E. coli bacteria puts Shirley well off-line
SHIRLEY – One of the Shirley Water District’s three wells has been shut down after a sample from a routine test showed the presence of E-coli in the water. The...
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![AYER – The first day of school Wednesday was even more special than usual this year at Page Hilltop Elementary School, where students were greeted with colorful “Welcome Back” signs, bright, bobbing balloons and the smiling (masked) faces of their teachers and other school staff. With pandemic protocols such as mask-wearing and distancing still in […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-l-school.jpg?w=117 "AYER – The first day of school Wednesday was even more special than usual this year at Page Hilltop Elementary School, where students were greeted with colorful “Welcome Back” signs, bright, bobbing balloons and the smiling (masked) faces of their teachers and other school staff. With pandemic protocols such as mask-wearing and distancing still in […]")
Ayer-Shirley School District welcomes back students
AYER – The first day of school Wednesday was even more special than usual this year at Page Hilltop Elementary School, where students were greeted with colorful “Welcome Back” signs,...
![SHIRLEY — With just over 4% of the town’s housing stock deemed “affordable” under state guidelines, the Housing Production Plan the Planning Board and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission presented to the selectmen Monday can be seen as a significant step in the right direction. With some distance to go to meet the goal of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sen-l-shirleytownseal.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY — With just over 4% of the town’s housing stock deemed “affordable” under state guidelines, the Housing Production Plan the Planning Board and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission presented to the selectmen Monday can be seen as a significant step in the right direction. With some distance to go to meet the goal of […]")
Shirley selectmen approve document tied to affordable housing creation
SHIRLEY — With just over 4% of the town’s housing stock deemed “affordable” under state guidelines, the Housing Production Plan the Planning Board and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission presented...
![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=88 "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 […]")
Ayer Shirley fields project on track
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...
![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=117 "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 […]")
Shirley continues review of 40B housing proposal
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...
Ayer Shirley fields project on track
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...
![SHIRLEY – With the Massachusetts State Democratic convention coming up this fall, local town committees throughout the Nashoba region have been holding caucuses to choose their delegates. Last week, about a dozen people showed up – via Zoom and in person – for Shirley’s DTC caucus, held at the Town Offices. Four delegates were elected […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/low-l-caucus.jpg?w=117 "SHIRLEY – With the Massachusetts State Democratic convention coming up this fall, local town committees throughout the Nashoba region have been holding caucuses to choose their delegates. Last week, about a dozen people showed up – via Zoom and in person – for Shirley’s DTC caucus, held at the Town Offices. Four delegates were elected […]")
Nashoba Valley Democrats meeting to select convention delegates
SHIRLEY – With the Massachusetts State Democratic convention coming up this fall, local town committees throughout the Nashoba region have been holding caucuses to choose their delegates. Last week, about...
![SHIRLEY – The American Civil War (1861-1865) preserved the union and abolished slavery in the United States. But it also cost many lives. Of the 620,000 soldiers who died during or after the war, on and off the battlefield, 360,000 fought for the “Grand Army of the Republic.” Fifty-seven men from Shirley were among the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/low-l-dedicate1.jpg?w=135 "SHIRLEY – The American Civil War (1861-1865) preserved the union and abolished slavery in the United States. But it also cost many lives. Of the 620,000 soldiers who died during or after the war, on and off the battlefield, 360,000 fought for the “Grand Army of the Republic.” Fifty-seven men from Shirley were among the […]")
Fifty-seven men from Shirley not forgotten
SHIRLEY – The American Civil War (1861-1865) preserved the union and abolished slavery in the United States. But it also cost many lives. Of the 620,000 soldiers who died during...
Shirley’s Brookside Grill approved for 14 outside tables
SHIRLEY – The Board of Selectmen – for the second time over the last couple weeks – discussed outdoor dining at the Brookside Grill, which as owner Ryan DeWolf had...
![TOWNSEND – With the town administrator’s chair still empty after the recent departure of James Kreidler, reportedly by mutual agreement, the Board of Selectmen is performing the administrative functions assigned to that position. Basically, that means conducting town business, day to day, in addition to their duties as elected town officials. Working through a packed […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/townsendlogo-1.png?w=88 "TOWNSEND – With the town administrator’s chair still empty after the recent departure of James Kreidler, reportedly by mutual agreement, the Board of Selectmen is performing the administrative functions assigned to that position. Basically, that means conducting town business, day to day, in addition to their duties as elected town officials. Working through a packed […]")
Townsend selectmen find out what’s it like to administer
TOWNSEND – With the town administrator’s chair still empty after the recent departure of James Kreidler, reportedly by mutual agreement, the Board of Selectmen is performing the administrative functions assigned...