Shirley’s Catacunemaug well down since Oct., back online By M.E. Jones December 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Shirley Select Board covers grants, rehabbing Center Town Hall and approves annual business licenses By M.E. Jones December 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Four juniors at Nashoba Tech earn credentials as nannies By Submitted Article December 17, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Shirley Select Board looks to address truck traffic associated with three town salvage yards By M.E. Jones December 9, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Candlelight Vespers program returns for 18th holiday season in Shirley By Submitted Article December 1, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.
Tom Rush will bring his song-stylings to Shirley’s Bull Run on Dec. 4 By Jacob Vitali November 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Small crowd wraps up Shirley’s Special Town Meeting in short order By M.E. Jones November 18, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
![SHIRLEY – The Select Board’s short but substantive agenda Monday night mostly focused on grants, including applications in process and a grant in hand that will bring library services to people’s doors. Library Launches Home Delivery Program During the meeting, Town Administrator Mike McGovern talked about a new grant-funded program at the Hazen Memorial Library […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-hazenlibraryprogram.jpg?w=73 "SHIRLEY – The Select Board’s short but substantive agenda Monday night mostly focused on grants, including applications in process and a grant in hand that will bring library services to people’s doors. Library Launches Home Delivery Program During the meeting, Town Administrator Mike McGovern talked about a new grant-funded program at the Hazen Memorial Library […]")
![SHIRLEY – When Cheryl Matsukis launched a “Go Fund Me” Facebook page in December, 2021, she was facing a mortgage payment she couldn’t meet and a due date at the end of the month and hoped there would be some people out there who wanted to help. She needs an estimated $20,000 to allow her […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-withpinkerton.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY – When Cheryl Matsukis launched a “Go Fund Me” Facebook page in December, 2021, she was facing a mortgage payment she couldn’t meet and a due date at the end of the month and hoped there would be some people out there who wanted to help. She needs an estimated $20,000 to allow her […]")
![SHIRLEY – The Shirley Water District announced on Tuesday, Dec. 21 that the Catacunemaug well is back on line. The well was shut down this fall after routine tests showed e-coli contamination in some of its samples. Now, the well is good to go, rehabilitated, re-tested and DEP-approved, the district announced. The well was offline […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sen-l-shirleytownseal.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY – The Shirley Water District announced on Tuesday, Dec. 21 that the Catacunemaug well is back on line. The well was shut down this fall after routine tests showed e-coli contamination in some of its samples. Now, the well is good to go, rehabilitated, re-tested and DEP-approved, the district announced. The well was offline […]")
![SHIRLEY — Montachusett Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Glenn Eaton visited the Select Board meeting Monday night to update members on the status of incoming funds from a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the town and two other neighboring towns. The town applied for the grant in partnership with Lunenburg and Townsend. MRPC oversees […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/low-l-shirleyCTH.jpg?w=107 "SHIRLEY — Montachusett Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Glenn Eaton visited the Select Board meeting Monday night to update members on the status of incoming funds from a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the town and two other neighboring towns. The town applied for the grant in partnership with Lunenburg and Townsend. MRPC oversees […]")
![WESTFORD — Four juniors in the Early Childhood Education program at Nashoba Valley Technical High School have received credentials as nannies from the International Nanny Association, the largest such organization in the world. The International Nanny Association serves as the umbrella organization for the in-home child care industry, and provides information, education and guidance to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/low-l-nannies.jpg?w=131 "WESTFORD — Four juniors in the Early Childhood Education program at Nashoba Valley Technical High School have received credentials as nannies from the International Nanny Association, the largest such organization in the world. The International Nanny Association serves as the umbrella organization for the in-home child care industry, and provides information, education and guidance to […]")
![SHIRLEY – The Select Board on Monday night discussed possible problems with some of the business licenses up for annual renewal in a couple weeks. “There are always concerns but not a lot of complaints this year, that I’ve heard,” Chairman Debra Flagg said as she opened the meeting. The town’s fire chief had some […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sen-l-shirley-town-logo.jpg?w=87 "SHIRLEY – The Select Board on Monday night discussed possible problems with some of the business licenses up for annual renewal in a couple weeks. “There are always concerns but not a lot of complaints this year, that I’ve heard,” Chairman Debra Flagg said as she opened the meeting. The town’s fire chief had some […]"){kind=logo}
![SHIRLEY —The 18th annual Candlelight Vespers program “Tidings of Comfort & Joy!” is back for another holiday season. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shirley Meeting House, located at 41 Brown Road. In the peaceful setting of the meeting house, guests can relax and listen to holiday poems by E.E. Cummings, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/low-l-Candlelight-01.jpg?w=114 "SHIRLEY —The 18th annual Candlelight Vespers program “Tidings of Comfort & Joy!” is back for another holiday season. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shirley Meeting House, located at 41 Brown Road. In the peaceful setting of the meeting house, guests can relax and listen to holiday poems by E.E. Cummings, […]")
![SHIRLEY — Sifting through Tom Rush’s catalog, there are humorous songs, sad songs and some of his songs make people think. At heart, he sees himself as a storyteller. Rush’s classic songs, the hits of his contemporaries and his latest works will be on display when he performs at the Bull Run at 8 p.m. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/low-l-tomrush-01.jpg?w=59 "SHIRLEY — Sifting through Tom Rush’s catalog, there are humorous songs, sad songs and some of his songs make people think. At heart, he sees himself as a storyteller. Rush’s classic songs, the hits of his contemporaries and his latest works will be on display when he performs at the Bull Run at 8 p.m. […]")
![SHIRLEY — Introducing a theme such as the evolutionary role of women in the military during a traditional Veterans Day ceremony might be unusual, but the ceremony held Thursday in Shirley did it seamlessly while keeping all the traditions in place. The event at the War Memorial Building, sponsored by the local American Legion Post, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/low-l-shirleyvets-1.jpg?w=117 "SHIRLEY — Introducing a theme such as the evolutionary role of women in the military during a traditional Veterans Day ceremony might be unusual, but the ceremony held Thursday in Shirley did it seamlessly while keeping all the traditions in place. The event at the War Memorial Building, sponsored by the local American Legion Post, […]")
![SHIRLEY – With five articles on the warrant and 53 registered voters signed in, the Special Town Meeting, held in the Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School Gym Monday night, wrapped up in less than half an hour, and the only item that sparked controversy didn’t have a dollar sign attached. Although so-called “money articles” tend […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sen-l-shirleytownseal.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY – With five articles on the warrant and 53 registered voters signed in, the Special Town Meeting, held in the Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School Gym Monday night, wrapped up in less than half an hour, and the only item that sparked controversy didn’t have a dollar sign attached. Although so-called “money articles” tend […]")