(May 19, 2026) – The Select Board learned about the 71 Sandy Pond Working Group’s recommendations on Tuesday night. Three residents came out and shared their concerns, which offered a valuable opportunity to learn. All three Select Board members spoke or asked questions. The recommendations and budgets were presented as conceptual. It was repeatedly said that the next step … [Read more...] about Recommendations for 71 Sandy Pond Road and Beach Presented to the Select Board
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Ayer Parks Department in Transition and Needs Summer Lifeguards
(May 5th, 2026) - The Town of Ayer’s Parks Department is in transition, with news that the parks director recently resigned and the town only has three lifeguards. This update was shared at the Ayer Select Board Meeting on May 5th. Parks Director PositionIn April, the town had started the process for filling the vacant assistant park director position, then the director … [Read more...] about Ayer Parks Department in Transition and Needs Summer Lifeguards
DPW Asks Select Board and Town Manager’s Office to Send Letters After Ayer Main Street TIP Project Gets Moved Back
(May 5, 2026) - The Main Street TIP project, which was programmed for FFY 2029, has to be moved back in the regional schedule to FFY 2030 and FFY 2031, according to the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission's (MRPC) recent letter to the town. This project would reconstruct Main Street, from Columbia Street to Park Street. The letter was shared in the Ayer Select Board … [Read more...] about DPW Asks Select Board and Town Manager’s Office to Send Letters After Ayer Main Street TIP Project Gets Moved Back
Ayer’s Main Street TIP Road Project Delayed
(May 5, 2026) - The Main Street TIP project, which was programmed for FFY 2029, has to be moved back in the regional schedule to FFY 2030 and FFY 2031, according to the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission’s (MRPC) recent letter to the town. This project would reconstruct Main Street, from Columbia Street to Park Street. The letter was shared in the Ayer Select Board … [Read more...] about Ayer’s Main Street TIP Road Project Delayed
Ayer Parks Department in Transition
(May 5th, 2026) – The Town of Ayer’s Parks Department is in transition, with news that the parks director recently resigned and the town only has three lifeguards. This update was shared at the Ayer Select Board Meeting on May 5th. Parks Director PositionIn April, the town had started the process for filling the vacant assistant park director position, then the director … [Read more...] about Ayer Parks Department in Transition
Nashoba Valley Technical High School Receives $3.25 Million State Grant
Nashoba Valley Technical High School has received a $3.25 million grant through the state’s FY2026 CTE Expansion Grant Program. With this grant, the school can now renovate and expand instructional space to establish two new Chapter 74 programs in HVAC and Facilities Management. These programs will serve both high school students and adult learners. On April 30th, Gov. Maura … [Read more...] about Nashoba Valley Technical High School Receives $3.25 Million State Grant
Town of Ayer Shares Site Plans for New Senior Center, Showing Parking Along Bishop Road and Pickelball Courts
(April 28, 2026) – The Town of Ayer shared the next glimpse of the senior center project at the Planning Board meeting on Tuesday night. The Ayer Planning Board opened the site plan approval and stormwater public hearings - just a day after Annual Town Meeting approved two related articles (easement, conservation and deed restrictions). The architect and civil … [Read more...] about Town of Ayer Shares Site Plans for New Senior Center, Showing Parking Along Bishop Road and Pickelball Courts
Ayer Family Pharmacy Seeks Site Plan Approval to Add 10 Parking Spaces
(April 28, 2026) - Ayer Family Pharmacy is seeking site plan approval to add 10 additional parking spaces for the business. The pharmacy currently operates on Park Street and the owner wants to add new parking spaces at 7 Park Street, a neighboring property it has acquired, according to the site plan review materials. Combined, the lots cover .34 acres and sit in front of … [Read more...] about Ayer Family Pharmacy Seeks Site Plan Approval to Add 10 Parking Spaces
Honoring the Man for Whom Fitchburg Was Named
Materials submitted by the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM)(April 25, 2026) - More than 230 years after his death, John Fitch — the colonial settler whose courage and civic vision gave the city of Fitchburg its name — will finally receive a proper grave marker. The Ashby Historical Society will hold a headstone dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 16, … [Read more...] about Honoring the Man for Whom Fitchburg Was Named
Earth Day Complete Streets and Greenways on MacPherson Road in Devens
(April 22, 2026) - Ayer, Devens and the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge hosted the Open Street and Greenway Event for Earth Day on Wednesday. Vendor tables were set up on the grassy area where Bishop and MacPherson roads meet, including for the Friends of the Ayer Senior Center, the Devens Climate Resiliency Project (MVP 2.0), North County Land Trust and PACE (People About Ayer … [Read more...] about Earth Day Complete Streets and Greenways on MacPherson Road in Devens