Westford Adds PAYT Overflow Bags At Local Retailers
WESTFORD — Westford will begin selling Pay-As-You-Throw overflow trash bags at local retailers, the town announced this week, giving residents a new way to handle waste that exceeds their standard PAYT allotment.
TOWN HALL
The Westford PAYT overflow bag program, announced through the town's News Flash service, adds a retail purchase option for residents whose weekly trash exceeds their standard bag capacity. The town did not detail specific retailers or pricing in the announcement.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The J.V. Fletcher Library added two concrete fall programs to its calendar. Stickerpalooza, a craft afternoon for families, runs Thursday, September 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Westford Recreation Department's Roudenbush Community Center. Separately, bestselling author Jane Healey will join the library for a four-part virtual historical fiction discussion series starting Tuesday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m., with additional sessions running through December. The Friends of the Library also announced their Fall Book Sale is coming, featuring thousands of gently used books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks, though a specific date was not yet listed.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"These MA Communities Have The Highest, Lowest Property Tax Bills In 2026": residential tax rates rose in 109 Massachusetts communities for fiscal year 2026, Patch reports, as the outlet ranked towns statewide by residential bill totals (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford).
"🌱 Patch AM: What Nashoba Tech's big expansion and geothermal project mean for Westford.": Patch's morning newsletter previewed a story on Nashoba Valley Technical High School's expansion and an associated geothermal project, though specifics were not detailed in the item itself, per Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford).
"EEE Found In MA For First Time This Summer: Where Did Mosquitoes Test Positive?": the state Department of Public Health confirmed the season's first Eastern equine encephalitis finding in Plymouth-area mosquitoes and urged residents statewide to take precautions against bites, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford).
COMING UP
The library's Monday Mystery Book Club meets Monday, August 24, at Roudenbush Community Center. The town's Community Behavioral and Mental Health Committee also meets Monday, August 24. The Select Board holds its regular fourth-Tuesday meeting on Tuesday, August 25. The Conservation Commission meets Wednesday, August 26, and the Board of Water Commissioners holds its monthly meeting Thursday, August 27.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.