Ashby News

The unanswered question Friday was: Who is caring for the soldiers who are tasked with treating the mental health of other soldiers, veterans said.

The finance committees for Townsend, Ashby and Pepperell met last night to brainstorm cost-savings ideas, focusing often on the school system and regionalization of municipal services.

Well adult clinic -- Ashby: 11 a.m. to noon. Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Ashby Board of Health, announces that a well adult clinic will be held free of charge for the general public at the Ashby Library.

The question of why Townsend employees do not receive the retirement health-care coverage that school teachers receive has once again been raised in private circles and according to rumor, a town meeting warrant article to establish the benefit may be forthcoming.

The Board of Selectmen appointed an 11-member search committee to find a new police chief on Wednesday night.

With the cold season moving in, I want to reassure my constituents that the ice storm of last December has not faded from my memory.

While finding funding for $450,000 in repairs to the Bernhardt Road Bridge remains difficult, the Highway Department was able to do most of the repairs to a small bridge at Jones Hill Road for about $1,5000, said Superintendent William Davis.

The town has seen two bold thefts of car tires over the past week, according to senior Police Patrolman Derek Pepple.

The boards of selectmen for the towns of Ashby, Pepperell and Townsend and members of the North Middlesex Regional School District Committee are seeking qualified applicants to fill the at-large vacancy on the NMRSDC resulting from the resignation of at-large member Tamara Leclerc.

The North Middlesex Regional School Committee is looking for another member after the recent resignation of Tamara Leclerc of Ashby.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation are accepting applications for grant funding from the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund through Nov.

Shelly Dorn and William Shaw III were married April 18, 2009 at St. Cecelia's Catholic Church in Boston, Mass.

Rain or shine there will be a pumpkin-rolling contest during the 19th annual Pumpkin Festival today, said Mary O'Friel, who is a member of the organizing committee.

Volunteers are needed this fall for two very important programs that support Ashby elders.

While Ashby's Larry Swope celebrates his victory in Week 2 of the Sentinel & Enterprise NFL Pick'em Contest, entries for Week 3 of the competition are pouring in.

Middlesex County Southern District Register of Deeds has announced the successful implementation of electronic recording of real estate documents at the Registry of Deeds in East Cambridge.

Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the local boards of health, will be holding seasonal flu clinics throughout the month of October.

The lineup for Week 2 of the Sentinel & Enterprise NFL Pick'em Contest is set, and entries for Week 3 are currently being accepted.

Apple picking is a time-honored autumn tradition for New England families. Nothing beats the taste and crunch of a slightly chilled apple plucked straight from the branch.

Beautiful weather made the 57th annual Fall Festival at St. Edward the Confessor Church a special day Saturday, parishioners such as Anna Richard said.