Ayer/Shirley school superintendent briefs committee members on MCAS changes By M.E. Jones January 8, 2021 at 1:50 a.m.
Ayer submits grant application for Park Street improvements By Jon Winkler January 8, 2021 at 1:38 a.m.
Ayer receives hefty state grant to address multiple infrastructure needs By Katharine Webster Special To The Sun November 27, 2020 at 1:34 a.m.
Still life left in Ayer/Shirley athletic fields proposal By M.E. Jones November 26, 2020 at 1:51 a.m.
![AYER/SHIRLEY – The MCAS test – a well-established litmus for student performance that is given annually beginning in 3rd-grade and traditionally involves complex in-house scheduling and pre-test preparation – won’t look quite the same this academic year, with time lines and tenets altered to accommodate the emerging “new normal” imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ayer […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/nas-l-therapydog2-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER/SHIRLEY – The MCAS test – a well-established litmus for student performance that is given annually beginning in 3rd-grade and traditionally involves complex in-house scheduling and pre-test preparation – won’t look quite the same this academic year, with time lines and tenets altered to accommodate the emerging “new normal” imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ayer […]")
![AYER – The Office for Community & Economic Development is continuing its efforts to revamp vital sections of Ayer and is looking for financial assistance from the state. Alan Manoian, the office’s director, said he submitted a Housing Choice Capital Grant application to state officials on Dec. 11. Manoian said the office is looking for $108,000 […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/low-l-depotsquare2-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – The Office for Community & Economic Development is continuing its efforts to revamp vital sections of Ayer and is looking for financial assistance from the state. Alan Manoian, the office’s director, said he submitted a Housing Choice Capital Grant application to state officials on Dec. 11. Manoian said the office is looking for $108,000 […]")
![AYER/SHIRLEY – The Regional School Committee at its recent meeting voted to relaunch the high school fields project, contingent on passage of a debt exclusion (temporary Proposition 2 ½ override) in Shirley, where the ballot question was voted down in a town election last year. The same question was fielded in Ayer, where it passed. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ayer-shirley-logo-1.png?w=88 "AYER/SHIRLEY – The Regional School Committee at its recent meeting voted to relaunch the high school fields project, contingent on passage of a debt exclusion (temporary Proposition 2 ½ override) in Shirley, where the ballot question was voted down in a town election last year. The same question was fielded in Ayer, where it passed. […]"){kind=logo}
![AYER – In a year that has been challenging for all, the residents of Nashoba Park Assisted Living in Ayer took time last month to celebrate what they are most thankful for. The community’s dedicated team of associates ensured that the day was truly special, preparing a delicious, traditional Thanksgiving meal complete with roast turkey […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/low-l-tday-1.jpg?w=66 "AYER – In a year that has been challenging for all, the residents of Nashoba Park Assisted Living in Ayer took time last month to celebrate what they are most thankful for. The community’s dedicated team of associates ensured that the day was truly special, preparing a delicious, traditional Thanksgiving meal complete with roast turkey […]")
![AYER – The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development has awarded the community more than $3 million to address various infrastructure projects in the West Main Street corridor, a neighborhood the community has long envisioned for urban renewal. Officials announced late last week the community received a $3.1 million MassWorks grant to fund […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/low-z-vision-1-1.jpg?w=117 "AYER – The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development has awarded the community more than $3 million to address various infrastructure projects in the West Main Street corridor, a neighborhood the community has long envisioned for urban renewal. Officials announced late last week the community received a $3.1 million MassWorks grant to fund […]")
![AYER – The Ayer Shirley Regional High School athletic fields are reportedly still in need of major repairs and upgrades cited in a controversial renovation plan that stalled last year after Shirley voters struck down a debt exclusion ballot question to fund it. With a multi-million dollar fields project proposal on the table that had […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20180928_011407_NVV_0928_Fields-1.jpg?w=140 "AYER – The Ayer Shirley Regional High School athletic fields are reportedly still in need of major repairs and upgrades cited in a controversial renovation plan that stalled last year after Shirley voters struck down a debt exclusion ballot question to fund it. With a multi-million dollar fields project proposal on the table that had […]")
![AYER – They are some of the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic: the dedicated men and women who work in local senior living communities, helping to keep residents healthy and happy while providing as much normalcy as possible. At Nashoba Park Assisted Living in Ayer, the leadership team is expressing their gratitude for the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/low-l-hero1-1.jpg?w=132 "AYER – They are some of the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic: the dedicated men and women who work in local senior living communities, helping to keep residents healthy and happy while providing as much normalcy as possible. At Nashoba Park Assisted Living in Ayer, the leadership team is expressing their gratitude for the […]")