03/06/2010 01:43 PM EST - Ayer and Shirley voters approved merging into a single school district for the 2011-2012 school year on Saturday, in simultaneous Town Meeting votes.   Full Story

03/05/2010 04:21 PM EST - SHIRLEY -- Do you remember the days when the milkman used to deliver glass bottles of milk directly to your door?   Full Story

03/05/2010 01:50 PM EST - DEVENS -- "I put a million bucks on the table," said MassDevelopment President and CEO Robert Culver to the Joint Boards of Selectmen (JBOS).   Full Story

03/05/2010 04:43 PM EST - DEVENS -- "This came out of left field and caught us flat-footed," said Devens Enterprise Commission (DEC) Administrative Executive Director Peter Lowitt when commenting about changes proposed to the structure and function of the DEC.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:34 PM EST - SHIRLEY - People have asked Town Clerk Amy McDougall about absentee ballots for the Special Town Meeting on March 6 to vote on regionalization.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:33 PM EST - Voters of the town of Shirley are to vote at a Special Town Meeting on Saturday, March 6, on a proposal to regionalize Shirley schools with those of Ayer.   Full Story

03/05/2010 04:43 PM EST - AYER/SHIRLEY -- Ever wonder who picks up the litter that lies in gutters and on greenways in your town?   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:33 PM EST - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, ss. To either of the Constables, Police Officers, or Justices of the Peace of the Town of Shirley in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to assemble in the   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:45 PM EST - SHIRLEY - School District Music Teacher Marla Farrow's fundraiser for the Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has netted $610.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:48 PM EST - SHIRLEY - The Shirley American Legion Post hosted a Party of Gold, at which people turned in their old, broken, or mismatched gold jewelry for cash.   Full Story