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Bob Francis is working to organize a town-wide clean-up as part of the celebration for Earth Day this year. The goal is to divide the town into sections with teams responsible for covering a specific area. The clean-up is scheduled for Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, Francis said. More...

Local fundraising helps the state deposit money into the local library coffers due to new public library funds. Ashburnham Public Library has received $1,798 and Ashby Free Public Library received $336 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The new Public Libraries Fund was establ... More...

"We have to allow the site plan, we just want it to be designed correctly and safely." - ALICIA ALTIERI, WESTMINSTER TOWN PLANNER 9 at "We have to the site plan, just want designed correctly The Planning Board's review of the site plan for the Village Square in Westminster center was ... More...

31 30 FRIDAY A Dr. Seuss story and craft time will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Townsend Public Library, Room 2, Memorial Hall. Listen to "Yertle the Turtle," "Horton Hatches the Egg", and a few other stories by Dr. Seuss. A related craft will follow. For information, call (978) 597- 1714. More...
Friday, March 30 A Dr. Seuss story and craft time will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Townsend Public Library, Room 2, Memorial Hall. Listen to “Yertle the Turtle,” “Horton Hatches the Egg”, and a few other stories by Dr. Seuss. A related craft will follow. For information, call (978) 597- 1714. More...
There is a lot of debate these days about global warming. It doesn't matter whether you think former Vice President Al Gore is right on the money with his movie "An Inconvenient Truth," or you believe he's exaggerating the case. Environmental concerns are something we should all be concerned about... More...
Ashby Elementary School Friday, April 6 - No school, Professional Development Day for Teachers Spaulding Memorial Friday, April 6 - No school, Professional Development Day for Teachers Squannacook Memorial Friday, April 6 - No school, Professional Development Day for Teachers More...
Name: Sara Haimila Hometown: Ashburnham Age: 18 School: Oakmont Regional High School Family: Mom - Nancy; Dad - Thomas; Brothers - Nathan, Patrick, and Chris Sport (Current): Softball Team and League: ORHS, varsity Favorite moment in More...
POLICE Week of March 18, 2007 through March 24, 2007 ASHBY Sunday, March 18 3:41 a.m., Taylor Road - Motor vehicle off the road. 2:33 p.m., Richardson Road - Disabled motor vehicle. 4:32 p.m., Pillsbury Road - Assist citizen. 7:49 p.m., Medical aid. More...
WESTMINSTER - June P. (Buron) Hawkins, 75, of 1 Lake Drive West, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. at home after an illness. She was born in Fitchburg on June 13, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marcelline (Brown) Buron. She was educated in Fitchburg Schools. More...
Town Hall Building Committee members say they have enough money to accept the lowest bid for the building's renovation. The committee met quickly and unofficially on Thursday, March 22, just over 24 hours after the project bids were accepted. "This is just about where the bids had to come in," s... More...
"Benefits cost so much. We need to get the most we can from benefited positions." - LORRAINE EMERSON, SELECTMAN Selectmen met with the Forbush Library Board of Trustees at their Monday, March 26, meeting, asking for adjustments in staffing hours in the future. More...
The Ashby 240th Anniversary Committee announces its dinner and a show planned for Saturday, April 28. The dinner will be a buffet starting at 5:30 p.m. with turkey pot pie and all the fixings, cranberry sauce, salad and dessert. The show will be "Ashby … It's All About People," which will b... More...
Selectmen have decided to try to combine the override request for both the town and school services. At their Wednesday, March 21, the board asked Linda Sanders to ensure it is legal to put an override for the school services and the town services in the same article for the same ballot question. More...