence of Chair Kristin Hilberg, voted 4-0 Monday to authorize a Special Town Election Warrant for March 17 containing two

Boxborough Conservation Commission approves $5,000 grant match for Patch Hill invasive removal

BOXBOROUGH — February 4, 2026 — Boxborough Conservation Commission commits $5,000 to invasive management and backs $25,000 open space plan article. The commission voted unanimously at its February 4 meeting to appropriate $5,000 from its Conservation Trust Fund to match a SuAsCo CISMA grant for invasive species removal at

Boxborough Finance Committee Votes Six FY27 Budget Lines 4-0

BOXBOROUGH — February 3, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee votes six FY27 department budgets 4-0 and eyes $250,000 stabilization deposit. Meeting Tuesday, Chair Tony Newton and members Joe Stulpin, Maria Neyland, and John Connor — a four-member quorum with John Greven and Michelle Ryan absent — approved line items for the

Boxborough Planning Board votes to open public hearings on six zoning bylaw changes

BOXBOROUGH — February 2, 2026 — Boxborough Planning Board unanimously authorizes public hearings on six proposed zoning bylaw amendments at its February 2 meeting. The 5-0 vote directs Town Planner Alec Wade to publish a combined public hearing notice covering proposed changes to the Industrial Commercial district, design guideline revisions, an

Boxborough Finance Committee approves 22 FY27 budget lines, holds six for review

BOXBOROUGH — January 27, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee votes 22 FY27 budget lines and questions police restructuring plan. The committee met January 27 and approved more than two dozen line items totaling over $3 million, including a $1,663,195 Middlesex Retirement assessment, a $453,410 library budget, and a $183,

Boxborough Select Board Appoints Three Members to Newly Reconstituted Board of Assessors

BOXBOROUGH — January 26, 2026 — Boxborough Select Board seats three new assessors and advances police restructuring discussion. The board voted 3-2 to extend the Board of Assessors' initial appointment term from six months to 18 months — over objections from members Wesley Fowlks and Samuel Anderson, who argued shorter terms

Boxborough Planning Board Unanimously Approves Burroughs Road Stonewall Waiver, Begins Bylaw Review Push

BOXBOROUGH — January 21, 2026 — Boxborough Planning Board approves stonewall waiver and builds a 20-item bylaw agenda for town meeting. The board voted 5-0 twice at its January 21 remote meeting to waive the public hearing and approve a stonewall application at 684 Burroughs Road, where owners Stephen and

Boxborough Finance Committee Questions Unannounced Police Promotion Plan at Budget Meeting

BOXBOROUGH — January 20, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee questions unannounced police promotion plan and works to reconcile FY27 budget models. The five-member committee, chaired by Tony Newton, voted 5-0 to approve corrected January 13 minutes and spent the bulk of its January 20 session debating a police chief proposal

Boxborough Finance Committee Unanimously Backs 984 Mass Ave for New Fire Station

BOXBOROUGH — January 13, 2026 — Boxborough Finance Committee votes 6-0 to recommend 984 Mass Ave fire station site. The committee unanimously backed all four Special Town Meeting warrant articles at its January 13 meeting, endorsing the $2.4 million land purchase at 984 Mass Ave over the competing 72 Stowe

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