Former Townsend reserve police officer charged with assault and battery
![TOWNSEND — Townsend reserve police officer Officer Christopher VanVoorhis was arraigned for “assault and battery on a family/member” on June 21 and is due back in Ayer District Court on August 27, according to court records. According to the Townsend Police Department’s sSummary of facts obtained by The Sun, the incident occurred on June 19. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1-11.jpg?w=526 "TOWNSEND — Townsend reserve police officer Officer Christopher VanVoorhis was arraigned for “assault and battery on a family/member” on June 21 and is due back in Ayer District Court on August 27, according to court records. According to the Townsend Police Department’s sSummary of facts obtained by The Sun, the incident occurred on June 19. […]")
TOWNSEND — Townsend reserve police officer Officer Christopher VanVoorhis was arraigned for “assault and battery on a family/member” on June 21 and is due back in Ayer District Court on August 27, according to court records. According to the Townsend Police Department’s sSummary of facts obtained by The Sun, the incident occurred on June 19. […]
![BOSTON – Speaker Ronald Mariano said Thursday that he is open to discussing a reversal of the state’s ban on happy hour drink promotions, but he stopped short of either supporting or opposing the idea. In an interview on Bloomberg Radio, Mariano said he is “committed to taking a look” at legislation Rep. Mike Connolly […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/budget14.jpg?w=285 "BOSTON – Speaker Ronald Mariano said Thursday that he is open to discussing a reversal of the state’s ban on happy hour drink promotions, but he stopped short of either supporting or opposing the idea. In an interview on Bloomberg Radio, Mariano said he is “committed to taking a look” at legislation Rep. Mike Connolly […]")
![BOSTON – More than half of Massachusetts residents live within the coverage of the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, but the uncertain funding outlook for each RTA renders them unable to offer enough reliable service to fulfill potential demand, lawmakers and transit advocates said Thursday. As the House gears up for a possible vote to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LOW-L-lowellLRTA32.jpg?w=262 "BOSTON – More than half of Massachusetts residents live within the coverage of the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, but the uncertain funding outlook for each RTA renders them unable to offer enough reliable service to fulfill potential demand, lawmakers and transit advocates said Thursday. As the House gears up for a possible vote to […]")
![AYER – The Ayer Shirley Regional High School fields project, which has been a work in progress, off and on, for more than three years, is geared up to get going again, this time with the barrier that had stopped it in its tracks removed. Specifically, passage of debt exclusions in both member towns, a […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ASRSDlogo-1.jpg?w=187 "AYER – The Ayer Shirley Regional High School fields project, which has been a work in progress, off and on, for more than three years, is geared up to get going again, this time with the barrier that had stopped it in its tracks removed. Specifically, passage of debt exclusions in both member towns, a […]")
![SHIRLEY – A proposal to build a 52-unit townhouse condominium development on Benjamin Road that has been under review by two town boards for months came up for review again at the Conservation Commission meeting July 12. With three of six members members present and participants attending in person and via Zoom, the commission reopened […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/low-z-afforablehousing.jpg?w=249 "SHIRLEY – A proposal to build a 52-unit townhouse condominium development on Benjamin Road that has been under review by two town boards for months came up for review again at the Conservation Commission meeting July 12. With three of six members members present and participants attending in person and via Zoom, the commission reopened […]")
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![WESTFORD — What a sweet way to kick off summer on June 20, when the faithful and dedicated Team Forever Young gathered at the home of team captain and Chairwoman Nancy Cook and her husband, Chet, for a 10-mile walk that started at their home and also finished. All proceeds benefited the American Foundation for […]]( "WESTFORD — What a sweet way to kick off summer on June 20, when the faithful and dedicated Team Forever Young gathered at the home of team captain and Chairwoman Nancy Cook and her husband, Chet, for a 10-mile walk that started at their home and also finished. All proceeds benefited the American Foundation for […]")
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![The Mom/Baby Village Group, run by Teresa Coyle Airey of Ashby, a doula and birth and lactation counselor, meets at Townsend Common on second and fourth Tuesdays.]( "The Mom/Baby Village Group, run by Teresa Coyle Airey of Ashby, a doula and birth and lactation counselor, meets at Townsend Common on second and fourth Tuesdays.")
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![The Nashua River Rail Trail in Groton]( "The Nashua River Rail Trail in Groton")
![WESTFORD — What a sweet way to kick off summer on June 20, when the faithful and dedicated Team Forever Young gathered at the home of team captain and Chairwoman Nancy Cook and her husband, Chet, for a 10-mile walk that started at their home and also finished. All proceeds benefited the American Foundation for […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/0816-dacey-10-1.jpg?w=249 "WESTFORD — What a sweet way to kick off summer on June 20, when the faithful and dedicated Team Forever Young gathered at the home of team captain and Chairwoman Nancy Cook and her husband, Chet, for a 10-mile walk that started at their home and also finished. All proceeds benefited the American Foundation for […]")
![“They are the champions, my friends. And they’ll keep on fighting till the end. … They are the champions of the world.” (Apologies to Freddy Mercury and Queen) Today’s champion’s are some of the frontline responders from the health-care professions. Join The Z-List in honoring some of the many compassionate, hard-working and strong doctors, nurses […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0503-dacey-13-1.jpg?w=252 "“They are the champions, my friends. And they’ll keep on fighting till the end. … They are the champions of the world.” (Apologies to Freddy Mercury and Queen) Today’s champion’s are some of the frontline responders from the health-care professions. Join The Z-List in honoring some of the many compassionate, hard-working and strong doctors, nurses […]")
