The year was 1968. Mable Beasley was the first black teacher hired by Littleton High School.
She taught health and gymnastics until she retired in 2001. Full Story
Federal aid will offset school cuts, protect teachers "To be candid, due to the instability of the consistency of that funding, I would find it difficult to recommend hiring permanent teaching staff since the dilemma of where to fund them in the future would then face the district," Klimkiewicz said. Full Story
Bank buys Sudz-It Laundry in Ayer AYER -- Hung out to dry on mortgage payments, North Middlesex Savings Bank moved Aug. 26 to foreclose on the former Sudz-It Laundry Inc. Full Story
Bi-Board, Tri- Board? AYER -- Some wondered if the Ayer School Committee, being superseded by the Ayer-Shirley Regional School Committee next year, would continue to cooperate as one of the three prongs of Ayer's TriBoard financial-planning vehicle. Full Story
