Catania Oils adopts Westford Road to reduce waste, beautify town By Jacob Vitali November 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Former Townsend reserve officer cleared of domestic assault and battery By Jacob Vitali October 18, 2021 at 1:19 p.m.
UMass Lowell receives $12 million donation from Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell By Alana Melanson October 8, 2021 at 9:46 a.m.
Middlesex Community College backs bill making campuses ‘hunger free’ By Katie Lannan October 8, 2021 at 6:57 a.m.
Employment models at center of workers’ rights battle with gig giants By Chris Lisinski October 7, 2021 at 6:58 a.m.
Alternative to app-based driver petition draws big-time opposition By Chris Lisinski October 6, 2021 at 1:21 p.m.
![AYER — Catania Oils has adopted Westford Road as part of the town’s new litter and beautification program, Clean Ayer. As a sponsor, Catania Oils will subsidize road cleaning on Westford Road twice a year. The work will be performed by the roadway litter removal company Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America Inc. Director of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/low-l-Catania-01.jpg?w=117 "AYER — Catania Oils has adopted Westford Road as part of the town’s new litter and beautification program, Clean Ayer. As a sponsor, Catania Oils will subsidize road cleaning on Westford Road twice a year. The work will be performed by the roadway litter removal company Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America Inc. Director of […]")
![AYER — Residents will have a say in the future of the Woodlawn Cemetery during special town meeting. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday in the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School auditorium at 141 Washington St. in Ayer. There are seven articles in total and one citizen’s petition. Article 1 is the second step in […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-woodlawn.jpg?w=122 "AYER — Residents will have a say in the future of the Woodlawn Cemetery during special town meeting. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday in the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School auditorium at 141 Washington St. in Ayer. There are seven articles in total and one citizen’s petition. Article 1 is the second step in […]")
![AYER — Former Townsend reserve police officer Christopher VanVoorhis was found not guilty on a charge of domestic assault and battery in Ayer District Court on Monday. VanVoorhis’ case was heard in a bench trial before Judge Matthew McGrath. The lone witness to testify was Officer Christopher Tucker from the Townsend Police Department who arrested […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-TownsendTrialUSETHIS-01.jpg?w=132 "AYER — Former Townsend reserve police officer Christopher VanVoorhis was found not guilty on a charge of domestic assault and battery in Ayer District Court on Monday. VanVoorhis’ case was heard in a bench trial before Judge Matthew McGrath. The lone witness to testify was Officer Christopher Tucker from the Townsend Police Department who arrested […]")
![LOWELL – UMass Lowell and the Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell (IUAAL) announced this week the organization will donate nearly $12 million to the university to fund student scholarships. An initial donation of $2.9 million was already made. The funds, donated by alumni of UMass Lowell and its predecessor institutions, have endowed the association’s […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LOW-L-convocation75.jpg?w=77 "LOWELL – UMass Lowell and the Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell (IUAAL) announced this week the organization will donate nearly $12 million to the university to fund student scholarships. An initial donation of $2.9 million was already made. The funds, donated by alumni of UMass Lowell and its predecessor institutions, have endowed the association’s […]")
![LOWELL – One former client of The Open Door, a hunger relief agency on the North Shore, would buy a big bag of Rold Gold Pretzels on the days her schedule as a community college student didn’t allow for a food pantry visit, eating a third of the bag for each meal. Another student would […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-z-1215mccpantry.jpg?w=132 "LOWELL – One former client of The Open Door, a hunger relief agency on the North Shore, would buy a big bag of Rold Gold Pretzels on the days her schedule as a community college student didn’t allow for a food pantry visit, eating a third of the bag for each meal. Another student would […]")
![MEDFORD – The Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission announced this week it has secured $1 million to fund the fourth year of a four-year pilot program designed to study and establish a restoration center in Middlesex County. The center would help support ongoing law enforcement diversion efforts across Middlesex County, while also expanding the community […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-middlesexgrant1.jpg?w=140 "MEDFORD – The Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission announced this week it has secured $1 million to fund the fourth year of a four-year pilot program designed to study and establish a restoration center in Middlesex County. The center would help support ongoing law enforcement diversion efforts across Middlesex County, while also expanding the community […]")
![BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-workers.jpg?w=124 "BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]")
![BOSTON – With the threat of bacon and egg shortages looming, the House passed a bill Wednesday aimed at avoiding any disruption to food supplies next year by updating the 2016 ballot law that set standards for how hens, pigs and veal calves could be raised. The ballot law was intended to improve the living […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-tiktok-3.jpg?w=66 "BOSTON – With the threat of bacon and egg shortages looming, the House passed a bill Wednesday aimed at avoiding any disruption to food supplies next year by updating the 2016 ballot law that set standards for how hens, pigs and veal calves could be raised. The ballot law was intended to improve the living […]")
![BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LOW-L-uberDriver05-1.jpg?w=125 "BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]")