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06/18/2013 - DEVENS -- Travel over the Jackson Road Bridge, located above Route 2, has been restricted for large vehicles, following a crash last month.   Full Story
 
06/17/2013 - WESTFORD -- The end of the school year is always bittersweet for students and faculty members, with comings and goings, graduations and preparation for a long hot summer.   Full Story
 
06/14/2013 - BOSTON -- MassDOT's Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) Division is now accepting applications for the 2013 Low Number License Plate Lottery.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - PEPPERELL -- Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H., is negotiating for the purchase of land to open a medical building in Pepperell, according to Town Administrator John Moak.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - Staff and Wire Report SPRINGFIELD -- A former MCI-Shirley inmate who escaped the minimum- security prison five days before he killed a barbershop customer, wounded the barber and then injured two officers during a shootout with police was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - By Katina Caraganis MediaNews ASHBY -- The Board of Selectmen violated the state's Open Meeting Law last year when it conducted business during a meeting that was not posted, according to a ruling from the Attorney General's Office.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - By Matt Murphy State House News Service House Minority Leader Brad Jones has signaled a willingness to negotiate on a minimum wage hike for low-wage workers, prioritizing other reforms that could be beneficial for business but not slamming the door on a wage increase that business interests have red flagged.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - GARDNER -- Theatre at the Mount will bring "Xanadu" to the stage this weekend and next at the Raymond LaFontaine Fine Arts Center at Mount Wachusett Community College.   Full Story
 
06/13/2013 - By Katie Lannan and Chris Camire MediaNews BOSTON -- Cities and towns cheered last month's legislative approval of record numbers of road-repair money, but Gov.   Full Story
 
06/12/2013 - AYER -- In the 13 years the Relay For Life of Greater Ayer has existed, memories have been made, lives have been celebrated and losses of those taken away too soon are remembered.   Full Story
 
06/07/2013 - HARVARD -- With the contract to provide Devens police services, currently the job currently held by the Massachusetts State Police, due to expire soon, MassDevelopment sent out requests for proposals to eligible entities, including the host towns of Ayer, Harvard and Shirley.   Full Story
 
06/07/2013 - AYER -- A public hearing Thursday night focused on whether the Planning Board should recommend a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries here.   Full Story
 
06/07/2013 - The Townsend Police Department is investigating a Bank Robber that occurred at Workers Credit Union, located at 221 Main Street.   Full Story
 
06/06/2013 - By Ed Hannan MediaNews WESTFORD -- No matter what grades any of the 150 graduating seniors in this year's Nashoba Valley Technical High School earned, they did not sweat earning their diploma as much as family members and friends did at Saturday morning's commencement ceremony.   Full Story
 
06/06/2013 - By Andy Metzger State House News Service BOSTON -- State higher-education officials plan to vote later this month on whether to allow dorm proposals at any of the state's 24 community college campuses.   Full Story
 
06/06/2013 - DEVENS -- The processional was as about as traditional as it gets: 55 senior high school students in robes and mortarboards marching across the grass and onto an outdoor stage to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance.   Full Story
 
06/06/2013 - TOWNSEND -- A new, 180,530-square-foot building is the preferred choice for improving the high school in the North Middlesex school district and qualifying for partial reimbursement through state grants.   Full Story
 
06/06/2013 - AYER/SHIRLEY -- "It is looking better that we will be able to settle our budget by July 1," said Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee Vice Chairman Pat Kelly Tuesday night.   Full Story
 
05/31/2013 - GROTON -- The Planning Board approved a request by developer Robert France for a modification to the special permit previously awarded to him for construction of a mixed-use development called Boynton Meadows.   Full Story
 
05/24/2013 - TOWNSEND -- Townsend Ridge Country Club and Baileys on the Green will present Comedy Night, Friday, May 31, to benefit the Boston One Fund and the North East Law Enforcement Council.   Full Story
 
05/22/2013 - By Katina Caraganis MediaNews TOWNSEND -- A SWAT team of officers from local police departments swarmed a house at 79 Main St.   Full Story
 
05/20/2013 - Most families plan to swim in areas without lifeguards this summer, but lack basic water safety knowledge Even though nearly two-thirds of families with small children plan on swimming in areas without lifeguards this summer, many people don't know the right thing to do in water emergencies or how to keep their loved ones safe in the water,   Full Story
 
05/17/2013 - The Groton Dunstable Education Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded 20 new enrichment grants totaling $22,720 to district schools in its spring grants cycle, bringing the total of grants funded this school year to $31,679.   Full Story
 
05/17/2013 - AYER -- The American Cancer Society will "Paint the Town Purple" in celebration of its annual Relay For Life event.   Full Story
 
05/16/2013 - FITCHBURG -- A Townsend man was sentenced to two years in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to breaking into and ransacking a Lunenburg home in April, according to court documents.   Full Story
 
05/16/2013 - DEVENS -- Fort Devens Museum will hold an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 94 Jackson Road as part of Armed Forces Day.   Full Story
 
05/16/2013 - By Lyle Moran MediaNews LOWELL -- When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, women could not attend school and were considered second-class citizens in the country.   Full Story
 
05/16/2013 - By Lisa Redmond MediaNews AYER -- A 36-year-old military veteran, suffering from mental-health and medical issues, was placed on probation for a year for assaulting a stranger in a wheelchair.   Full Story
 
05/16/2013 - GROTON -- Body, Mind, & Spirit Salon will be hosting a Boston Strong Blow Dry Cut-a-thon Friday, at the Mill Run Plaza, 493 Main St.   Full Story
 
05/15/2013 - AYER -- A 36-year-old military veteran, suffering from mental health and medical issues, was placed on probation for a year for assaulting a stranger in a wheelchair.   Full Story
 
 
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