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…
Ashland recorded 18 property transfers between July 24 and August 22. Of the 11 deeds with a recorded price, sales ranged from $490,000 to $1,225,000, with a median of $680,000. The month's top sale was 35 Orchard Rd, which sold for $1,225,000 on July 31, followed by three more sales above $1
Ashland Public Schools set Aug. 31 as the first day of classes at David Mindess Elementary, with preschool orientation the same morning. Conservation Commission meets Monday, Aug. 24, the Zoning Board of Appeals convenes Tuesday and the Select Board holds a hybrid session Wednesday, Aug…
Ashland Public Library launched a full slate of new programs this week, from toddler sensory play to a Second Amendment discussion. The library's Teacher Tales series debuts Tuesday, Aug. 25, spotlighting David Mindess elementary staff including third grade teacher Ms. Gallinagh and fir…
Ashland Sustainability Committee prioritizes five Net Zero action items. Ashwin Ratanchandani presented updates on the committee's original Net Zero plan, and members agreed to collectively select five priority action items for presentation to the Select Board. The committee also advanced planning
MetroWest Daily News published its annual list of Ashland's top-paid municipal employees for 2025, featuring a profile of employee Caroline Bunnell. In a report headlined "Which Ashland municipal employees earned the most in 2025," the Gannett paper ranked the town's top 25 earners usin…
Ashland Board of Health unanimously approved Katerina Koliovska-Tobaygo as part-time Tobacco Control Inspector for the MetroWest Tobacco Control Program, serving 16 communities at approximately 19 hours weekly while maintaining a full-time position at Mass General Hospital.