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Six students earn National Merit honors

Six Ashland High School seniors earned National Merit Scholarship commendations for academic performance in 2025.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026

Three Ashland-resident obituaries were published this week: Giles, Richard A.; Jacinto, William F. "Bill"; and Marsh, Lorraine Josephine (Stiles). Marsh, 93, was a lifelong Ashland resident who attended Ashland High School; Giles, 85, died October 7; and Jacinto, formerly of Ashland, di…

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Real Estate

Ashland Home Prices Span Wide Range From $355,000 To Over $1 Million

Ashland recorded 19 property deeds between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10. Twelve carried a sale price so far, ranging from $355,000 to $1,085,000, with a median of $654,500. The period's top sale was 16 Wadsworth Rd, which sold for $1,085,000 on Sept. 21, with John and Lisa Killeen selling to Jo…

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Select board rejects meals tax split

Select Board rejects splitting meals tax revenue, discloses $643,000 budget shortfall ahead of November vote. From our own coverage: Zoning board delays Captain Eames Circle case; School panel weighs cell phone-blocking app pilot. Also in today's brief (17 items): Fire department holds …

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Government · Select Board

Select Board votes down meals tax restructuring

Ashland's Select Board voted 5-0 to oppose two citizen's petitions that would have split the town's local meals tax revenue evenly between an Economic Development Stabilization Fund and a Resident Services Stabilization Fund.

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Health board presses consultant on Cherry Blossom

Board of Health presses consultant on repeat violations at Cherry Blossom Restaurant. From our own coverage: Board of Health presses consultant over Cherry Blossom closures. Also in today's brief (10 items): Select Board opens fall grant cycle; School Committee's safety subcommittee mee…

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