Ashburnham News

The following was reported by the Acton Police Department on June 10-11: Officers were dispatched to a Powdermill Road business for a report of an unsecured rear door.

A fawn under attack by a fisher cat was rescued by an Ashburnham resident who heard the baby deer cry for help.

Eight months after starting his online comedy channel, amateur comedian Rob Dyke has pulled in 38,000 subscribers, mostly through his series "Why Would You Put That on the Internet?" where he shares stupid things people have posted online and makes quips about them.

Superintendent Ralph E. Hicks said if the $177,000 Proposition 2-1/2 tax override fails at the ballot in Ashburnham June 25, cuts will include laying off three teachers, a move that will push one class size to 30 in Ashburnham.

Illicit drug use, alcohol abuse and unemployment all play a role in Gardner's high suicide rate, but steps are being taken to try to deal with the problem.

Drivers on Main Street may see a third option when they need to fill their gas tank in the future, as management of the Cumberland Farms convenience store, at 68 Main St., are looking to install gas pumps out front.

Keith and Debbie Tetreault's wedding, just a few years ago, was an unforgettable gala.

Lunenburg High School valedictorian Molly O'Connell's message to her 120 classmates at Saturday's graduation ceremony was to dream big.

The vote that failed in Westminster's May 4 annual Town Meeting was to appropriate money to the school budget from existing funds.

Voters at Tuesday night's special Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved putting a $177,000 tax override on the ballot to increase school funding.

As she stood before her classmates during Oakmont Regional's commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon, Allison Durkan spoke of changing throughout their years of schooling.

Families and friends showed their pride and support for the newest graduates of the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in a ceremony honoring the students' accomplishments.

After a tie vote at the May 4 annual Town Meeting, which failed to tack on an additional $110,000 to the town's portion of the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District, school officials revised the budget, cutting out new elementary-school positions.

Holding up a stone ax made from a sapling bent around a shaped head, visiting educator Kathleen Silvia explained to the sixth-graders in Overlook Middle School's library not to expect an artifact like this in an archaeology dig.

"We're going with the figure around 400 to 450," said Michael Salem, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee.

Two local entrepreneurs are trying to fit their new cafe and candy shop into downtown Ashburnham without offering the same items as any existing businesses in the area.

Historical Piano Concerts' 28th season continues at Ashburnham Community Church, Sunday at 4 p.m., with a program of piano solo works by Brahms.

Selectmen scheduled a Special Town Meeting for June 4 to allow residents to vote on a $177,000 tax override to increase school funding.