Three job bids came in!    Click or tap here to see the Resolution.  Now the repairs can begin!
Watch for the Loudon Building Company bucket trucks along Boston State Road!
A big Thank You to:
 - Our Town Bookkeeper for finding the funding!
 - Our Town Supervisor and County Legislator for a significant grant!

With the fundraiser sign down, it's time to share the donors to the coming repair bill (March 15, 2026)

These generous people gave anywhere from $3 to $2000 to help with our holiday light repairs!
Thank You to every one of them!!
Sandy Baker
Edward Browne
Cindy Burgin
Lester Burkhardt
Christopher Burns
Rich & Pam Cary
Yves Coulombe
Barbara Crotty
Ellen Crowley
Nathan Davis
Cindy Diemer
Marge Edington
Scott Fellows
Jennifer Fuhrman
Amy Grossman
Rich Hawkins
Stephen Hovey
Lois Jackson
Jay Jackson
Gail Kaminski
Nanette Kenyon
Dawn Klein
Christopher Muraco
Bob Noal
Rebecca Oakley
Liz & Tim Phelps
Catherine Pitillo
Gail Proctor
Shane Quinlan
Petrina Ross
Norine Schunk
Rose Schmitt
Ellen Sidell
Brian Steinmetz
Donna Sullivan
Bob Telaak
Amanda Werthman
Christine Wilde
Matthew White

These Boston businesses donated most generously:
Cappellino Chevrolet - $1000
Brunners Eatery - $1000
State Farm Insurance - Jennifer Warren - $300
Three Girls Cafe - $300
Valley Fab - $300

The engineering work is done and ready for bids!   (February 9, 2026)
- Advertisement for bids
- Notice to bidders
- Set of drawings
- Bid specifications

An example of the failing wiring!
Those wires shouldn't be just hanging in the air...

For over 35 years, Our Town has hung lighted decorations from the telephone poles along Boston State Road.  In that time, we also began displaying lighted silhouettes in people's yards.  Residents that worked for the phone company would bring in a bucket truck to do the hanging and removal, and the wreaths, snowflakes and silhouettes were stored in the the red barn that belonged to the Cary family.  There was a whole group of people that maintained the lights - residents, including the Cary's and Herb Klein, as well as the Town's Boy Scout troop all supported the lighting.

Over time, Our Town took over the work, using Our Town's bucket truck and Parks Department staff, and placing a great big shipping container in the Highway Department yard to store the decorations.  In 2021-2022, as a Parks Department worker was repairing some of the wiring, NYSEG stated we could no longer repair the wiring and that the lights must eventually "fade out" as the wiring failed.

A year or so later, NYSEG changed it's policy after a number of towns in mid-state NY fought back against that change.  We learned of that policy change just this past year.  Of our over 75 poles that support the lights, there are just 43 lit this year (2025).  Some of the wiring obviously still works, and others are in various states of disrepair.  There's an example picture in the slideshow below and all of the wiring needs updating to modern standards.

Recent discussions with NYSEG have allowed us to revitalize our lighting, however it's a rather expensive venture.  With estimates ranging from $500-$1000 per pole, you can do the math.  At this time, Out Town may not be able to afford that expense, so we're attempting to raise money to help pay for the repairs.  The work designing the new wiring is almost complete, and once that's done, a request for electrical contractor bids will go out.

There's two ways you can contribute
click or tap here to visit the GoFundMe page
(they do take a percentage of your donation for making it so easy to donate)

- or -

mail a check made out to "Town of Boston" to:

Boston Holiday Lighting Maintenance Fund
PO Box 304
North Boston  NY  14110

All donations go towards updating the wiring.

The decorations in storage!

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Please help save our Christmas Lights!