Ashland escalated to Stage 2 water restrictions Friday, tightening outdoor watering rules as dry conditions persist across town. The move, posted to the town's News Flash page on Aug. 28, follows the Stage 1 order that had been in place since late August and signals worsening water-supp…
Ashland's Select Board unanimously named Assistant Town Manager Catherine Byrd as interim town manager, filling the vacancy left by outgoing Town Manager Michael, whose resignation took effect September 1.
Ashland Public Schools received a state DESE literacy grant this week, days before classes resume Aug. 31. District officials posted the announcement Aug. 26, the same day MetroWest Daily News profiled an Ashland man honoring his late wife through cancer-support volunteer work in "How A…
The Ashland Zoning Board of Appeals continued a hearing on gates and traffic calming for two private condo roads after fire and police concerns went unanswered.
Ashland Zoning Board continues Captain Eames Circle roadway improvement hearing to September 8. The Ashland Open Space Trust petitioned to modify a 1985 Special Permit to allow improvements including automatic access control gates, repaving, and sidewalk repairs to serve 576 households on Captain
Ashland Conservation Commission issued an enforcement order at 82 Hardwick Road requiring stormwater mitigation for unpermitted construction, voting 5-1 on the action, with Gene F. Crouch dissenting. The board also issued a Partial Certificate of Compliance on the same vote, allowing the property
Ashland Library adds an AI job search workshop and five other programs for the final week of August. The library's "Job Search Help: How to Use AI in Your Job Search" runs virtually on Wednesday, Aug. 26, alongside a toddler-focused "Sensory Safari" session the same day. Earlier in the …
Ashland Little League's Fall 2026 season is ramping up, with practice sessions posted for more than a dozen teams, including the Trash Pandas, Braves, Cardinals, White Sox and Iron Pigs, at Henry Clay Park, Poor Farm Park and Wickham Field, according to the league's website. ===HEADLIN…
This week's Ashland obituary notices column carries one entry: Pimentel, Josephine, 96, who died Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Her arrangements are being handled by Matarese Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc. of Ashland, the lead funeral home cited this week. No additional biographica…
Ashland remains under a Stage 1 water restriction as officials continue urging residents to cut back on outdoor and non-essential water use. The town also rolled out a new online licensing and permitting portal, OpenGov, and now requires a formal public records request to confirm open p…