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Business is slowly getting back to normal for the employees at Ronald E. Dade and Associates on Route 2A in Westminster. The employees were shocked in the midafternoon on Thursday, Jan. 4, when a stolen 2005 Chrysler Pacifica crashed into the front room of their office building. More...

Ashburnham resident Andre Arel knows what it's like to be on both sides of an argument between a coach and a sports official. During the spring, he's a baseball coach at Conant Region- al High School in Jaffrey, N.H., and during the fall, he's a well-respected football official for the state of N... More...

Selectmen are grappling with a citizens' petition that would delay renovations to the Town Hall. A group of 142 residents signed the petition asking voters to support postponing the renovations of the inside of Town Hall until the public safety building is built. But they would support the buildin... More...

Three local students participated in the Youth Inaugural festivities at Gov. Deval Patrick's inaugural events on Jan. 4. J.D. More...
Saturday, January 13 Stop by the Townsend Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to say hello to its new staff members - Children's Librarian Stacy Schuttler and Library Technician Karen Savage; and enjoy warm beverages and goodies while you are there. For information, call the library at (978) 5... More...
Do you know the future governor? Do you know the future CEO of a Fortune 500 company, the next star teacher or a community volunteer in the making? The leaders of this country grow up in someone's backyard, why not check your own. We are looking for young adults in Ashburnham, Westminster, Ashby ... More...
(Above) Oakmont Junior Allan Mann takes the baton from teammate junior Jake Allen during the boys' 4 x 200 race. Mann and Allen along with fellow runners Justin Forbo and Zach Goodale to win the race with a time of 1:45:08. More...
Week of Jan. 2 through Jan. 8 2 Alarm Activation 2 Animal Control 3 Assist Other Agency 12 Building Check 2 Complaints 2 Community Policing 44 Motor Vehicle Stop 2 Out of Investigation 3 Suspicious Activity 5 Request to Speak with Officer More...
ASHBY - Claire Mary Boutotte, 81, of 210 Scott Road, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, in The Highlands. She is peacefully reunited with her husband of 60 years, the love of her life, Raymond Boutotte, who passed away in 2005. She was born on Aug. 24, 1925, in Fitchburg, the daughter of James Arthur and ... More...
ASBHY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Located at The Common, in Ashby. Worship services and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship follows worship. Pastor Sally Calhoun can be reached at (978) 386-5566. ASHBY FIRST PARISH CHURCH Summer services at The First Parish Church of Ashby, Unitarian Universali... More...
In olden times (read: the late 1980s), bake sales were commonly used as school fundraisers for ski trips, trips to the zoo or just a way to fill the coffers of a particular class. But Nicholas Roger, 11, of Ashburnham, has completely revolutionized the bake sale, 2007 style. More...
The Public Building Safety Committee received a cost estimate for a new building on target with what they predicted in September. The estimate came in at $4.7 million. This includes $4.3 million for the building and $435,000 for site work. More...
Teachers have turned a corner with the new reading program they are using, according to Assistant Superintendent Deborah Brady on Monday, Jan. 8. Brady told the North Middlesex Regional School Committee members that teachers in the district are gaining steam using the Scott Foresman Reading Progr... More...
Today's science lab experiment: mummify a chicken. This is one way seventh grade science teacher Caryl Adamowitch-LaPorte gets her students to understand life from a scientific point of view, and make science real for her students. More...