Ayer Shirley School District continues to function remotely By M.E. Jones April 17, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.
![PEPPERELL – Despite the days blending together in a dour time loop as the coronavirus pandemic lurches on, some people are trying their hardest to perk-up spirits of senior citizens. Whether it’s through bringing Christmas to July or simply making phone calls, local senior centers are still putting in work despite not being able to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/low-l-seniorcenter-1.jpg?w=140 "PEPPERELL – Despite the days blending together in a dour time loop as the coronavirus pandemic lurches on, some people are trying their hardest to perk-up spirits of senior citizens. Whether it’s through bringing Christmas to July or simply making phone calls, local senior centers are still putting in work despite not being able to […]")
![SHIRLEY — After stumbling upon the incident, Acton Fire Chief Robert Hart helped resuscitate a four-year-old boy who was found face down in a swimming pool Monday, according to a news release from the Acton Fire Department. At about 4:20 p.m. Monday, Hart was driving in Shirley, where he lives, when he saw a group […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sen-l-pool-1.jpg?w=140 "SHIRLEY — After stumbling upon the incident, Acton Fire Chief Robert Hart helped resuscitate a four-year-old boy who was found face down in a swimming pool Monday, according to a news release from the Acton Fire Department. At about 4:20 p.m. Monday, Hart was driving in Shirley, where he lives, when he saw a group […]")
![AYER – School doors may still be closed, but that didn’t stop students and staff of the Ayer-Shirley Regional School District from showing mutual feelings of missing each other. The district put on “We Are Together,” a district-wide parade held on Wednesday, April 22. The parade involved local police and fire vehicles escorting cars driven […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/low-l-ayerparade3-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – School doors may still be closed, but that didn’t stop students and staff of the Ayer-Shirley Regional School District from showing mutual feelings of missing each other. The district put on “We Are Together,” a district-wide parade held on Wednesday, April 22. The parade involved local police and fire vehicles escorting cars driven […]")
![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 […]")