Government · OSRP
Billerica FinCom Votes Not To Recommend Trail Funds
Billerica's Finance Committee declined to recommend Community Preservation Act funding for a regional trail study and conservation legal costs.
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Government · Historic Commission
Historic Commission votes 5-0 to hire Kleinfelder for survey
Billerica Historic Commission votes 5-0 to hire Kleinfelder for townwide property survey.
Sports
Billerica sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30
Billerica Youth Soccer Association has opened Fall 2026 In-Town registration for players from Pre-K through 8th grade and says it will move from the Middlesex Youth Soccer League to the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League starting this fall, pending travel invitations for tryout particip…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 24 through August 30
Three Billerica-resident obituaries were published this week: Keefe, Margaret Etta, 84, who died August 24; Costa, Natalia M., 78, who died August 27; and DiOrio, Joan F., 78, who died August 29. All three notices were posted through Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home of Billerica via Echovi…
Government · PB Rules and Regs
Planning Panel Votes To Finalize AI-Drafted Rules
The Billerica Planning Board's Rules and Regulations Subcommittee voted 2-0 to authorize edits to an AI-drafted rewrite of its governing rules. Subcommittee Chair Blake and member Matruska cast the votes, with member Parker absent.
Government · FinCom
Billerica FinCom rejects bike path funding, backs Shawsheen Tech budget
Billerica Finance Committee rejects a $55,000 bike path and conservation warrant article, 5-6.
Government · Historic Commission Pt. 4
Billerica panel interviews firm for historic property survey
Billerica historical panel interviews two-person firm for 185-property survey. Subcommittee members Michelle DeParisis and Keith LeVon questioned Loja Preservation co-owners Katie Smithberger and Cassandra on staffing, scheduling and scope-creep safeguards for a townwide historic property survey.
Government · Historic Commission
Billerica panel interviews Kleinfelder for historic survey
Billerica's Historic Commission selection committee interviewed Kleinfelder for a grant-funded historic property survey, with a hiring decision due by September 1.
Government · 250th Committee
250th Committee Clears Minutes Backlog, Sets Sept. 15 Vote
Billerica's 250th Anniversary Committee spent its final full meeting untangling 16 backlogged sets of minutes and a dispute over member Kelley Sardina's status.
Sports
Billerica sports roundup, Aug. 17 to Aug. 23
Billerica's Select Board began its Aug. 17 meeting with a moment of silence honoring four residents who died, including two men remembered for coaching local youth: Otis Thorlander, a longtime wrestling and football coach called a mentor to generations of Billerica kids, and Kevin Heffe…