Ashland Boards Head Into Packed Meeting Week Starting Tuesday

Ashland's town boards head into a packed week of meetings starting Tuesday with Board of Health and Library Trustees. The Board of Health and the Library Board of Trustees both meet in hybrid format July 21, followed by the Upper Charles Trail Committee and Planning Board on July 23. Th…

Ashland Library Launches Summer Reading Challenge, Family Events

Ashland library programming and a new town permitting system led a light news week in town. The town rolled out a new licensing and permitting portal called OpenGov, according to the town's official website, giving residents and businesses a new online tool for permit applications. Mean…

Ashland Launches OpenGov Portal For Permits And Licenses

Ashland rolled out a new online permitting and licensing portal this week, giving residents and businesses a digital option for filing and tracking permits. The system, called OpenGov, is now live on the town's website, according to a notice from Town Hall. Meanwhile, six town boards an…

Ashland Library Opens Slate Of Summer Programs This Week

Ashland's library opens a run of family and adult summer programs this week, ahead of three town board meetings Monday and Tuesday. Friday, July 17, brings an adults-only Mindful Meditation session, a family Flicknic screening of "GOAT," and a virtual lecture on how Steven Spielberg and…

Ashland Promotes New OpenGov Permitting Portal for Residents, Contractors

Ashland Town Hall is promoting its newly launched OpenGov permitting portal for online license and permit applications. The Ashland Public Library packs its calendar with six summer offerings: a virtual lecture on Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on Friday, July 17, alongside in-person…

Ashland Youth Soccer opens registration for its Fall 2026 season.

The main organized-sports news out of Ashland this week comes from Ashland Youth Soccer, which has opened registration for its Fall 2026 in-town and travel programs. The club's website did not list a registration deadline or further program details as of this week. No Ashland High Schoo…

Ashland Library Announces Robotics, Movie and Ice Cream Events This Week

Ashland Public Library packs five programs into three days starting Friday, July 17, library calendar listings show. The stretch opens with an adults-only Mindful Meditation session and a virtual lecture on how Steven Spielberg and George Lucas reshaped the Hollywood blockbuster, then c…

Obituary notices, week of July 6 through July 12, 2026

One Ashland obituary notice this week: Hirsch, Miriam F., 99, of Ashland, who died July 11, 2026. Notice via Echovita.

Ashland Home Prices Hold Above $750,000 Median as June Market Records Ten Disclosed Sales

Ashland recorded 20 property transfers between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with 10 of those carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $425,000 to $1,391,000 and a median of $757,500. The month's top transaction was 10 Fatima Dr., which sold for $1,391,000; 73 Independence Ln. followed …

Ashland Town Hall Closed Friday Under Standard Weekly Hours

Ashland Town Hall was closed Friday under its standard four-day week, leaving in-person town business until Monday. The building's posted hours run Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with no Friday hours; residents needing permitti…