Shirley Girl Scouts spread positivity, earn Bronze Award By Submitted Article December 18, 2020 at 1:52 a.m.
Shirley Cultural Council looking for grant applications By Jon Winkler December 11, 2020 at 1:16 a.m.
Backed by grants and local gusto, Shirley downtown on the upswing By M.E. Jones October 22, 2020 at 7:28 a.m.
![SHIRLEY — “What is old is new again” is the theme of an online group exhibit entitled “Under the Bed,” in which the artists have selected their favorite work. Participating artists include C.M. Judge, Ruth Nelson, Sue Norton, Helen Obermeyer Simmons, Joanne Stowell, Carolyn Todd, Susan Wadsworth and Elsa Voelcker. The exhibition opens Friday, January […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/low-l-sitka-1.jpeg?w=89 "SHIRLEY — “What is old is new again” is the theme of an online group exhibit entitled “Under the Bed,” in which the artists have selected their favorite work. Participating artists include C.M. Judge, Ruth Nelson, Sue Norton, Helen Obermeyer Simmons, Joanne Stowell, Carolyn Todd, Susan Wadsworth and Elsa Voelcker. The exhibition opens Friday, January […]")
![SHIRLEY – GoFundMe is often used to help people raise money for loved ones or those fighting for a good cause. But left unchecked, it can also be misused by other people. Shirley Police Chief Samuel Santiago confirmed last week that the department is investigating the legitimacy of three different fundraising pages on the GoFundMe […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/low-l-gofundme4-1.jpg?w=140 "SHIRLEY – GoFundMe is often used to help people raise money for loved ones or those fighting for a good cause. But left unchecked, it can also be misused by other people. Shirley Police Chief Samuel Santiago confirmed last week that the department is investigating the legitimacy of three different fundraising pages on the GoFundMe […]")
![SHIRLEY — A resident who attended Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting via Zoom came seeking the board’s help to settle a decades-old dispute with the town’s Water Department. Selectman Debra Flagg put the discussion on the agenda hoping a water commissioner would attend to address the issue, but none did. While Selectmen Debra Flagg […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Brizo-Artesso®-SmartTouch®-Articulating-Kitchen-Faucet-with-Finished-Hose-one-of-3-free-gifts-1.jpg?w=66 "SHIRLEY — A resident who attended Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting via Zoom came seeking the board’s help to settle a decades-old dispute with the town’s Water Department. Selectman Debra Flagg put the discussion on the agenda hoping a water commissioner would attend to address the issue, but none did. While Selectmen Debra Flagg […]")
![SHIRLEY – Five members of Shirley Girl Scout Troop 62707 were awarded the Girl Scout Bronze Award by Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. Evelyn Balmos, Paige Griffin, Lindsey Iannacone, Franccesca Piccirillo, and Zoe Wilkins earned the award by painting positive messages on the bathroom stalls at Lura A. White Elementary School. They created bold, bright […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/low-l-girl2-1.jpg?w=123 "SHIRLEY – Five members of Shirley Girl Scout Troop 62707 were awarded the Girl Scout Bronze Award by Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. Evelyn Balmos, Paige Griffin, Lindsey Iannacone, Franccesca Piccirillo, and Zoe Wilkins earned the award by painting positive messages on the bathroom stalls at Lura A. White Elementary School. They created bold, bright […]")
![SHIRLEY – When I was growing up, I did not count my blessings as I do now. Mired in teen angst, I didn’t cherish my family as I do the family I have now. Instead, I longed for things I didn’t have. Things I believed destiny intended but my parents denied. Like my own room, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/low-l-tradition-1.jpg?w=117 "SHIRLEY – When I was growing up, I did not count my blessings as I do now. Mired in teen angst, I didn’t cherish my family as I do the family I have now. Instead, I longed for things I didn’t have. Things I believed destiny intended but my parents denied. Like my own room, […]")
![SHIRLEY – When the coronavirus pandemic hit in late March, and the state shuttered just about everything, per order of Gov. Charlie Baker, the town followed suit, along with schools and businesses. But as restrictions eased, the schools re-opened under a new hybrid plan with a remote option and town offices and other public buildings […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shirley-logo-1.png?w=140 "SHIRLEY – When the coronavirus pandemic hit in late March, and the state shuttered just about everything, per order of Gov. Charlie Baker, the town followed suit, along with schools and businesses. But as restrictions eased, the schools re-opened under a new hybrid plan with a remote option and town offices and other public buildings […]"){kind=logo}
![SHIRLEY – The 31st -annual “Scouting for Food” food drive is on. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Venture Scouts from Shirley and neighboring towns will be collecting food for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Loaves and Fishes, located in Devens, serves the communities of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley. On […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/low-l-fooddrive-1.jpg?w=117 "SHIRLEY – The 31st -annual “Scouting for Food” food drive is on. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Venture Scouts from Shirley and neighboring towns will be collecting food for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Loaves and Fishes, located in Devens, serves the communities of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley. On […]")
![SHIRLEY – After weeks of construction upheaval along Main and Front streets, the downtown area is looking notably better than it did before, thanks to government grant money and local elbow grease. Specifically, near-completed sidewalk and roadway replacements and repairs, funded in part by government grants, and a successful grass-roots clean-up effort in the downtown […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/low-l-roads-1.jpg?w=117 "SHIRLEY – After weeks of construction upheaval along Main and Front streets, the downtown area is looking notably better than it did before, thanks to government grant money and local elbow grease. Specifically, near-completed sidewalk and roadway replacements and repairs, funded in part by government grants, and a successful grass-roots clean-up effort in the downtown […]")