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Two towns see contested races for selectmen seats
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Jon Winkler
June 26, 2020 at 1:08 a.m.
Townsend Girl Scout earns Gold Award
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Submitted Article
May 27, 2020 at 6:07 a.m.
Town officials talk coronavirus impacts to budget
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Jon Winkler
May 21, 2020 at 1:36 a.m.
Local group packs and ships meals for seniors
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Jon Winkler
April 16, 2020 at 1:06 a.m.
Nashoba towns tighten restrictions for public safety
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Jon Winkler
April 10, 2020 at 1:48 a.m.
Townsend residents test positive for coronavirus
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Jon Winkler
April 2, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.
SWAT team called for man making threats
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Jon Winkler
March 23, 2020 at 5:45 p.m.
Nashoba Valley town debate town meeting changes
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Jon Winkler
March 20, 2020 at 1:39 a.m.
Multi-town emergency communications center proposed
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Jon Winkler
March 6, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.
Local resident pitches polystyrene ban
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Jon Winkler
January 31, 2020 at 1:01 a.m.
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![TOWNSEND — Girl Scout Amanda Taylor of Townsend has created an award-winning youth organization club to curb the mental stress students face with their increasingly packed schedules. Her efforts are especially timely as May is Mental Health Awareness Month. “Some adolescents struggle with finding effective ways to organize their lives, which can affect grades, mood, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Amanda-1.jpg?w=140 "TOWNSEND — Girl Scout Amanda Taylor of Townsend has created an award-winning youth organization club to curb the mental stress students face with their increasingly packed schedules. Her efforts are especially timely as May is Mental Health Awareness Month. “Some adolescents struggle with finding effective ways to organize their lives, which can affect grades, mood, […]")
![TOWNSEND – As the town-wide state of emergency remains in effect due to the coronavirus, many senior citizens and struggling families have lost the chance to shop for food and get a good meal. Fortunately, a local group is stepping up its efforts to feed the needy. Townsend Ecumenical Outreach has been packing crates of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LOW-L-TEOfoodBank18-1.jpg?w=132 "TOWNSEND – As the town-wide state of emergency remains in effect due to the coronavirus, many senior citizens and struggling families have lost the chance to shop for food and get a good meal. Fortunately, a local group is stepping up its efforts to feed the needy. Townsend Ecumenical Outreach has been packing crates of […]")
![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 […]")