North Attleborough Urges Residents to Hunt Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — The Town of North Attleborough is asking residents and property owners to check trees, outdoor furniture and other surfaces this fall for spotted lanternfly egg masses and take steps to keep the invasive insect from spreading further through town.

TOWN HALL

Town Hall issued the advisory Sept. 18 through its official News Flash channel, encouraging residents to be on the lookout for the egg masses as the pest moves into its fall life cycle. The notice asks property owners to scrape off and destroy any egg masses they find on trees, patio furniture, vehicles or other outdoor surfaces to help limit the spotted lanternfly's spread in North Attleborough.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Barnstable vs North Attleborough | Soccer | 09/19/2026," per MaxPreps: Barnstable's varsity soccer team traveled to North Attleborough for an 11 a.m. non-conference match Saturday, according to a MaxPreps game listing. (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/soccer/match/barnstable-hyannis-vs-north-attleborough/9-19-2026/?c=f3e2a69b-2315-4a0f-b1df-a791b8165b73)

COMING UP

The Board of Library Trustees meets Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at the library on North Washington Street, the same evening the Board of Assessors, Veterans' Advisory Board and Cultural Council each hold public meetings. The Board of Health holds a hybrid public meeting Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall's lower level. The By-Law Sub-Committee and the Board of Public Works both meet Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m., and the week closes Sept. 24 with a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 6 p.m. and a Retirement Board public meeting and hearing at 9 a.m.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.