Ayer News

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.

A quickly spreading fire destroyed a Lost Lake home at 99 Boathouse Road this afternoon.

The Ayer Shirley Early Childhood Council is hosting a FREE "Family FUN Day" from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be hosting this event in the cafeteria of the Page Hilltop Elementary School .

On April 1, Harding Mudge Bush opened a store at 30 Main St. to sell his watercolor paintings and note cards.

This May 3rd, I had the honor and pleasure of attending the Annual Legislative Breakfast hosted by the Department of Developmental Service's Central Region Citizen's Advisory Board.

In 2010, Laurel Mabon gave birth to daughter Gracie Mae aboard an Ayer ambulance while being rushed to the hospital.

On April 1, Harding Mudge Bush opened a store at 30 Main Street to sell his watercolor paintings and note cards.

Townsend parent Regina Coulter, the mother of three boys who participated in Fitchburg State University's sixth annual Special Olympics, said the outpouring of support from others is what makes Special Olympics so special.

Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Ayer Board of Health, announces that a Well Adult Clinic will be held free of charge for the general public: Friday, May 3, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Carlin's Restaurant, 48 Main St., Ayer.

Annual roadside cleanups in Ayer and Shirley rounded up the usual suspects on Saturday: a few car mufflers, a plastic flower pot and a birdhouse made out of a paint can.