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Vaccine clinic set for Oct. 7

Boxborough will hold a vaccine clinic at Blanchard Memorial School on October 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. From our own coverage: DEIC picks new leadership amid recruitment push. Also in today's brief (8 items): Design Review Board meets Thursday evening; Fire Station Building Committee meets Thu…

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DEIC elects new chair as membership shrinks

Boxborough's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee elects a new chair as membership shrinks to five. From our own coverage: Boxborough DEIC elects Robert Stemp chair; Boxborough home sales range $135,000 to $1.5 million. Also in today's brief (10 items): Housing Board meets Tuesday …

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Select Board closes fall warrant, adds Devens waste plan

Boxborough Select Board closes 12-article warrant for Nov. 16 Fall Town Meeting, votes to join regional hazardous waste program. From our own coverage: Housing Board holds forum on 2027 production plan; Conservation panel continues Element Materials cooling hearing. Also in today's brie…

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Boxborough Sales Span $135,000 to $1.5 Million as Two Deals Top $1.3 Million

Boxborough recorded seven property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, six with prices on file ranging from $135,000 to $1,500,000 and a median of $271,000. The period's top sale was 324 Old Harvard Road at $1.5 million, sold Sept. 17, followed closely by 85 Cedarwood Road at $1,370,000 the

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Boxborough Sets Sept. 23 Hearing on New Fire Station Site Plan

Boxborough will hold a public hearing Sept. 23 on the site plan for a proposed new fire station at 984 Massachusetts Avenue. The Planning Board convenes the hearing at 7 p.m., and the town's calendar notes that quorums of both the Select Board and the Fire Station Building Committee may…

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee advances warrant articles for November town meeting

Finance Committee reviewed draft warrant articles for Fall Town Meeting, centered on land acquisition and zoning changes. The committee discussed an 18-acre agricultural land purchase requiring debt exclusion, a data center moratorium effective through December 2028, and zoning ordinance revisions

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Government · Select Board

SELECT BOARD APPROVES DEVENS HAZARDOUS WASTE PARTNERSHIP

Select Board approved hazardous waste partnership with Devens Regional Collection Center. The board voted 5-0-0 to recommend joining the Devens Regional Collection Center for its 20 annual collection dates, up from the current twice-yearly schedule; Director of Public Works Ed Kukkula projected

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Government · Well-Being Committee

Well-Being Committee backs rental assistance program

The Boxborough Well-Being Committee voted unanimously to continue the Rental Assistance Program through 2028. Community Services Coordinator Wendy Trinks emphasized the program's importance amid new state work requirements for SNAP and Mass Health, and rising oil prices driving fuel-assistance

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Boxborough Deeds Show Wide Price Split as Eight Properties Change Hands

Eight properties changed hands in Boxborough between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with five deeds listing prices ranging from $199,500 to $1,137,500 and a median of $330,000. The top sale was 20 Pine Pasture Run at $1,137,500, followed by 117 Summer Rd. at $950,000. Three of the eight sales clustered

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