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Community Electric Aggregation Program still active in Shirley

January 20, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

SHIRLEY — The Electric Aggregation Program the town signed up for several years ago remains in effect, Town Administrator Mike McGovern told the Select Board last week. And residents who...

Shirley Select Board mulls law’s bid to reverse one-way rule on School Street

January 13, 2023 at 3:00 a.m.

On Monday night the Select Board tabled an anticipated vote on Police Chief Samuel Santiago's request to reverse the one-way direction for vehicle traffic on School Street to west-east from...

Thanks to a recently issued permit from the Planning Board, the gas station and convenience store proposed for a site in the heart of the village business district has cleared the final hurdle and if all goes according to plan, the long-postponed project may finally launch.

Proposed Shirley gas station once again gets final approval

January 6, 2023 at 3:10 a.m.

Thanks to a recently issued permit from the Planning Board, the gas station and convenience store proposed for a site in the heart of the village business district has cleared...

AYER — Military roots run deep in this small community and in the neighboring small town of Shirley, both of which had strong ties to the former Fort Devens. Established in 1917, during World War I, the Army base closed in 1996.

‘Greatest Generation’ veterans honored at recent event in Ayer

November 11, 2022 at 4:30 a.m.

AYER — Military roots run deep in this small community and in the neighboring small town of Shirley, both of which had strong ties to the former Fort Devens. Established...

AYER – During the 24th annual Veterans Day program at Ayer Shirley Regional High School last week, four seniors, members of the class of 2023, were presented with military “stoles,” cross-body banners bearing the insignia of the branch of service they've chosen to join: The U.S. Marine Corps.

Ayer Veterans Day program features stole ceremony for four Marines

November 11, 2022 at 4:00 a.m.

AYER – During the 24th annual Veterans Day program at Ayer Shirley Regional High School last week, four seniors, members of the class of 2023, were presented with military “stoles,”...

SHIRLEY — After nearly a year of meetings, research and outreach, with positive input from nearby towns that have benefited from adopting the Community Preservation Act — Ayer, Groton and Lancaster — the CPA Implementation Committee has concluded that it would be a boon to Shirley, too.

Committee recommends adopting Community Preservation Act in Shirley

October 28, 2022 at 3:40 a.m.

SHIRLEY — After nearly a year of meetings, research and outreach, with positive input from nearby towns that have benefited from adopting the Community Preservation Act — Ayer, Groton and...

Marking a decade this year, the annual Dance for Kindness, hosted by the Page Hilltop Elementary School Community, is now a tradition that's earned a spot on the local events calendar.

Page Hilltop Elementary to host 10th annual Dance for Kindness

October 28, 2022 at 3:30 a.m.

Marking a decade this year, the annual Dance for Kindness, hosted by the Page Hilltop Elementary School Community, is now a tradition that's earned a spot on the local events...

SHIRLEY — A long-cherished spook-night tradition will continue this year, at least in part, with a Halloween parade in the heart of the village.

Shirley’s Halloween Parade is on, minus the costume contest

October 28, 2022 at 3:00 a.m.

SHIRLEY — A long-cherished spook-night tradition will continue this year, at least in part, with a Halloween parade in the heart of the village.

Now, the campus makeover is complete, inside and out, with a handsome new athletic facility in place. But it didn't happen overnight.

Ayer Shirley Regional High School fields dedicated to legacy of Harold G. Norton

October 21, 2022 at 3:45 a.m.

Now, the campus makeover is complete, inside and out, with a handsome new athletic facility in place. But it didn't happen overnight.

SHIRLEY — The new gas station/convenience store, tentatively slated for the vacant site of a former Citgo station at 12 Front St., has been an unfulfilled vision for some time. It still is.

New Shirley gas station still possible, but it’s complicated

October 21, 2022 at 3:20 a.m.

SHIRLEY — The new gas station/convenience store, tentatively slated for the vacant site of a former Citgo station at 12 Front St., has been an unfulfilled vision for some time....

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