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Bestselling Author Jane Healey Visits Ashland Library Tuesday

Bestselling author Jane Healey visits Ashland Public Library Tuesday, Aug. 11, for an in-person book club talk and a virtual Q&A. The library's Historical Fiction Book Club discusses Healey's novel "The Saturday Evening Girls Club" that same day, part of a packed Aug. 11 slate that also…

Ashland Home Sales Range From $412,175 to $4.075 Million in Late July

Nineteen Ashland properties sold between July 10 and Aug. 8, with 16 of those deeds disclosing a price ranging from $412,175 to $4,075,000 and a median of $661,000. The top sale was 158 Butterfield Drive at $4,075,000, an LLC-to-LLC transfer. Prospect Street and Algonquin Trail each saw two sales

Ashland Sets Five Town Board Meetings for Week Ahead

Ashland's civic calendar packs five town board meetings into the week ahead, led by a roadway traffic study session. The Conservation Commission meets Monday, Aug. 10, followed by the Roadway Traffic Study Committee, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Historical Commission on Tuesday, …

Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert to Step Down Sept. 1

Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert will step down effective Sept. 1, according to a MetroWest Daily News report published Thursday. Herbert's departure comes as Ashland enters a stretch of municipal business, with the town's Planning Board scheduled to meet Aug. 13 and the Conservatio…

S&P Global Ratings Revises Ashland's Outlook to Positive

S&P Global Ratings revised Ashland's credit outlook to positive from stable this week, a shift that typically points to stronger town finances and could ease future borrowing costs. The change came as Ashland rolled out a new online licensing and permitting portal called OpenGov, giving…