AYER -- It's long been known as the Fletcher Building, where its namesake family ran a downtown Ayer retail clothing operation since the early 1900s. Full Story
Federal aid will offset school cuts, protect teachers "To be candid, due to the instability of the consistency of that funding, I would find it difficult to recommend hiring permanent teaching staff since the dilemma of where to fund them in the future would then face the district," Klimkiewicz said. Full Story
Assessors making property taxes as fair as possible GROTON -- In the face of declining home sales and consequent real estate values, the Board of Assessors has begun crunching numbers with the aim of making the town's tax-collection process as fair as it can possibly be. Full Story