News A shift in seasons Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)By Julia Malakie | jmalakie@lowellsun.com | Lowell SunPUBLISHED: October 8, 2019 at 9:16 a.m. | UPDATED: October 16, 2019 at 8:04 a.m. Fall features in Groton. Emily Crouse of Groton pushes her son Lincoln Crouse, 3-1/2, at Christine’s Playground. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
Schools in districts at high risk of coronavirus to welcome 8,600 special education students back to classrooms
![Five school districts at high risk for the coronavirus are poised to welcome up to 8,600 special education students for in-person instruction this fall, concerning teachers and advocates as cases continue to rise. Districts in 46 communities were thrust into turmoil this week after Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration released a new “stoplight” map rating the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ckpacks02-1.jpg?w=479 "Five school districts at high risk for the coronavirus are poised to welcome up to 8,600 special education students for in-person instruction this fall, concerning teachers and advocates as cases continue to rise. Districts in 46 communities were thrust into turmoil this week after Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration released a new “stoplight” map rating the […]")
![AYER – Responses to a recently closed online survey have changed the minds of town officials on pursuing a bylaw restricting plastic bags. The Ayer Recycling Committee shared an online survey with residents in early July asking if they would support the committee bringing a single-use plastic bag bylaw to Town Meeting for approval. After […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1119-NWS-BHR-Bags01-1.jpg?w=500 "AYER – Responses to a recently closed online survey have changed the minds of town officials on pursuing a bylaw restricting plastic bags. The Ayer Recycling Committee shared an online survey with residents in early July asking if they would support the committee bringing a single-use plastic bag bylaw to Town Meeting for approval. After […]")
![TOWNSEND — Police released the name and photo of a Leominster man they believe broke into a pharmacy and stole prescription medication last November. Brian Deleon, 25, has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly burglarizing McNabb’s Pharmacy, located at 223 Main St., around 4:55 a.m. Nov. 19, according to a Townsend Police Department […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LOW-L-breakin-1.jpg?w=389 "TOWNSEND — Police released the name and photo of a Leominster man they believe broke into a pharmacy and stole prescription medication last November. Brian Deleon, 25, has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly burglarizing McNabb’s Pharmacy, located at 223 Main St., around 4:55 a.m. Nov. 19, according to a Townsend Police Department […]")