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Select Board approves two fire safety grants and sets fall town meeting for November.

Boxborough Select Board approves fire safety grants and municipal fee increases. The Board unanimously accepted the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant for $5,787.15 and the Senior Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant for $2,645.62, with Fire Marshal Jason Malinowski noting the

Planning Board approves plastic bag ban, defers broader waste reduction bylaw to fall.

Planning Board narrowly backs plastic bag ban, defers broader waste rules. The Boxborough Planning Board voted 5-0 on May 11 to retain only a single-use plastic bag prohibition from a proposed waste reduction bylaw for the May Annual Town Meeting, striking provisions on disposable food service ware

Library Trustees approve meeting room policy, praise director.

Sargent Memorial Library Trustees approve meeting room policy and director performance review. The board unanimously advanced the Meeting Room Use Policy as amended under a motion by Nancy Settle-Murphy and seconded by Mikki Macdonald. Director Dr. Peishan Bartley's annual review, moved by Robert

Community Preservation Committee readies projects for town meeting

Boxborough Community Preservation Committee prepares for town meeting as three member terms end. The Committee met May 7 and noted that Claudine Lesk, Christopher Dowdy, and Michelle Ryan have terms expiring June 30. All CPC-funded projects are scheduled on the town meeting consent agenda for

Conservation Commission approves Dave Barnett as Associate Member.

Conservation Commission unanimously backs Dave Barnett as Associate Member. Chair Elizabeth Markiewicz opened discussion on project representation at Commission meetings in towns under 10,000 population. Associate Town Planner Ian Gilson reported on Open Space and Recreation Plan outreach and Oxbow