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
![DEVENS – After nearly two years of collecting samples and gathering data, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced progress in filtering out chemical compounds in local water supplies. Last Thursday’s meeting of the Devens Restoration Advisory Board featured another update of the engineers’ investigation into traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-l-devenspfas2-1.jpg?w=132 "DEVENS – After nearly two years of collecting samples and gathering data, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced progress in filtering out chemical compounds in local water supplies. Last Thursday’s meeting of the Devens Restoration Advisory Board featured another update of the engineers’ investigation into traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or […]")
![AYER – Imagine all of the times one needs to get flowers: a boyfriend rushing to grab some roses to make up for a late date, kids grabbing a collection of violets to surprise their mom for Mother’s Day, people picking out a display to bring to a funeral in honor of a beloved family […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-l-pinards2-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – Imagine all of the times one needs to get flowers: a boyfriend rushing to grab some roses to make up for a late date, kids grabbing a collection of violets to surprise their mom for Mother’s Day, people picking out a display to bring to a funeral in honor of a beloved family […]")
![AYER — An Ayer woman who fatally stabbed her cousin in September 2018 received a sentence of eight to 10 years in prison after admitting to the crime in Lowell Superior Court on Friday. Laqwanda Villaronga, 27, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a dangerous weapon for killing 24-year-old Jonathan Merritt, of Ayer, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-l-ayerstab2-1.jpg?w=140 "AYER — An Ayer woman who fatally stabbed her cousin in September 2018 received a sentence of eight to 10 years in prison after admitting to the crime in Lowell Superior Court on Friday. Laqwanda Villaronga, 27, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a dangerous weapon for killing 24-year-old Jonathan Merritt, of Ayer, […]")
![AYER – Drivers on Harvard Road needing a fill-up in their gas tanks and stomachs now have a healthier option for roadside snacks. Alltown Fresh, an upstart convenience store chain, opened its second location in Massachusetts at 28 Harvard Road on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The store also doubles as a gas station for patrons entering […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-l-ayermarket3-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – Drivers on Harvard Road needing a fill-up in their gas tanks and stomachs now have a healthier option for roadside snacks. Alltown Fresh, an upstart convenience store chain, opened its second location in Massachusetts at 28 Harvard Road on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The store also doubles as a gas station for patrons entering […]")
![AYER – “There’s an age of sale, not an age of use.” Those were the words of wisdom Cory Mashburn of the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth offered to a sparse crowd of school staff on Monday night in the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School auditorium. Mashburn gave a presentation titled, “Vaping and Our Youth,” focusing on how […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-l-ayervapeJPG-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – “There’s an age of sale, not an age of use.” Those were the words of wisdom Cory Mashburn of the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth offered to a sparse crowd of school staff on Monday night in the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School auditorium. Mashburn gave a presentation titled, “Vaping and Our Youth,” focusing on how […]")
![AYER — After two decades of fundraising and development, the Ayer Commuter Rail parking facility had its grand opening ceremony Monday morning. Town and state officials were present for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening the $5 million, two-level parking garage at 3 Groton St. The 180-space garage offers additional parking to commuters who use the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-l-ayerparking-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER — After two decades of fundraising and development, the Ayer Commuter Rail parking facility had its grand opening ceremony Monday morning. Town and state officials were present for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening the $5 million, two-level parking garage at 3 Groton St. The 180-space garage offers additional parking to commuters who use the […]")
![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 […]")