AYER -- A proposal to put streetlights under town control seeks to make the most of the town's energy-use options.   Full Story

Staff Writer GROTON -- Groton Electric Light customers pay a fraction of what National Grid and Unitil customers pay for electricity.   Full Story

Two Lancaster County Road residents showed up at the fire station Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 16, complaining of symptoms they feared might be due to carbon monoxide poisoning in their home.   Full Story

PEPPERELL -- The year 2009 may well be a reflection of the fiscal downturn that began in 2008, creating what town administrator Robert Hanson described as a "holding pattern.   Full Story

SHIRLEY -- State representative and senator-elect James Eldridge and Jennifer Benson, the newly-elected state representative who will take his place, held a public forum at the Town Offices.   Full Story

By Jane Jackson Correspondent TOWNSEND -- "There's no place like home for the holidays," says the tune that airs incessantly from Thanksgiving to Christmas.   Full Story

GROTON -- Powered by a dominant effort from junior forward Ryan Romich, the Groton-Dunstable boys basketball team advanced to the finals of the Crusader Holiday Basketball Tournament with an easy 64-28 victory over Bromfield on Saturday night.   Full Story

Conclusion Not all delivery men brought food or drink to our West Newton home in the 1940s and 1950s.   Full Story

Staff Writer DEVENS -- As the presidential inauguration nears and the news is dominated by cabinet appointments and economic recovery plans, the staff of the Fort Devens Museum newsletter deemed this an appropriate time to review the presidential history of Fort Devens.   Full Story

Although some stores kick off the "holiday season" on or before Halloween, we waited until the day after Thanksgiving to go to Santa's Village in Jefferson, N.   Full Story