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10 hrs ago | Pepperell Free Press

Schools asked for $350,000 reprieve in '10

Pepperell Selectmen Chairman Joseph Sergi has asked the North Middlesex Regional School District committee to cut $350,000 from his town's school assessment for 2011.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Voters buck official position, OK joining regional waste plan

Is joining a regional hazardous-waste program still in the formative stages better than a town-operated program, or forcing residents to drive 45 minutes to Lexington now that the Lunenburg regional program is going away? The majority of Special Town Meeting voters were willing to take the chance this week, against the recommendation of the Board ...

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Townsend candidate at-large member

Ten-year Townsend resident Randy Rush has been chosen an at-large member of the North Middlesex Regional School District Committee in a joint meeting of the committee and the nine selectmen from Ashby, Pepperell, and Townsend.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

Smoky blaze on Main Street

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Townsend Fire-EMS responded to a report of smoke on the second floor of a two and a half story single-family home at 322 Main St., Townsend.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

'Unitil bill' passes the Legislature

A new law aimed at preventing a repeat of the havoc caused by a severe ice storm in December 2008 passed the Legislature yesterday, allowing for public utilities to be heavily fined or taken over by a third party if they fail to adequately respond to power outages in a storm or other emergency.

40 comments

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Boston Globe

A grand gift to the town from the man you can't see

People here knew the man drove a silver Jaguar. They knew he lunched four days a week at Cliff's Cafe, invariably ordering in a barely audible voice: carrot sticks, soup, and a sandwich.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

Townsend Recycling Center sets new hours

The Town of Townsend is pleased to announce an easier-to-remember schedule for the Townsend Recycling Center.

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Lowell Sun

Patrick signs Unitil bill

Gov. Deval Patrick sign into law new legislation that subjects public utility companies to much steeper penalties if they fail to properly serve communities.

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Pepperell Free Press

Townsend and Ashby animal control officer goes above and beyond

Mary Letourneau is the animal control officer for Townsend and Ashby. She has been with Ashby for five years and Townsend for two years.

3 comments

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Vets clubs weather dwindling memberships

Many members at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 794 in Fitchburg served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Boston.com

Civil War reenactors losing ground

They're all dressed up with no place to fight. The gradual disappearance of open land in Eastern Massachusetts is turning into a crisis for a 500-member group of Union Civil War reenactors known as the New England Brigade.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Library endowment sets million-dollar goal

A $1 million endowment would mean $40,000 of annual support for the Townsend Public Library and a local grassroots effort is nearly halfway to making that goal a reality.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

The Posting Board

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.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Search committee to find new police chief formed in Ashby

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

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

Clock ticks on possible schools merger

School officials in Lunenburg and North Middlesex will decide in the coming weeks whether to pursue plans to merge the two districts.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Townsend may soon consider retiree health care

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.

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Sentinel & Enterprise

Townsend men admit to stealing dirt bikes

The mini-dirt bike was freshly painted, but the red seat gave it away. Two Townsend men -- one a U.S. Marine -- told police they stole two dirt bikes that belonged to a neighbor's two young sons.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Lowell Sun

Nashoba Chamber to present leadership awards

The Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 11th annual Community Service & Leadership Awards event Wednesday, Nov.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Hannaford has grand reopening in Lunenburg

Officials from the newly-remodeled Hannaford Supermarket were on hand Saturday to hand out gift cards to customers and area food pantries during a grand reopening celebration.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

STM set for Nov. 17

Selectmen have set a 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 as the start date for the fall Special Town Meeting to be held in Memorial Hall.

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