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05/25/2012 - Applications DUE by Friday, June 15, 2012 at 5 p.m. With the approval of Ayer's Town Meeting on May 14, 2012 along with the unanimous approval of the Town Meetings of the Member Towns of the Nashoba Valley Technical High School, the Town of Ayer will become a Member Town of the Nashoba Valley Technical High School District effective July 1,   Full Story

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05/24/2012 - PEPPERELL -- The town got a sharp reminder on May 12 of the difficulties that come with navigating the intersection of Hollis Street and Route 119, when a Ford pickup box truck was catapulted into house on Hollis Street when its brakes failed.   Full Story

05/22/2012 - By Luke Steere lsteere@gmail.com TOWNSEND -- The fifth and final requirement for Townsend's designation as a Green Community got unanimous approval from selectmen Tuesday.   Full Story

05/22/2012 - PEPPERELL -- Pepperell's Army Community Covenant will be talking about veteran unemployment for their June Veteran's Breakfast.   Full Story

05/18/2012 - American Cancer Society prepares for Relay For Life AYER -- The American Cancer Society will "Paint the Town Purple" in celebration of its annual Relay For Life event.   Full Story

05/18/2012 - Nashoba Publishing/David Brow Checking out the hairbands at the Apple Blossom Festival are twins, Amita, and Asha Khurana, 7, of Harvard.   Full Story

05/18/2012 - Children and Adults of all ages are welcome to the Open House for Bromfield's Celebration.. the after Prom Party.   Full Story

05/17/2012 - AYER/SHIRLEY -- When the ASRSD School Committee met May 16, a new member joined the table and an incumbent had retained his seat.   Full Story

05/16/2012 - The whimsically titled and even more whimsically conceived "334 Bunnies," is loosely based on a news article that Francine Trester found online.   Full Story

05/16/2012 - By Katina Caraganis MediaOne @kcaraganis on Twitter SHIRLEY -- Patricia Krauchune was hoping Tuesday's annual election would go a different way.   Full Story

05/15/2012 - PEPPERELL -- Selectmen Monday night mulled the defeat of the rezoning of the Peter Fitzpatrick School at Town Meeting last week.   Full Story

05/15/2012 - SHIRLEY -- Town Energy Advisory Committee Chairman Bryan Dumont addressed selectmen Monday night to update members on his committee's latest grant proposals and awards.   Full Story

05/15/2012 - GROTON -- Concerned that the town's bylaws regarding wetlands protection may be worded too stringently, selectmen Monday night accepted a charge and decided on the makeup of a new Wetland's Bylaw Review Committee.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - By Mary E. Arata marata@nashobapub.com AYER -- "Put on Purple Day" takes place this Friday, May 18 to mark World Lupus Awareness Day.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - TOWNSEND -- More Townsend residents are using the Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - HARVARD -- Since 1972, the Harvard Ambulance Service has provided skilled emergency care and hospital transport to anyone within the town confines who becomes injured or suddenly ill.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - A giant yard sale will be held to benefit NMRHS Destination Imagination. The event will take place on Saturday, May 19, from 8 a.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - TOWNSEND -- Six brand-new guys will soon join the town's roster of on-call firefighters. Once they have attended 140 to 150 hours of classroom and practical training, passed a series of quizzes, exams and skills tests and obtained a CPR certificate, they will become members of the department.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - TOWNSEND -- Event coordinator Aaron Williams can't contain his excitement over the 3rd Annual Give Back motorcycle ride, scheduled for Sunday, May 20.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - AYER -- On a split 3-2 vote and with no deliberation, the Board of Selectmen elected Jim Fay as its chairman.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - By Lisa Redmond MediaNews AYER -- A district court judge told a 19-year-old Townsend man convicted as part of a sordid child-rape case that he has "much bigger problems'' than a simple alcohol-possession case.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - In the May 11 Pepperell Free Press, Lisa Griffiths name was wrongly reported in the police arrest logs.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - TOWNSEND -- Selectmen approved the posting of a newly-structured executive assistant to the town administrator last week.   Full Story

05/14/2012 - The Shirley Energy Committee is proud to announce that after receiving the Solarize Massachusetts-Shirley grant and becoming part of the Phase 2 of Solarize Massachusetts Program, we are having our first informational session for all interested residents and businesses within our community.   Full Story