Shirley update: heating assistance, pot shops, recycling costs By M.E. Jones August 12, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.
Sixteen inmates at Shirley prison indicted for Jan. 10 attacks By Staff Report August 12, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.
Groton-Dunstable 8th-graders lend a hand to Project Mitten By Submitted Article August 12, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.
Rep. Nangle arrives in federal courtroom in handcuffs and shackles, pleads not-guilty By Elizabeth Dobbins August 12, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.
![PEPPERELL — Kathy Mercurio and Holly Saari of the Pepperell Horse Owners Association were busy collecting money for the Salvation Army — but they were not alone. Their miniature horses, Celeste and Candy, were alongside them, offering kisses to all the donors at the kettle. The beautiful horses, ages 14 and 17, also visit nursing […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/salvation-army.jpg?w=136 "PEPPERELL — Kathy Mercurio and Holly Saari of the Pepperell Horse Owners Association were busy collecting money for the Salvation Army — but they were not alone. Their miniature horses, Celeste and Candy, were alongside them, offering kisses to all the donors at the kettle. The beautiful horses, ages 14 and 17, also visit nursing […]")
![Plans for a private senior living facility on Mill Street have been withdrawn due to anticipated high costs of construction, its proponents said. It was announced at the Conservation Commission meeting on Sept. 17 that Doug and Michelle Wright had requested their plans for Rivers Edge Senior Living be withdrawn from both the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/low-l-riversedgepulled-1.jpg?w=132 "Plans for a private senior living facility on Mill Street have been withdrawn due to anticipated high costs of construction, its proponents said. It was announced at the Conservation Commission meeting on Sept. 17 that Doug and Michelle Wright had requested their plans for Rivers Edge Senior Living be withdrawn from both the […]")
![PEPPERELL – The fall town meeting warrant will include a bylaw that, if approved, would ban single-use plastic bags from local retail stores starting next year. Six people attended a public hearing at Town Hall on Wednesday night to offer input on the proposed bylaw. The hearing, hosted by Town Administrator Andrew MacLean, was also […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC_0288-1.jpg?w=132 "PEPPERELL – The fall town meeting warrant will include a bylaw that, if approved, would ban single-use plastic bags from local retail stores starting next year. Six people attended a public hearing at Town Hall on Wednesday night to offer input on the proposed bylaw. The hearing, hosted by Town Administrator Andrew MacLean, was also […]")
![AYER — A Pepperell man is facing seven drug-related charges following a drug bust in Pepperell earlier this month. On Friday, Jason Morall of 18 Maple St., unit 33, was arraigned in Ayer District Court on multiple charges including one count of trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl, three counts of possession of a […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-l-bust-1.jpg?w=104 "AYER — A Pepperell man is facing seven drug-related charges following a drug bust in Pepperell earlier this month. On Friday, Jason Morall of 18 Maple St., unit 33, was arraigned in Ayer District Court on multiple charges including one count of trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl, three counts of possession of a […]")
![WORCESTER — A Worcester County grand jury handed up 109 indictments Thursday charging 16 inmates of the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in a Jan. 10 attack that left four corrections officers injured, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. All 16 inmates are being charged on a joint venture theory with two counts […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Prison5-3.jpg?w=114 "WORCESTER — A Worcester County grand jury handed up 109 indictments Thursday charging 16 inmates of the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in a Jan. 10 attack that left four corrections officers injured, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. All 16 inmates are being charged on a joint venture theory with two counts […]")
![The Shirley Historical Society will present a celebration of conservationist Benton MacKaye’s birthday Saturday, March 7, starting at 2 p.m., at the Shirley Senior Center, 9 Parker Road. Born March 6, 1879, MacKaye gained fame as a pioneer in the professions of forestry, regional planning and conservation. Best known as the father of the Appalachian […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-z-0220benton-1.jpg?w=64 "The Shirley Historical Society will present a celebration of conservationist Benton MacKaye’s birthday Saturday, March 7, starting at 2 p.m., at the Shirley Senior Center, 9 Parker Road. Born March 6, 1879, MacKaye gained fame as a pioneer in the professions of forestry, regional planning and conservation. Best known as the father of the Appalachian […]")
![BOSTON – The day after he was indicted on a laundry list of federal charges connected to bank fraud and the improper use of campaign funds, Rep. David Nangle on Wednesday stepped down from his leadership and committee posts in the Massachusetts House. In an email to the House Clerk at 11:01 a.m., Nangle cited […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nanglenc-10-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The day after he was indicted on a laundry list of federal charges connected to bank fraud and the improper use of campaign funds, Rep. David Nangle on Wednesday stepped down from his leadership and committee posts in the Massachusetts House. In an email to the House Clerk at 11:01 a.m., Nangle cited […]")
![GROTON – Over the holidays, the eighth-graders at Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School contributed themed baskets to Project Mitten. Once again this year, student sand their families donated items for 10 raffle baskets, then sold raffle tickets as chances to win the baskets. Baskets were decorated by students before the raffle, then the baskets were raffled off on […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-z-0216gdmittens-1.jpg?w=140 "GROTON – Over the holidays, the eighth-graders at Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School contributed themed baskets to Project Mitten. Once again this year, student sand their families donated items for 10 raffle baskets, then sold raffle tickets as chances to win the baskets. Baskets were decorated by students before the raffle, then the baskets were raffled off on […]")
![WESTFORD – Just two months after producing the musical-comedy “Elf” in December, the Viking Theatre Guild at Nashoba Valley Technical High School is shifting gears and looking to the sky for its next production. The students in the group will present two performances of Julian Felice’s “Challenger: To Touch the Face of God,” a dramatic telling of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-z-0216ntekplay1-1.jpg?w=117 "WESTFORD – Just two months after producing the musical-comedy “Elf” in December, the Viking Theatre Guild at Nashoba Valley Technical High School is shifting gears and looking to the sky for its next production. The students in the group will present two performances of Julian Felice’s “Challenger: To Touch the Face of God,” a dramatic telling of […]")
![AYER — Nashoba Valley Medical Center recently donated $6,500 to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc., the result of proceeds from the hospital’s annual 5K Hunger Run road race. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization that provides food and temporary support services to residents of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton and Shirley. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-z-0218loaves-1.jpg?w=116 "AYER — Nashoba Valley Medical Center recently donated $6,500 to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc., the result of proceeds from the hospital’s annual 5K Hunger Run road race. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization that provides food and temporary support services to residents of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton and Shirley. […]")
![LOWELL — State Rep. Dave Nangle was arrested by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division at his home in Lowell this morning on dozens of charges, according to a Tweet from FBI Boston. The charges include allegations he illegally used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, according […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/low-l-nangle-1-2.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL — State Rep. Dave Nangle was arrested by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division at his home in Lowell this morning on dozens of charges, according to a Tweet from FBI Boston. The charges include allegations he illegally used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, according […]")