Teens being contacted to schedule vaccination appointments
![BOSTON – All teenagers and pre-teens ages 12 to 15 who pre-registered through the state’s online portal for a COVID-19 vaccine will be contacted Thursday with the chance to book an appointment after the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday evening gave the green light for use of the Pfizer vaccine in younger Americans. The […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Virus_Outbreak_Senate_41980-1.jpg?w=525 "BOSTON – All teenagers and pre-teens ages 12 to 15 who pre-registered through the state’s online portal for a COVID-19 vaccine will be contacted Thursday with the chance to book an appointment after the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday evening gave the green light for use of the Pfizer vaccine in younger Americans. The […]")
BOSTON – All teenagers and pre-teens ages 12 to 15 who pre-registered through the state’s online portal for a COVID-19 vaccine will be contacted Thursday with the chance to book an appointment after the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday evening gave the green light for use of the Pfizer vaccine in younger Americans. The […]
![BOSTON – Massachusetts is poised to enter a new phase of its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in youth age 12 to 15, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an statement later in the day that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Virus_Outbreak_Fixing_the_CDC_42730-1.jpg?w=281 "BOSTON – Massachusetts is poised to enter a new phase of its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in youth age 12 to 15, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an statement later in the day that […]")
![AYER – The annual town election looked fairly sedate at first, with no hot button issues on the ballot and only one contested race, for moderator. Until a last-minute write-in candidate for an open seat on the Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee promised to spice things up. The effort fell just short of the mark. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Low-l-ayerelection1-1.jpeg?w=281 "AYER – The annual town election looked fairly sedate at first, with no hot button issues on the ballot and only one contested race, for moderator. Until a last-minute write-in candidate for an open seat on the Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee promised to spice things up. The effort fell just short of the mark. […]")
![BOSTON – Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 5 percent in 2020, marking the first increase in three years and climbing to a level slightly higher than the previous peak in 2016. Public health officials on Wednesday announced a total of 2,104 confirmed and estimated opioid deaths in 2020, a year marked by the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image-7-1.jpg?w=289 "BOSTON – Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 5 percent in 2020, marking the first increase in three years and climbing to a level slightly higher than the previous peak in 2016. Public health officials on Wednesday announced a total of 2,104 confirmed and estimated opioid deaths in 2020, a year marked by the […]")
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![Volunteers pick up litter and trash around Ayer in a town-wide cleanup run by the Ayer Recycling Committee, and part of the Great American Cleanup.]( "Volunteers pick up litter and trash around Ayer in a town-wide cleanup run by the Ayer Recycling Committee, and part of the Great American Cleanup.")
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![Lawrence Library in Pepperell hosts a socially-distanced tie-dye event, sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library.]( "Lawrence Library in Pepperell hosts a socially-distanced tie-dye event, sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library.")
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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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![Memorial Day weekend at local cemeteries]( "Memorial Day weekend at local cemeteries")
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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 […]")
