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Ayer Select Board Approves Contracts, Sets 2% COLA Amid School Budget Pressure

AYER — February 17, 2026 — Ayer Select Board approves $154,000 in public-works contracts and a 2 percent non-union cost-of-living raise as school budget remains the key unknown. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to award Duba Electrical Contracting of Harvard a $37,670 contract for wastewater pump

Ayer Planning Board Orders Safety Overhaul After Blasting Rock Hits Home

AYER — February 12, 2026 — Ayer Planning Board convenes emergency session after blasting debris strikes occupied property at Lincoln Hill development. The board heard from Onyx Corporation project manager Jason Martin, A-1 Drill and Blasting representative Tim Keefe, Fire Chief Brian Gilman, and Town Manager Robert Paprian at a special

Ayer Conservation Commission Continues Orion Park Drive Drainage Hearing to February 26

AYER — February 12, 2026 — Ayer Conservation Commission continues Orion Park Drive drainage hearing, seeks revised pipe alignment to protect vernal pool buffer. The commission voted unanimously to continue the public hearing on a notice of intent filed by School U.A. LLC under the town's local wetland bylaw

Ayer Planning Board Advances 8-Unit Fire Station Conversion, Eyes Master Plan

AYER — February 10, 2026 — Ayer Planning Board advances an eight-unit downtown housing conversion and an industrial subdivision road toward decisions later this month. The board continued both the 14 Washington Street major site plan modification — in which developer Mark Gallagher of Seal Harbor is converting a historic former fire

Ayer Rate Panel Recommends 3 Percent Water, 4 Percent Sewer Hike for FY 2027

AYER — February 10, 2026 — Ayer's Rate Review Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend a 3 percent water rate increase and a 4 percent sewer rate increase for fiscal year 2027, drawing on $350,000 and $50,000 in retained earnings, respectively, to hold annual household cost increases to

Ayer Council on Aging Finishes Self-Assessment, Sets Accreditation Groundwork

AYER — February 10, 2026 — Ayer's Council on Aging completed the final section of a multi-month internal self-assessment Tuesday, identifying action items and setting a goal of pursuing national accreditation once the new senior center at Bishop Road is open. Director Katie Pedone walked the board through

Ayer Board of Health to Contact DEP Over Devens Airfield Noise Complaints

AYER — February 9, 2026 — Ayer Board of Health agrees to notify state DEP of car racing noise complaints tied to Devens Airfield. Resident Amy McCoy appeared before the board Monday to report that eight car clubs holding MassDevelopment license agreements conduct autocross events at the former Devens military airfield on

Ayer Fire Secures $845,000 State Grant to Boost Ambulance Staffing

AYER — February 5, 2026 — Ayer fire department secures $845,000 state grant to fund daytime ambulance staffing after hospital closure. Fire Chief Johnson and Deputy Chief Yanis Zekovitz presented to the Finance Committee on February 5, detailing a plan to use the 18-month Nashoba Valley hospital-impact grant for

Ayer CPC Sends Two Preservation Requests to March Public Hearing

AYER — February 4, 2026 — Ayer's Community Preservation Committee unanimously advanced two applications to a March 4 public hearing. The Ayer Affordable Housing Trust is seeking $200,000 — roughly $72,000 to continue a rental assistance program for up to 12 families and $128,000 to replenish a project

Ayer Select Board Faces 11.9 Percent School Assessment, Possible Million-Dollar Municipal Cuts

AYER — February 3, 2026 — Ayer Select Board receives record-high 11.9 percent school assessment in preliminary FY27 budget presentation. Superintendent Dr. Adam Renda and Assistant Superintendent Charlie Cleary of the Ayer-Shirley Regional School District told a joint session of the Select Board and Finance Committee Tuesday that the

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