Boxborough Select Board Elects Stemple Chair, Anderson Clerk After Internal Debate

BOXBOROUGH -- June 8, 2026, Boxborough Select Board reorganizes under new chair Robert Stemple as the town braces for potential override votes. The board elected Stemple chair and Samuel Anderson clerk at its June 8 meeting, with outgoing Chair Kristin Hilberg casting the lone nay on an initial motion to name Anderson chair before nominating Stemple herself, citing his roughly 13 years on the Select Board and Finance Committee and the financial decisions ahead, including possible Proposition 2½ overrides for a new fire station and school funding. Anderson raised concerns about Stemple's status as a part-time town employee about to join the municipal union, but Stemple said he had filed conflict-of-interest paperwork and would recuse himself from any union-related deliberations. The board also unanimously appointed two new full-time police officers, returning school resource officer Zachary Stillman, a six-year military veteran, and Ryan Ingerman, a current Massachusetts Air National Guard member and class leader at the Marlborough police academy. Town Administrator Rajon reported that a reduction in Microsoft email licenses from 200 to 150 is expected to save the town $9,218 annually, while Priya Sundaram noted a fire station building committee visioning session drew roughly 32 to 34 community members, with the next public session set for July 23.