Ashland's Select Board meets Wednesday as a dozen town boards convene across four days. Also in today's brief (14 items): Town seeks runners for 2027 Boston Marathon; Keefe Tech building committee meets Monday; Keefe Tech school committee meets Monday; Cultural Council holds hybrid meet…
Ashland Council on Aging votes to update mission statement language for older adults. The six-member board unanimously approved an amendment replacing "seniors" with "older adults" in the Council on Aging Mission Statement to align with the Senior Center's terminology, said Director Candi Wilson.
Ashland's Select Board opened its fall grant cycle, inviting local groups to apply for town funding. Also in today's brief (13 items): Select Board opens fall grant cycle; Electronics and household recycling day Saturday; Dragonfly Street Faire fills downtown Saturday; Keefe Tech commit…
Dashcam video of a tree sparking a power line explosion on West Union Street draws national news coverage. Also in today's brief (9 items): Dashcam captures tree spark power line explosion; Regional emergency planning committee meets in Sherborn; Council on Aging meets Thursday at Commu…
Ashland's retired police dog Ajax has died at age 8 after a battle with a tumor. From our own coverage: Home sales span $260,000 to $1.6 million. Also in today's brief (7 items): Retired police K9 Ajax dies at age 8; Little Free Library debuts at KidSpot; Six Ashland High students earn …
This week's obituary notices carry one Ashland, Massachusetts death notice: Katzman, David, whose obituary identified him as "of Ashland, MA." He died September 25, 2026, and is survived by his wife, Mildred (Levy) Katzman, two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren. His ful…
Ashland recorded 20 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, with sale prices on 11 of them ranging from $260,000 to $1,599,000 and a median of $729,990. The month's top sale was 82 Hardwick Road at $1,599,000, followed by 7 Hayden Lane at $1,200,000 and 27 Heritage Avenue at $1,135,000.
Ashland's Council on Aging and two regional boards hold meetings this week. Also in today's brief (10 items): Ashland remembers resident David Katzman; Housing Authority meets Monday afternoon; Affordable Housing Trust convenes over Zoom; Conservation Commission meets Monday night.
Ashland rolls out a new OpenGov portal for permits and business licensing this week. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town launches new OpenGov permitting portal; Superintendent Adams featured in WBZ segment; Housing Authority meets Monday in Community Room; Affordable Housing Trust mee…
Ashland's Planning Board continued a contested 55 Tilton Avenue project over stormwater concerns.