 'Cash mob' descends on Kelley's to boost small biz AYER -- A small mob took to Main Street last Wednesday ready to wreak some havoc -- but the good kind. Full Story |
AYER NEWS  Kennedy to Obama: Election workers recount their time at the Ayer polls When Trudy Jodka worked as an election warden 50 years ago, things were different ... and a lot slower. Full Story |
PEPPERELL NEWS  Pepperell Garden Club presents -- Design-less gardening Do you enjoy looking at gardens? Do you enjoy flower cuttings in a pretty vase in your home? Do you have a garden at your home that you don't have time to maintain, or maybe you can't or don't want to do the work of maintaining a beautiful garden? Full Story |
GROTON NEWS Temple OK'd as Level 1 site GROTON -- With hearings pending for the developers of a Hindu temple to be located on the Littleton town line, the Planning Board voted to consider the application under its Level 1 site plan review process. Full Story |
SHIRLEY NEWS Benson: Patrick delaying Cherry Sheet SHIRLEY -- Sketching changes since her last visit, state Rep. Jen Benson told the Board of Selectmen Monday night that she's now acting chair of the House Health Care and Finance Committee, of which she was vice chair for some time. Full Story |
TOWNSEND NEWS Townsend finance panel votes in support of high school project TOWNSEND -- The Finance Committee voted 5-0 Thursday to recommend all three articles related to construction of a new high school that will go before voters at next Tuesday's Special Town Meeting. Full Story |
SPORTS  (Nashoba Publishing/Scott LaPrade) Turnovers tame Panthers Ayer Shirley falls in Division 4 CMass. Title game to Millis WORCESTER - They were the last team seeded in. Fittingly, they are the last team standing. Full Story |
HARVARD NEWS Basic shops, atmosphere in C district highlighted at master plan roundtable HARVARD - A need for more convenient retail was among many issues discussed about the town's C District at a roundtable Wednesday. Full Story |
 (Courtesy Photo/Library of Congress, Prints...) Who are these soldiers? After 150 years, we now know. The Library of Congress, which owns the rare tintype, had described it as an "unidentified company of soldiers" anonymous Yankees whose stories and fates seemed forgotten. Full Story |
 (Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images) Parenting in the social media age: Don't overthink it Parenting kids in a digital age relies on the same approaches that worked a generation ago: pay attention, ask questions, answer questions and model good behavior. Full Story |
 (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) Robin Thicke navigates a year of hits and heartbreak Robin Thicke has been straddling a few lines, blurred and otherwise, during the past year. It started out gangbusters last March 26, when the singer released Blurred Lines, as the first single and title track from his sixth album. The track rocketed to No. 1 around the world, and was the top-selling single of the year. And its success was something of a surprise to its maker. Full Story |
