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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'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 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 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 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 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…

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 is activating cooling centers and rescheduling a holiday recycling event as a dangerous heat wave approaches. With an unhealthy heat forecast prompting town officials to open cooling centers on July 1 and July 2, residents are being urged to seek relief at designated locations; …

Ashland closes out June with no town hall announcements but a full slate of civic and community activity starting Monday. The Ashland Public Library anchors the week with five programs across Monday and Tuesday — including a virtual lecture by historian Bruce E. Mowday on Revolutionary …