Jennifer Benson is stepping down from House seat By Submitted Article December 19, 2019 at 12:48 p.m.
![GROTON – The annual town meeting is where local communities vote on everything from the year’s budget to changes in town code. Because of the coronavirus concerns and the state’s stance on mass gatherings, that vital meeting could come into question. Multiple Nashoba Valley towns are still scheduled to have their annual town meetings on […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bakernl01-1.jpg?w=114 "GROTON – The annual town meeting is where local communities vote on everything from the year’s budget to changes in town code. Because of the coronavirus concerns and the state’s stance on mass gatherings, that vital meeting could come into question. Multiple Nashoba Valley towns are still scheduled to have their annual town meetings on […]")
![SHIRLEY – Tensions inside the MCI-Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center have apparently reached a boiling point, with prisoners telling state officials that they are being mistreated by corrections officers. Sen. Jamie Eldridge joined four other government officials in a six-hour visit to the prison on Sunday, Feb. 2 to interview inmates and observe conditions of the facility. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Prison5-2-1.jpg?w=114 "SHIRLEY – Tensions inside the MCI-Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center have apparently reached a boiling point, with prisoners telling state officials that they are being mistreated by corrections officers. Sen. Jamie Eldridge joined four other government officials in a six-hour visit to the prison on Sunday, Feb. 2 to interview inmates and observe conditions of the facility. […]")
![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 […]")
![DEVENS – Seniors age 62 and up will now have a chance at affordable housing thanks to the actions of Citizens Bank. The bank provided a $12.5 million construction loan to Shirley Commons LLC, a group sponsored by The Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development. The loan is a piece of $36.5 million in […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-l-shirleyhousing3-1.jpg?w=132 "DEVENS – Seniors age 62 and up will now have a chance at affordable housing thanks to the actions of Citizens Bank. The bank provided a $12.5 million construction loan to Shirley Commons LLC, a group sponsored by The Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development. The loan is a piece of $36.5 million in […]")
![SHIRLEY — A 25-year-old man died after falling off a roof of a home on Saturday morning, authorities say. Shirley Fire Capt. Al Deshler said paramedics arrived at the home on 22 Holden Road at about 8:30 a.m. and found the man lying next the garage unresponsive, but still breathing. The 25-year-old was transported by […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/roof-1.jpg?w=140 "SHIRLEY — A 25-year-old man died after falling off a roof of a home on Saturday morning, authorities say. Shirley Fire Capt. Al Deshler said paramedics arrived at the home on 22 Holden Road at about 8:30 a.m. and found the man lying next the garage unresponsive, but still breathing. The 25-year-old was transported by […]")
![BOSTON — Concluding a two-month search, The Alliance for Business Leadership announced Thursday that it has named State Representative Jennifer Benson as its next president. Benson has represented the communities of Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Harvard, Lunenburg, and Shirley in the House of Representatives since 2009, and will bring her years of experience as a statewide […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sen-l-benson-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON — Concluding a two-month search, The Alliance for Business Leadership announced Thursday that it has named State Representative Jennifer Benson as its next president. Benson has represented the communities of Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Harvard, Lunenburg, and Shirley in the House of Representatives since 2009, and will bring her years of experience as a statewide […]")
![SHIRLEY — Dennis Levesque can finally start enjoying his retirement now that he has a replacement as fire chief. According to Executive Assistant Michael Gibbons, the Board of Selectmen accepted the appointment of Deputy Chief Troy Cooley as the new fire chief for the town. Cooley’s appointment is effective immediately as former Fire Chief Levesque […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/low-z-shirleychief-1.jpg?w=66 "SHIRLEY — Dennis Levesque can finally start enjoying his retirement now that he has a replacement as fire chief. According to Executive Assistant Michael Gibbons, the Board of Selectmen accepted the appointment of Deputy Chief Troy Cooley as the new fire chief for the town. Cooley’s appointment is effective immediately as former Fire Chief Levesque […]")