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…
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…
Ashland Planning Board weighs new data center zoning restrictions following resident concerns. Resident Andrea Novakowski raised alarms about environmental and infrastructure impacts of artificial intelligence data centers, citing Mansfield's May 2026 zoning amendment that restricts facilities to
Ashland has launched a new online portal for permit and licensing applications, town officials announced this week. The system, called OpenGov, was highlighted in a News Flash posted to the town's website, ashlandmass.com, giving residents and contractors a new digital option for submit…
Ashland Town Forest Committee elects new treasurer, plans October plantings. Sunil Krishnamurthy was unanimously elected Treasurer, moving from Associate Member to Permanent Member. The committee earmarked $1,200 for tree plantings — 32 trees plus donations from Bartlett Tree Experts — scheduled
Board honors two with Public Health Award at July meeting. The Ashland Board of Health presented its 9th Annual Mary Mortensen Public Health Award to Amy Turncliff and Kirsten Quern, recognizing their community contributions. Health Director Rajit Gupta briefed the Board on multiple initiatives:
Ashland rolled out a new online licensing and permitting system this week, replacing its previous platform with OpenGov, while also rescheduling the postponed July 4th recycling collection event to Saturday, July 11. The town is directing residents and businesses to its website for deta…
Library Board unanimously approves permanent art collection policy at June 30 meeting. Director Meena Jain and her team reported exceptional youth services engagement: the children's department offered 29 programs with over 1,500 attendees, and over 100 teens registered for summer reading.
Ashland activates cooling centers and reschedules its July 4 recycling drop-off as a heat advisory shapes the holiday week. With an unhealthy heat forecast prompting the town to open cooling centers on July 1 and July 2, officials also announced that the annual Independence Day recyclin…
Ashland Conservation Commission approves three residential projects and five emergency removals. The commission unanimously cleared three Requests for Determinations of Applicability for projects at 5 Grover Road (patio), 0/175 Oak Street (soil testing), and 62 Fountain Street (accessory dwelling
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