SHIRLEY -- The faces in the portraits on display at Hazen Memorial Library were familiar to most of the folks who attended an opening reception. Full Story
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.
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05/24/2013 10:13 AM EDT - TOWNSEND -- Memorial Day will be observed in Townsend on Sunday, May 26.
Members of Townsend VFW Post 6538 and American Legion Post 199 and their Ladies Auxiliaries will attend the 9:30 a.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Shirley American Legion Post 183 will be hosting a town-wide potluck luncheon at the War Memorial Building following the Memorial Day observances on Sunday, May 26.
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05/24/2013 07:32 AM EDT - AYER -- With a record-breaking number of registered 5K race participants, the ninth annual Janis Bresnahan Run for Education had another successful, fun year.
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05/24/2013 07:32 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- When Town Meeting on Monday night approved the Omnibus Budget -- Article 6 on the 21-item warrant -- it was $28,503 higher than the original recommended figure of $11,499,950, with the added amount made contingent on a Proposition 2 1/2 tax override.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The 2013 Annual Town Meeting was the town's 260th, according to Moderator George Knittel, who dated its inception to the establishment of the town in 1753.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Firefighters doused a two-alarm blaze that started in the kitchen at 56 Harvard Road Tuesday about 9:30 p.
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05/24/2013 07:32 AM EDT - AYER/SHIRLEY -- The world we live in today is different than the world many of us grew up in. We did not have instant communication across the globe, digital gadgets, the GPS, Facebook, Twitter, or cloud computing.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - Conclusion of 2-part story
By M.E. Jones
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SHIRLEY -- On April 22, the Board of Health clarified what Shawn Hillman needs to do to get the well on his 44 Horsepond Road property approved.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Friday, May 3, was spring clean-up day at the Senior Center.
With bright sun, a light breeze and mild temperatures, it was a picture-perfect day for sprucing up the grounds, and the volunteer crew came ready to work, toting garden tools and power leaf blowers to add to in-house equipment on site, such as brooms, rakes, wheelbarrows
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Join The Trustees of Reservations at the Hazen Memorial Library at 3 Keady Way on June 4 from 6-7:30 p.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Are you someone who always wanted to try your hand at painting? Do you feel you have the skill but you lack the courage to start?
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- If you need to find out when the next Chef Yocum show will be, the next showing of the Board of Selectman or any show on the new Education Channel, it's as easy as going to shirleytv.
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05/24/2013 07:33 AM EDT - Monday, April 15
A.M. 12:43 to 2:43, town-wide, police conducted 11 building and site checks, all secure; 1:05, Groton and Townsend roads, traffic control; 9:12, Bemis Way and Bemis Assoc.
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05/24/2013 07:32 AM EDT - CALENDAR
Friday, May 24
Energy Committee: 8 a.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 26
Memorial Day ceremonies: Please see notices below and on page 3.
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05/23/2013 10:27 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The 2013 Annual Town Meeting was the town's 260th, according to Moderator George Knittel, who dated its inception to the establishment of the town in 1753.
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05/21/2013 01:00 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The 2013 Annual Town Meeting was the town's 260th, according to Moderator George Knittel, who dated its inception to the establishment of the town in 1753.
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05/17/2013 07:32 AM EDT - AYER/SHIRLEY -- One day after Ayer Town Meeting voted not to approve the Ayer-Shirley Regional School Committee's $22,997,118 budget, at its request, the School Committee unanimously voted to recertify its budget for the same amount.
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05/17/2013 07:33 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Selectmen signed an amended version of the May 20 annual Town Meeting warrant Monday night, moving in unison with the Finance Committee through its 21 articles, with favorable recommendations on most.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The mood at the Finance Committee meeting Monday night was earnest, as its members discussed their presentation for the May 20 Annual Town Meeting.
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05/17/2013 11:17 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The Finance Committee has recommended approval of all warrant articles to be voted on at the May 20 Annual Town Meeting except for Articles 7 and 13.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - Part 1 in a 2-part series
By M.E. Jones
Correspondent
SHIRLEY -- The 1.5-acre property at 44 Horsepond Road may not look like much now, with a small house, a couple of outbuildings and minimal landscaping.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- Ron Marchetti and Kevin Johnston, representing the Shirley Charitable Foundation, presented plans for this year's summer concert series and the Avenue of Flags to selectmen Monday night and asked for their blessing.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - I am pleased to appoint you to the town of Shirley Finance Committee. The work of this committee is critical to the conduct of the town's business as well as to voters' confidence in local government.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- If you ever wanted to learn how to weave with yarn on wooden looms instead of just weaving paper placemats or nylon potholders, the Shirley Historical Society Museum has the right opportunity for you.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - Memorial Day Observance schedule
11 a.m. Ceremony at the Shirley Center Cemetery on Brown Road, followed by placement of flowers at the Civil War statue on the Shirley Center Green.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - SHIRLEY -- The Lura A. White Elementary School in Shirley will be holding its annual Memorial Day program on Friday, May 24, with shows at 10 a.
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05/17/2013 07:32 AM EDT - AYER -- Get ready to paint the town purple on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. That's when Main Street in Ayer will be "painted" all the shades of purple.
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05/17/2013 07:32 AM EDT - Monday, April 29
A.M. 12:23, Ayer Road and apartment building, well being check; 12:55 to 1:51, town-wide, police conducted 10 building and site checks, all secure; 6:50, Mt.
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05/17/2013 08:04 AM EDT - CALENDAR
Saturday, May 18
Janis Bresnahan race: Please see separate story.
Monday, May 20
Ayer-Shirley Regional School Committee, 7 p.
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