Ayer Home Sales Split Between Six Disclosed Prices and a Wave of Family Transfers

Fifteen properties sold in Ayer between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only six deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $265,000 to $565,000 with a median of $370,500 among those six. The month's top recorded sale was 49 E Main St at $565,000, sold by Todd R. Johnson to Kwame Addo. Nine of the 15

Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

This week's Ayer obituary notices column includes one qualifying local resident: Richards, Mark Allen, 57, of Ayer, Mass., who died August 31, 2026. Family remembered him as a natural storyteller who loved to make people laugh; he is survived by his wife, Dawn, and stepdaughter, Christi…

Ayer LLC Sale Tops $1.55 Million As Family Trust Transfers Dominate August Deeds

Ayer recorded 17 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only eight carried a disclosed sale price, ranging from $299,000 to $1,550,000 with a median of $555,000. The month's top transaction was a $1,550,000 sale from Orion Park LLC to Sawyer May LLC, with no street address listed in the

Ayer Posts Proposed Changes to Devens Governance Structure

Ayer posts proposed changes to Devens governance structure as town also marks September Emergency Preparedness Month. The Town of Ayer published a News Flash on its official website outlining a proposal to change how Devens, the shared enclave spanning Ayer, Harvard, and Shirley, is gov…

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

This week's obituary notices for Ayer, Massachusetts, include one person: Villaronga, Miguel A., 79, of Ayer, formerly of Rochester, New York, who died Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Emerson Hospital in Concord. Villaronga was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, and moved to this country as a …

Ayer Library Launches Community Read With Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope"

Ayer Library launches a new Community Read program built around Doug Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope." The library announced the selection this week as its first title under the new program, with a community discussion set for Saturday, September 26, at 10 a.m., timed to coincide with the…

Ayer's Priciest Home Sale Tops $889,000 As Trust Transfers Dominate Filings

Ayer recorded 18 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, according to the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds. Eight of those sales disclosed a price, ranging from $299,000 to $889,000, with a median of $562,500. The month's largest transaction was 16 Madigan Lane, which sold for $889,000 on

Ayer Celebrates Student Achievements Ahead of New School Year

Ayer town officials spotlighted the achievements of local youth and academic institutions this week as the community prepares for the new school year, even as the Select Board's Monday, August 31 meeting and the DPW's fall hydrant flushing program keep Town Hall's calendar full. Separat…

Ayer Lifts Stop-Work Order on Lincoln Hills Development

Ayer lifted a stop-work order on the Lincoln Hills development Friday, clearing the way for construction to resume, town officials said. The Aug. 28, 2026 notice, posted under the town's News Flash as "Statement on Lincoln Hills - Stop Work Order Lifted," did not specify why the origina…

Ayer Library Adds Thursday Evening Hours Starting Sept. 1

Ayer Public Library will open Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. starting Sept. 1, extending weekday access for residents who work daytime hours. The library announced the schedule change Aug. 28, adding a new evening slot ahead of the fall season. Town Hall's calendar shows an Industrial D…

Ayer Releases Guide to September Primary Election

Ayer released a guide to the 2026 September primary election this week, giving residents details ahead of the vote. The Town Hall News Flash also flagged three upcoming public meetings in the next five days, including the Select Board's Monday, Aug. 31 session, the same day the Departme…

Ayer Confirms West Nile Virus in Local Mosquito Samples

Ayer confirmed West Nile virus in mosquito samples collected in town, the town announced Aug. 19. The notice arrived alongside a separate Town Hall posting outlining proposed changes to the governance structure at Devens, and a News Flash post celebrating the recent academic and extracu…

Ayer DPW Sets Fall Hydrant Flushing for Week of Aug. 31

Ayer's Department of Public Works will begin its fall hydrant flushing program the week of Aug. 31, per a town announcement posted this week. The program is separate from the mandatory water restrictions enacted earlier this year and the West Nile virus mosquito advisories issued in rec…

Ayer Sustainability Committee Seeks Waterway Cleanup Volunteers

Ayer's Sustainability Committee is recruiting volunteers for a cleanup day to protect the town's waterways this week. The push comes alongside a separate town effort promoting waterway cleanliness, both posted to the town's website as fresh civic initiatives. The town's site also contin…