Devenscrest Village residents rally to stay in their homes By Jacob Vitali August 15, 2021 at 7:40 a.m.
Shirley selectmen approve document tied to affordable housing creation By M.E. Jones August 6, 2021 at 1:54 a.m.
Appalachian Trail proponent, late Shirley resident to be focus of historical program By Jacob Vitali August 4, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.
Senator Jamie Eldridge files bill to improve mental health for incarcerated people By Jacob Vitali July 16, 2021 at 4:12 a.m.
Loaves & Fishes food pantry delivery truck a step closer to reality By Jacob Vitali July 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Shirley ZBA continues discussion on Benjamin Road affordable housing proposal By M.E. Jones May 31, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.
![SHIRLEY — The first settlers of Shirley in 1720 were attracted by farmland and pastures. Today, there’s a different kind of influx. Since January, five businesses have chosen the Phoenix Park Business Center in Shirley as their new home. Those five companies join more than 60 others in choosing the 300,000-square-foot restored mill, owned by […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-shirleyoffices.jpg?w=132 "SHIRLEY — The first settlers of Shirley in 1720 were attracted by farmland and pastures. Today, there’s a different kind of influx. Since January, five businesses have chosen the Phoenix Park Business Center in Shirley as their new home. Those five companies join more than 60 others in choosing the 300,000-square-foot restored mill, owned by […]")
![SHIRLEY — Authorities have confirmed the identity of an apparent homicide victim as 69-year-old William Hatch of Shirley. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley Chief of Police Samuel Santiago made the announcement just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. According to authorities, Shirley Police and Fire responded to a 911 call reporting a medical emergency […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-shirleyinvestigation-03.jpg?w=132 "SHIRLEY — Authorities have confirmed the identity of an apparent homicide victim as 69-year-old William Hatch of Shirley. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley Chief of Police Samuel Santiago made the announcement just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. According to authorities, Shirley Police and Fire responded to a 911 call reporting a medical emergency […]")
![DEVENS — Tails are wagging with excitement as the third annual Devens Dog and Music Festival approaches on Sunday. This year’s festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 27 Antietam St. Admission is free for military veterans, children under the age of 12 and dogs. Adult humans are $10. All proceeds […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-dogfestival.jpg?w=140 "DEVENS — Tails are wagging with excitement as the third annual Devens Dog and Music Festival approaches on Sunday. This year’s festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 27 Antietam St. Admission is free for military veterans, children under the age of 12 and dogs. Adult humans are $10. All proceeds […]")
![AYER — Residents of Devenscrest Village and their allies from surrounding communities lined Littleton Road Saturday afternoon as they rallied to stay in their homes. Decked out in black t-shirts reading “We are Devenscrest, we shall not be moved, #DCStrong” they led chants and waved signs as passing cars and trucks from the adjacent Pepsi […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LOW-L-devenscrestProtest62-1.jpg?w=119 "AYER — Residents of Devenscrest Village and their allies from surrounding communities lined Littleton Road Saturday afternoon as they rallied to stay in their homes. Decked out in black t-shirts reading “We are Devenscrest, we shall not be moved, #DCStrong” they led chants and waved signs as passing cars and trucks from the adjacent Pepsi […]")
![SHIRLEY — With just over 4% of the town’s housing stock deemed “affordable” under state guidelines, the Housing Production Plan the Planning Board and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission presented to the selectmen Monday can be seen as a significant step in the right direction. With some distance to go to meet the goal of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sen-l-shirleytownseal.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY — With just over 4% of the town’s housing stock deemed “affordable” under state guidelines, the Housing Production Plan the Planning Board and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission presented to the selectmen Monday can be seen as a significant step in the right direction. With some distance to go to meet the goal of […]")
![SHIRLEY — Had it not been for the writing of late, longtime Shirley resident Benton MacKaye, the roughly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail may not exist today. MacKaye envisioned the Appalachian Trail in an October 1921 essay, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,” published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architect. To celebrate […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/low-l-Appalachian-01.jpg?w=64 "SHIRLEY — Had it not been for the writing of late, longtime Shirley resident Benton MacKaye, the roughly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail may not exist today. MacKaye envisioned the Appalachian Trail in an October 1921 essay, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,” published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architect. To celebrate […]")
![BOSTON — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton and state Rep. Brandy Fluker-Oakley have filed legislation designed to improve the mental health care of the state’s incarcerated population. Eldridge as a senator and chair of the Criminal Justice Reform caucus, makes annual visits to the state’s prisons. He said those visits have informed his perspective. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DSC_0597.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton and state Rep. Brandy Fluker-Oakley have filed legislation designed to improve the mental health care of the state’s incarcerated population. Eldridge as a senator and chair of the Criminal Justice Reform caucus, makes annual visits to the state’s prisons. He said those visits have informed his perspective. […]")
![DEVENS — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge secured a $50,000 appropriation for the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry as part of the fiscal year 2022 Senate Budget proposal. The $50,000 will help Loaves & Fishes purchase a box truck used to pick up groceries at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LOW-L-loavesFishesGrant026-1.jpg?w=125 "DEVENS — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge secured a $50,000 appropriation for the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry as part of the fiscal year 2022 Senate Budget proposal. The $50,000 will help Loaves & Fishes purchase a box truck used to pick up groceries at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the […]")
![AYER — Laurie Sabol grew up in St. Louis, the child of Great Depression-era parents who repurposed and reused every household item, leaving nothing to waste. Not surprisingly, those traits were ingrained in Sabol, who, as an adult put them to use as chairman of the Ayer Recycling Committee. But after 20 years the woman […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/low-l-sabol-01.jpg?w=66 "AYER — Laurie Sabol grew up in St. Louis, the child of Great Depression-era parents who repurposed and reused every household item, leaving nothing to waste. Not surprisingly, those traits were ingrained in Sabol, who, as an adult put them to use as chairman of the Ayer Recycling Committee. But after 20 years the woman […]")
![SHIRLEY – A proposed 40B development in the works for some time continues to wend its way through the local permitting process as the Zoning Board of Appeals is reviewing an application for a comprehensive permit from the developer, Middlesex Holdings, LLC. The project – a 52-unit townhouse/condo development slated for a 10-acre site on […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sen-l-shirleytownseal-5.jpg?w=88 "SHIRLEY – A proposed 40B development in the works for some time continues to wend its way through the local permitting process as the Zoning Board of Appeals is reviewing an application for a comprehensive permit from the developer, Middlesex Holdings, LLC. The project – a 52-unit townhouse/condo development slated for a 10-acre site on […]")