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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Essex County, Massachusetts · Change town
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Boxford Posts FY27 Budget for Public Review as 911 Transition Continues

A slow Thursday in Boxford found the town's fiscal year 2027 proposed budget and capital plan still posted for public review, the most substantive active item on the town website in a cycle that produced no new News Flash releases, no commercial-outlet coverage, and no fresh library pro…

With no new News Flash releases and no fresh commercial-outlet coverage in the cycle, the standing items on the town's homepage represent the most actionable information for residents this Thursday.

TOWN HALL

The town continues to make the Fiscal Year 2027 proposed budget and capital plan available for public review on the town website. Residents who want to weigh in before the document moves forward should pull it down now.

The town's homepage is also still flagging the ongoing North Shore Regional 911 transition, directing residents to read further about the shift from a local dispatch arrangement to the regional authority. No new update was posted in this cycle, but the transition remains listed as an active topic on the town's front page.

The Boxford Park Program summer registration, which opened May 27, is also still being promoted, families who have not yet signed up should check the town site for availability.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Boxford Town Library is highlighting Hoopla Digital, a streaming service now available free to all Boxford library cardholders. Residents can access e-books, audiobooks, comics, and streaming video directly through the service with a valid library card. The library is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Looking ahead, the town is promoting a Concert on the Lawn at The Holyoke-French House scheduled for Saturday, July 25, at 3:30 p.m.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

No new coverage from Patch, MetroWest Daily News, or The Boston Globe in this cycle.

COMING UP

- **Monday, June 22**, Select Board meeting (see town calendar for time and location) - **Wednesday, June 24**, Land Committee meeting (see town calendar for details) - **Saturday, July 25, 3:30 p.m.**, Concert on the Lawn at The Holyoke-French House

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