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Committee reviews five fire station design options.

Fire Station Building Committee reviews design for new station across multiple configurations. The Fire Station Building Committee reviewed five design concepts ranging from a 20,000-square-foot single-story scheme to two-story structures, with options for apparatus access parallel or perpendicular

Public Celebrations Committee awards Golden Fife and Parade Marshal for 2026.

Public Celebrations Committee names 2026 Golden Fife and Parade Marshal recipients. The five-member panel unanimously voted to award the Golden Fife to Abby Reip and the Parade Marshal honor to Barbara Birt, with Chair Jennette Kollmann confirming both recipients' availability. Committee members

Select Board approves $5.6M in bond anticipation notes

Select Board backs $5.6 million in bond anticipation notes across two series. Chair Kristin Hilberg moved unanimous approval of $424,000 in Series A notes at 3.25 percent (sold to bankHometown) and $5.165 million in Series B notes at 4.00 percent (sold to TD Financial Products LLC), the latter

Boxborough Emergency Corps welcomes six new members, plans quarterly meetings

Boxborough Emergency Corps welcomes six new members to the corps and plans quarterly meetings. Ron Sisco, BERC chair, and Fire Chief John Kivlan reviewed 2026 activities at the Warming Center, Winterfest, the BXB 5K Road Race, and the Annual Town Meeting, with five members having resigned. Newly

Planning Board narrows plastic bag bylaw for town meeting vote

Planning Board recommends narrowed plastic bag article for town meeting. Chair Rebecca Verner said the Board voted unanimously to advance a phased approach to Article 7, focusing on plastic bags only and deferring other plastics to a future warrant article. Town Planner Alexander Wade reviewed