(May 5, 2026) - The Main Street TIP project, which was programmed for FFY 2029, has to be moved back in the regional schedule to FFY 2030 and FFY 2031, according to the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission's (MRPC) recent letter to the town. This project would reconstruct Main Street, from Columbia Street to Park Street. The letter was shared in the Ayer Select Board … [Read more...] about DPW Asks Select Board and Town Manager’s Office to Send Letters After Ayer Main Street TIP Project Gets Moved Back
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Town of Ayer Shares Site Plans for New Senior Center, Showing Parking Along Bishop Road and Pickelball Courts
(April 28, 2026) – The Town of Ayer shared the next glimpse of the senior center project at the Planning Board meeting on Tuesday night. The Ayer Planning Board opened the site plan approval and stormwater public hearings - just a day after Annual Town Meeting approved two related articles (easement, conservation and deed restrictions). The architect and civil … [Read more...] about Town of Ayer Shares Site Plans for New Senior Center, Showing Parking Along Bishop Road and Pickelball Courts
Ceremony on May 16 Will Honor the Man for Whom Fitchburg Was Named — Buried Penniless and Unmarked for Over Two Centuries
Materials submitted by the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM)ASHBY, MA — More than 230 years after his death, John Fitch — the colonial settler whose courage and civic vision gave the city of Fitchburg its name — will finally receive a proper grave marker. The Ashby Historical Society will hold a headstone dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2026 … [Read more...] about Ceremony on May 16 Will Honor the Man for Whom Fitchburg Was Named — Buried Penniless and Unmarked for Over Two Centuries
Dispatcher Receives Life Saving Award at Ayer Select Board Meeting
(April 21, 2026) – Police Chief Brian Gill shared a story of a young life saved at this week’s Select Board meeting. On Monday April 6th, a 911 call came into the Ayer-Shirley regional dispatch center around 1:30 p.m. The dispatch center is located at the Ayer Police Station on Park Street, but receives calls for both communities. A dispatcher named Matt answered the … [Read more...] about Dispatcher Receives Life Saving Award at Ayer Select Board Meeting
Earth Day Complete Streets and Greenways on MacPherson Road in Devens
(April 22, 2026) - Ayer, Devens and the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge hosted the Open Street and Greenway Event for Earth Day on Wednesday. Vendor tables were set up on the grassy area where Bishop and MacPherson roads meet, including for the Friends of the Ayer Senior Center, the Devens Climate Resiliency Project (MVP 2.0), North County Land Trust and PACE (People About Ayer … [Read more...] about Earth Day Complete Streets and Greenways on MacPherson Road in Devens