Ayer News

Memorial Day ceremony, parade: 9:30 a.m. Ayer's Memorial Day Parade begins at the DPW Office at 25 Brook St., continues down Park Street and onto Main Street.

You are invited to register as a rider , but volunteers are also needed for the Groton rest stop, which will be at Groton School as well as for directing riders at key intersections.

With a record-breaking number of registered 5K race participants, the ninth annual Janis Bresnahan Run for Education had another successful, fun year.

A pair of local high school students have had a poem and a nonfiction article accepted for publication in "The Marble Collection: Massachusetts High School Magazine of the Arts," a prestigious periodical showcasing the best literary efforts of the state's young people.

The committee voted to forgo its initial plan of short-term borrowing for the project to borrow all the funds at the current low interest rates.

Police Chief Edward Denmark updated the selectmen Tuesday night on the process and progress of responding to a MassDevelopment request for proposals on its next Devens policing contract.

Prosecutors have dropped wiretapping charges against a 43-year-old former Boxboro man who was accused of making secret recordings of conversations he had with the then-Boxboro police chief, a police dispatcher and a detective three years ago.

The following article was submitted by Harry "Wally" Gardiner spent many of his young years on the campus of Medfield State Hospital where his father was a psychiatrist.

Selectmen Tuesday night addressed issues such as adding a dog park to town and where to house a medical-marijuana dispensary.

Diabetes Support Group, a free monthly group for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetics, which is held on the first Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. at Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

The Rotary Club's annual Apple Blossom Festival and internationally famous Ducky Wucky River Race on May 18 promises to be a day of family fun and offer a chance to win dinner for two anywhere in the world.

Household items, clothing, toys, baby items, books, homemade baked goods and more, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Federated Church of Ayer.

An 18-year-old woman was injured when the car she was driving rolled onto its side along Bank's Corner on Center Street Wednesday afternoon.

Have you ever caught a baby dragonfly or damselfly? When is the last time you looked at a pollywog under a hand-lens? This family nature program for kids of all ages is sponsored by the Ayer-Shirley Community Education program and is being led by Laurie Nehring, Ayer resident and naturalist.

The Ayer July Fourth Parade and fireworks will take place on Saturday, July 6, with a rain date of Sunday, July 7. The Committee is looking for parade acts and participants as well as food and craft vendors.

The last thing Dave Knowlton expected to become was an entrepreneur. Founder and co-owner of Nashoba Analytical LLC, Knowlton is a scientist with an extensive background in microbiology and chemistry.

Rico Cappucci has resigned from his seat on the Joint Boards of Selectmen after newly elected Selectman Robert Prescott expressed an interest in being a part of the committee.

The Ayer Rotary Club will host its annual Apple Blossom Festival and Ducky Wucky River Race on Saturday, with a day of family fun and a chance to win dinner for two anywhere in the world.

Selectman Kendra Dumont brought up the Ayer-Shirley Regional School District and funding issues its two member towns face during a recent visit with selectmen by state Sen.

Lunenburg police, with assistance from detectives in Westminster and Ashburnham, arrested Patrick E. Crane, 29, of Island Road, Lunenburg, on Thursday and charged him with two counts of receiving stolen property.