PEPPERELL/TOWNSEND -- Calling all families with high school age children your hospitality is needed!   Full Story

*ASHBY bus routes A-1 (71-passenger bus) High School (Grades 9-12) (AM Only) A.M. Jones Hill Rd., Jewett Hill Rd.   Full Story

TOWNSEND -- There will be a familiar face roaming the North Middlesex Regional High School football sidelines this fall as legendary head coach Sandy Ruggles will return for his second tour of duty as mentor of the Patriots.   Full Story

DEVENS -- The signing of the Army Community Covenant by local officials is the centerpiece of the upcoming Military Appreciation Day, but the event has much more significance to those involved.   Full Story

I distinctly remember the first year I looked out at the unusual amount of station wagons, packed to the gills, that were on the highway in late August and not realizing it was kids going back to college.   Full Story

Pat Hamm was gassing up her 1998 Toyota Tacoma when someone approached her with startling information.   Full Story

Friday, Aug. 29 The Knuckles: 8-11 p.m., Thirty-One Main Street, downtown Ayer; Kenny Selcer & the Knuckles offer folk rock, blues, country and more.   Full Story

SHIRLEY -- Justin M. Reischutz, Shirley, was among the approximately 4,000 students in nearly 100 majors who received undergraduate degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst this spring at commencement ceremonies held May 24, 2008 at the Warren P.   Full Story