Hospital files report on murder suspect’s competency By Nicole Defeudia November 27, 2019 at 12:09 pm
Hospital staff find connections between vaping and lung illness By Jon Winkler November 18, 2019 at 1:48 pm
Army Corps finds multiple potential sources of PFAS contamination By Jon Winkler October 25, 2019 at 1:00 am
No bail for Groton murder suspect who allegedly stabbed his wife 27 times By Nicole Defeudia October 21, 2019 at 1:58 pm
Community Preservation Committee plans CPA surcharge increase By Jon Winkler October 14, 2019 at 10:02 pm
![AYER — The Board of Selectmen is whole again, as Shaun Copeland won Tuesday night’s Special Election for a vacant seat on the board. Copeland defeated former Selectman Pauline Conley, former Conservation Commissioner David Bodurtha and local resident Ruth Maxant-Schulz in a race to complete the three-year term of Christopher Hillman, who resigned in August. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-l-election-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER — The Board of Selectmen is whole again, as Shaun Copeland won Tuesday night’s Special Election for a vacant seat on the board. Copeland defeated former Selectman Pauline Conley, former Conservation Commissioner David Bodurtha and local resident Ruth Maxant-Schulz in a race to complete the three-year term of Christopher Hillman, who resigned in August. […]")
![GROTON — Bridgewater State Hospital has filed a report on whether Gregory Fairbairn, a 62-year-old Groton man accused of stabbing his wife to death, is competent to stand trial. The contents of the competency report are currently unknown. Attorney Arthur Kelly, who represented Fairbairn in a status hearing in Ayer District Court Wednesday, said he […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/low-l-murder-1-1.jpg?w=132 "GROTON — Bridgewater State Hospital has filed a report on whether Gregory Fairbairn, a 62-year-old Groton man accused of stabbing his wife to death, is competent to stand trial. The contents of the competency report are currently unknown. Attorney Arthur Kelly, who represented Fairbairn in a status hearing in Ayer District Court Wednesday, said he […]")
![AYER — The word of the night at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center was EVALI, short for electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Dr. Amjad Husain and Respiratory Therapist Michael Enos laid out that term and what it applies to during a Community Vaping Forum on Wednesday night at the hospital. Dr. Husain […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/low-l-vape-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER — The word of the night at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center was EVALI, short for electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Dr. Amjad Husain and Respiratory Therapist Michael Enos laid out that term and what it applies to during a Community Vaping Forum on Wednesday night at the hospital. Dr. Husain […]")
![AYER – Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detailed multiple sources of groundwater contaminated with chemical compounds during the Devens Restoration Board meeting late last week. Katie Thomas, a project manager at Koman Government Solutions, presented the Army Corps’ three prime areas of investigation. The search was to find which wells were first […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0656-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detailed multiple sources of groundwater contaminated with chemical compounds during the Devens Restoration Board meeting late last week. Katie Thomas, a project manager at Koman Government Solutions, presented the Army Corps’ three prime areas of investigation. The search was to find which wells were first […]")
![GROTON — A 62-year-old Groton man who admitted to stabbing his wife to death in their Lowell Street home Saturday was ordered held without bail during his arraignment Monday morning in Ayer District Court. It was around 5:30 p.m. Saturday when Gregory Fairbairn reported to police that he “murdered his wife with a knife,” according […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/low-l-murder-1-1.jpg?w=132 "GROTON — A 62-year-old Groton man who admitted to stabbing his wife to death in their Lowell Street home Saturday was ordered held without bail during his arraignment Monday morning in Ayer District Court. It was around 5:30 p.m. Saturday when Gregory Fairbairn reported to police that he “murdered his wife with a knife,” according […]")
![AYER – Students at Ayer Shirley Regional Middle and High schools will have a new visitor roaming the halls between classes: Lady, a 6-year-old purebred golden retriever who serves as the school’s therapy dog. Lady was first introduced at a recent meeting of the Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee by Mary Malone, superintendent of the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nas-l-therapydog2-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – Students at Ayer Shirley Regional Middle and High schools will have a new visitor roaming the halls between classes: Lady, a 6-year-old purebred golden retriever who serves as the school’s therapy dog. Lady was first introduced at a recent meeting of the Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee by Mary Malone, superintendent of the […]")
![AYER – J.P. Sullivan & Co. was able to personally thank Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Tuesday for her and her office’s efforts in bringing their workers in from Jamaica for the picking season. Trahan visited the company’s shipping and packing facility in Ayer, along with one of the orchards the company owns in Groton, to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/low-l-trahanapples6-1.jpg?w=117 "AYER – J.P. Sullivan & Co. was able to personally thank Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Tuesday for her and her office’s efforts in bringing their workers in from Jamaica for the picking season. Trahan visited the company’s shipping and packing facility in Ayer, along with one of the orchards the company owns in Groton, to […]")
![Nearly two years after they first bought the building at 38 Littleton Road, the father-son duo of John and Mark Hillier finally saw their dream in action as Gage Cannabis Company officially opened its doors on Monday. The town’s first-ever marijuana retail store is a near 12,000-foot building offering everything from marijuana flowers, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/low-l-gagecannabis1-1.jpg?w=132 "Nearly two years after they first bought the building at 38 Littleton Road, the father-son duo of John and Mark Hillier finally saw their dream in action as Gage Cannabis Company officially opened its doors on Monday. The town’s first-ever marijuana retail store is a near 12,000-foot building offering everything from marijuana flowers, […]")