Appalachian Trail proponent, late Shirley resident to be focus of historical program By Jacob Vitali August 4, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.
Senator Jamie Eldridge files bill to improve mental health for incarcerated people By Jacob Vitali July 16, 2021 at 4:12 a.m.
Loaves & Fishes food pantry delivery truck a step closer to reality By Jacob Vitali July 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Ayer/Shirley Regional School Committee selects new superintendent By M.E. Jones May 4, 2021 at 2:31 p.m.
Shirley’s only contested race features two former selectmen and a little controversy By M.E. Jones April 24, 2021 at 6:05 a.m.
DA Ryan wants SJC to weigh in on drug cases tainted by scandal-plagued drug lab By Robert Mills March 31, 2021 at 7:01 a.m.
![SHIRLEY — The first settlers of Shirley in 1720 were attracted by farmland and pastures. Today, there’s a different kind of influx. Since January, five businesses have chosen the Phoenix Park Business Center in Shirley as their new home. Those five companies join more than 60 others in choosing the 300,000-square-foot restored mill, owned by […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-shirleyoffices.jpg?w=132 "SHIRLEY — The first settlers of Shirley in 1720 were attracted by farmland and pastures. Today, there’s a different kind of influx. Since January, five businesses have chosen the Phoenix Park Business Center in Shirley as their new home. Those five companies join more than 60 others in choosing the 300,000-square-foot restored mill, owned by […]")
![DEVENS — Tails are wagging with excitement as the third annual Devens Dog and Music Festival approaches on Sunday. This year’s festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 27 Antietam St. Admission is free for military veterans, children under the age of 12 and dogs. Adult humans are $10. All proceeds […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-dogfestival.jpg?w=140 "DEVENS — Tails are wagging with excitement as the third annual Devens Dog and Music Festival approaches on Sunday. This year’s festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 27 Antietam St. Admission is free for military veterans, children under the age of 12 and dogs. Adult humans are $10. All proceeds […]")
![SHIRLEY — Had it not been for the writing of late, longtime Shirley resident Benton MacKaye, the roughly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail may not exist today. MacKaye envisioned the Appalachian Trail in an October 1921 essay, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,” published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architect. To celebrate […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-Appalachian-01.jpg?w=64 "SHIRLEY — Had it not been for the writing of late, longtime Shirley resident Benton MacKaye, the roughly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail may not exist today. MacKaye envisioned the Appalachian Trail in an October 1921 essay, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,” published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architect. To celebrate […]")
![BOSTON — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton and state Rep. Brandy Fluker-Oakley have filed legislation designed to improve the mental health care of the state’s incarcerated population. Eldridge as a senator and chair of the Criminal Justice Reform caucus, makes annual visits to the state’s prisons. He said those visits have informed his perspective. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DSC_0597.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton and state Rep. Brandy Fluker-Oakley have filed legislation designed to improve the mental health care of the state’s incarcerated population. Eldridge as a senator and chair of the Criminal Justice Reform caucus, makes annual visits to the state’s prisons. He said those visits have informed his perspective. […]")
![DEVENS — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge secured a $50,000 appropriation for the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry as part of the fiscal year 2022 Senate Budget proposal. The $50,000 will help Loaves & Fishes purchase a box truck used to pick up groceries at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LOW-L-loavesFishesGrant026-1.jpg?w=125 "DEVENS — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge secured a $50,000 appropriation for the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry as part of the fiscal year 2022 Senate Budget proposal. The $50,000 will help Loaves & Fishes purchase a box truck used to pick up groceries at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the […]")
![AYER — Laurie Sabol grew up in St. Louis, the child of Great Depression-era parents who repurposed and reused every household item, leaving nothing to waste. Not surprisingly, those traits were ingrained in Sabol, who, as an adult put them to use as chairman of the Ayer Recycling Committee. But after 20 years the woman […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/low-l-sabol-01.jpg?w=66 "AYER — Laurie Sabol grew up in St. Louis, the child of Great Depression-era parents who repurposed and reused every household item, leaving nothing to waste. Not surprisingly, those traits were ingrained in Sabol, who, as an adult put them to use as chairman of the Ayer Recycling Committee. But after 20 years the woman […]")
![AYER/SHIRLEY – The School Committee has selected Adam Renda – currently chief innovation and intervention officer in the Fitchburg Public School District — as the next superintendent of schools, with a start-date set for July 1. Meeting at the high school Monday night, the in-person, members-only session was open to public viewing via Zoom, with […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/low-l-selected-1.jpg?w=88 "AYER/SHIRLEY – The School Committee has selected Adam Renda – currently chief innovation and intervention officer in the Fitchburg Public School District — as the next superintendent of schools, with a start-date set for July 1. Meeting at the high school Monday night, the in-person, members-only session was open to public viewing via Zoom, with […]")
![SHIRLEY – With the town election set for Tuesday, May 4, the only contested race on the ballot is for town moderator, a three-year term. The candidates – both former selectmen and well-known – are Enrico C. Cappucci and Leonardo M. “Chip” Guercio, Jr. Cappucci has been moderator in the past. Elected in 2014, he […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sen-l-shirleytownseal-1.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY – With the town election set for Tuesday, May 4, the only contested race on the ballot is for town moderator, a three-year term. The candidates – both former selectmen and well-known – are Enrico C. Cappucci and Leonardo M. “Chip” Guercio, Jr. Cappucci has been moderator in the past. Elected in 2014, he […]")
![DEVENS — A COVID-19 vaccination site will be opening in May in Devens, a first for the Nashoba Valley, and one that has been months in the making. The site will be located at Clear Path for Veterans New England, 84 Antietam St., the site of the former Cutler Army Hospital. The site will be […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LOW-L-devens-02-1.jpg?w=117 "DEVENS — A COVID-19 vaccination site will be opening in May in Devens, a first for the Nashoba Valley, and one that has been months in the making. The site will be located at Clear Path for Veterans New England, 84 Antietam St., the site of the former Cutler Army Hospital. The site will be […]")
![LOWELL – An extraordinary 15-page court-filing made by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan Friday asks the Supreme Judicial Court to decide if a decade’s worth of drug convictions across the state may need to be thrown out due to lingering, unanswered questions about the reliability of the scandal-plagued Hinton Lab. The issue could affect about […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dams006-1.jpg?w=123 "LOWELL – An extraordinary 15-page court-filing made by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan Friday asks the Supreme Judicial Court to decide if a decade’s worth of drug convictions across the state may need to be thrown out due to lingering, unanswered questions about the reliability of the scandal-plagued Hinton Lab. The issue could affect about […]")