03/11/2010 - AYER -- The Ayer Finance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday, March 10, to approve of a capital exclusion approach to seeking voter approval for a one time, one year tax assessment to fund 9 items totaling $514,524.   Full Story

03/05/2010 - DEVENS -- "I put a million bucks on the table," said MassDevelopment President and CEO Robert Culver to the Joint Boards of Selectmen (JBOS).   Full Story

03/05/2010 - GROTON -- A man accused of secretly building a pond-side home in rural Groton has been fined $50,000 and ordered to seek the appropriate permits, according to local officials.   Full Story

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03/05/2010 - Hildreth Elementary School third-grader Alicia Bakis reacts to a knot trick performed by Rick Davis from Circus Smirkus during his visit to the school.   Full Story

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03/05/2010 - PEPPERELL -- Police Chief Alan Davis is retiring March 12 after 35 years of police work, 20 of them as chief and all of them in Pepperell.   Full Story

03/06/2010 - Ayer and Shirley voters approved merging into a single school district for the 2011-2012 school year on Saturday, in simultaneous Town Meeting votes.   Full Story

03/05/2010 - Marshall directed to submit level-funded budget, sack programs By Pierre Comtois Correspondent TOWNSEND -- Informing school superintendent Maureen Marshall of their wishes to preserve cherished programs in the elementary grades, members of the North Middlesex Regional School District's Finance Subcommittee recommended last Monday night   Full Story

03/05/2010 - GROTON -- It wasn't a District final or even a semi-final, but the Groton-Dunstable boys basketball team understood the significance of their Friday night match-up with St.   Full Story

03/05/2010 - The Townsend Police Department responded to the following incidents between Monday, Feb. 1 and Tuesday, Feb.   Full Story