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Shirley Play Board hosts 'Drop and Shop
Shirley Playboard hosts "Drop and Shop" Babysitting Day at SMS on Dec. 6, 1 to 6 p.m. Every busy parent knows how hard it is to shop for your little ones when they are constantly by your side.
Friday | Shirley Oracle
Shirley Historical Society elects officers, embarks on self-assessment program
The annual meeting of the Shirley Historical Society was held on Friday, Nov. 13. Newly elected officers include President Patty MacDonald, Vice President Beth Wade, Secretary Ruth Rhonemus, Treasurer Paul Przybyla, board members Betsy Mirkovic, Don Reed and Arthur Banks.
Death of MA couple ruled a murder-suicide
Authorities have ruled that the death of a Mattapoisett couple last week was a murder-suicide. A joint statement from the Plymouth district attorney's office and Mattapoisett police released Wednesday says 74-year-old Shirley Battistelli was strangled, while 78-year-old Joseph Battistelli died of a gunshot wound to the head.
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2009 'Scouting for Food' Pick-Up
The Scouts of Shirley will be collecting the bags they distributed for nonperishable food items for the Loaves and Fishes food pantry on Sunday, Nov.
Web untangles skeletal mysteries for first-graders
On Nov. 4, the first-grade students in Mrs. Shorey's class carefully removed bits of bone from owl pellets and matched them to drawings of the dead animal's skeleton.
Ayer and Shirley join together to brighten troops' holidays
Each of the last four years, the Shirley Republican Town Committee organizes Operation Cookie Drop and this year will be the same.
Vets clubs weather dwindling memberships
Many members at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 794 in Fitchburg served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
In a departure from the agenda, the selectmen began their Nov. 2 meeting with a testimonial to longtime resident and decorated WWII veteran John Hebert, who died Nov.
Some students say they would back school regionalization
High school seniors Meghan McCaffrey and Nick Flanagan said regionalization discussions between school officials from North Middlesex and Lunenburg school districts are a good idea if they could help the towns build a new high school.
Parents tour prospective Devens school
School teachers and administrators were on hand to greet parents who took advantage of an open house at the proposed new home for the Harvard public school's Integrated Pre-K program.
Shirley seeks way to recoup back taxes
The Special Town Meeting warrant includes seven articles, and the most important may be Article 2, which contains separate line-item requests worth $52,000 needed to chase delinquent taxpayers, Selectman Enrico "Rico" Cappucci said yesterday.
The Friends of the Hazen Memorial Library in Shirley hosted a free Haunted Halloween Magic Show with magician Tommy James at the library on the evening of Oct.
Nashoba Chamber to present leadership awards
The Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 11th annual Community Service & Leadership Awards event Wednesday, Nov.
Harvard, Shirley share Shaker history
On a recent Sunday afternoon, the last of the fall tours organized by the Shirley Historical Society took place on the grounds of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution.
Psychotherapist to speak in Shirley
As parents, we often wonder what we can do to motivate our children to do their best, reach their goals and to rally themselves when things go wrong.
Souvenirs of Summer Vacations -- is the theme for the current display at the Shirley Historical Society Museum.
Army Community Covenant posed to Pepperell
"We have a roomful of Patriots here who want to help our soldiers and their families," said Tony Saboliauskas, a member of VFW Post 3291.
Support for three-town school plan continues
Recently your paper printed an article concerning the decision by the Ayer/Lunenburg/Shirley Regionalization Planning Board to not bring a three-town school regionalization proposal to the three towns.