Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 27
Sunday breakfast: Ayer Gun & Sportsmen’s Club, 255 Snake Hill Road, Ayer, serving Sunday breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. until Mother’s Day. Breakfasts start at $3.50. All meals include coffee and juice.
Monday, Dec. 28
Board of Health: 5 p.m., Town Hall
Veterans agent: 7 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Last day to register for State Election
Friday, Jan. 1
New Year’s Day: Town offices closed.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Sunday breakfast: Ayer Gun & Sportsmen’s Club, 255 Snake Hill Road, Ayer, serving Sunday breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. until Mother’s Day. Breakfasts start at $3.50. All meals include coffee and juice.
Briefs
Christmas tree & brush disposal
The Ayer brush dump, located behind the Department of Public Works building, will be open on two Saturdays to accommodate Christmas tree & brush disposal. The dates that the brush dump will be open are:
Saturday 1/09/10 Saturday 1/16/10
The hours that you may use the brush dump on these days are 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.. You must access the brush dump using the gate on Bishop Road. No tree bags can be left in the brush dump and no trash is permitted. Use of the brush dump is for Ayer residents with a valid vehicle or recycle sticker only.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact the D.P.W. office at 978-772-8240.
Don’t Trash the Holidays!
Ayer residents throw away 25 percent more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year holiday period than at any other time of year. So, to help trim the trash while trimming the tree, please remember to recycle all that you can. It saves money for our town and is good for the environment.
Cardboard: Please recycle all of your cardboard boxes. Flatten and either fold or cut to a size not larger than two feet by five feet.
Gift Boxes and Wrapping Paper: Gift boxes and all non-foil wrapping paper can be included with your mixed paper recycling. Tape and twine is OK, but no ribbons please.
Holiday Cards and Calendars: Holiday cards (including envelopes and gift tags) and calendars can be recycled with your mixed paper.
Other Non-trash items: Magazines & catalogs, old files, paperboard (e.g. cereal boxes), shredded paper, copy paper, paperback books, tape, and staples are all OK for the mixed paper bin!
Christmas Trees and Wreaths: Special drop-off periods will take place at the brush dump on Saturday, Jan. 9 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please remove all tinsel/garland and DO NOT put in plastic bag.
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, over 33 million real Christmas trees are sold in North America every year and Christmas tree recycling helps return a renewable resource back to the environment.
Save the Date
Vote for Parks Commissioner
The Board of Selectmen and Parks Commission will meet in joint session on January 5, 2010 at 7:15 p.m. to appoint a parks commissioner to serve until the annual election in April. The vacancy resulted from the passing of Bruce Page, who was the longest-tenured member of the Commission. Persons interested in the position are encouraged to submit a brief letter-of-interest to parks@ayer.ma.us or by calling the Parks Commission office at 978-772-8217.
Ayer youth in “Pinocchio”
Twenty-two children from four towns will perform in Pinocchio, a regional production by the Three Rivers Youth Theater. This musical adaptation by Edie Tompkins is based on the 1883 childhood classic written by Carlo Collodi. Robert Houde of Ayer will play Candlewick.
The shows are Saturday, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Black Box Theater at Groton Dunstable Regional High School. Tickets are just $10 for adults and $7 for students/seniors, which can be purchased in Groton at the Main Street Cafe or Clover Farm Market, in Pepperell at the Gypsy Cafe or Luth’s Family Karate, at the door, or by calling Groton Center for the Arts at 978-448-3001.
Public forums on regional school district
A series of educational forums have been announced in both Ayer and Shirley to provide more detail and explanation on the Ayer/Shirley School Regionalization study and process.
Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Ayer Middle/High School Auditorium or cafeteria, to be determined
Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at Shirley Middle School Auditorium
Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at a place to be determined in Shirley
Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at a place to be determined in Ayer.
More information is also available at www.ayershirleyregion.com and www.ayershirleyregion.org.
