North Middlesex lifts ban early, allows students to attend games By Monica Busch January 23, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.
Townsend residents will be asked to increase property taxes to pay for road repair project By Jon Winkler January 10, 2020 at 1:03 a.m.
![TOWNSEND – The coronavirus has come to another town in the Nashoba Valley. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health alerted the Townsend Board of Health on Wednesday afternoon that two residents had tested positive for COVID-19. “The Board of Health will continue its disease surveillance and monitoring activities to help slow the spread of this […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CoronavirusCell-1.jpg?w=140 "TOWNSEND – The coronavirus has come to another town in the Nashoba Valley. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health alerted the Townsend Board of Health on Wednesday afternoon that two residents had tested positive for COVID-19. “The Board of Health will continue its disease surveillance and monitoring activities to help slow the spread of this […]")
![TOWNSEND — A resident of Scott Road was taken into custody by police after refusing to leave his private residence Monday morning. Interim Police Chief James Sartell said the department was notified by a walk-in concern at around 9 a.m. that a male in his early 30s was not leaving his home. Sartell said that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1095791206-e1552574673263-2-1.jpg?w=136 "TOWNSEND — A resident of Scott Road was taken into custody by police after refusing to leave his private residence Monday morning. Interim Police Chief James Sartell said the department was notified by a walk-in concern at around 9 a.m. that a male in his early 30s was not leaving his home. Sartell said that […]")
![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 […]")
![PEPPERELL – Three towns in the western Nashoba Valley area are looking to have one location overseeing all its emergency calls. Pepperell, Ashby and Townsend are collaborating to establish a joint Regional Emergency Communications Center in town. The center was detailed in a presentation to the Board of Selectmen on late last month. According to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/low-l-commcenter-1.jpg?w=132 "PEPPERELL – Three towns in the western Nashoba Valley area are looking to have one location overseeing all its emergency calls. Pepperell, Ashby and Townsend are collaborating to establish a joint Regional Emergency Communications Center in town. The center was detailed in a presentation to the Board of Selectmen on late last month. According to […]")
![TOWNSEND – In a further effort to improve the local environment, Andrew Shepherd proposed a town-wide ban of polystyrene containers from food and retail stores. Shepherd appeared before the Board of Health Monday evening to further discuss the regulation he originally proposed to the board last year. More than a dozen other people attended the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-l-polystyrene-1.jpg?w=132 "TOWNSEND – In a further effort to improve the local environment, Andrew Shepherd proposed a town-wide ban of polystyrene containers from food and retail stores. Shepherd appeared before the Board of Health Monday evening to further discuss the regulation he originally proposed to the board last year. More than a dozen other people attended the […]")
![North Middlesex Regional High School will allow its students to attend athletic events, Principal Tim McMahon announced on Thursday, lifting a temporary ban that went into place just two days earlier. The announcement came by way of a letter to parents, which was quickly shared on local Facebook pages. In the letter, McMahon […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/North_Middlesex_Regional_High_School_Townsend_Massachusetts-1.jpg?w=140 "North Middlesex Regional High School will allow its students to attend athletic events, Principal Tim McMahon announced on Thursday, lifting a temporary ban that went into place just two days earlier. The announcement came by way of a letter to parents, which was quickly shared on local Facebook pages. In the letter, McMahon […]")
![TOWNSEND – With snow and ice in the forecast for this weekend and spring training still weeks away, baseball fever has yet to grip the Nashoba Valley. Fortunately, local kids can get a head start on the pros with some winter training starting this month. It’s all thanks to Jessica Fellows. The 42-year-old local resident […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-z-townsendfellows1-1.jpg?w=132 "TOWNSEND – With snow and ice in the forecast for this weekend and spring training still weeks away, baseball fever has yet to grip the Nashoba Valley. Fortunately, local kids can get a head start on the pros with some winter training starting this month. It’s all thanks to Jessica Fellows. The 42-year-old local resident […]")
![TOWNSEND – A variety of town projects and bylaws will be up for vote at a special town meeting set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, including a $5 million-plus debt exemption to repair town roads. The Board of Selectmen finalized and approved the warrant for the meeting on Monday night. The board made only one change […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/low-l-townsendwarrant-1.jpg?w=117 "TOWNSEND – A variety of town projects and bylaws will be up for vote at a special town meeting set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, including a $5 million-plus debt exemption to repair town roads. The Board of Selectmen finalized and approved the warrant for the meeting on Monday night. The board made only one change […]")
![TOWNSEND – The Board of Selectmen took action on the future of the police chief Tuesday night, appointing an interim chief and officially announcing members of the screening committee tasked with finding a full-time replacement. Deputy Police Chief James Sartell was appointed by the board to be Townsend’s Interim Police Chief effective Jan. 1, 2020, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/James-Sartell-1.jpg?w=140 "TOWNSEND – The Board of Selectmen took action on the future of the police chief Tuesday night, appointing an interim chief and officially announcing members of the screening committee tasked with finding a full-time replacement. Deputy Police Chief James Sartell was appointed by the board to be Townsend’s Interim Police Chief effective Jan. 1, 2020, […]")