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Last 14 days

• Cook Street deed tops $4.5 million in September sales. Ayer News's September real estate roundup found a Cook Street property leading the month's sales, as the broader market data offer a fuller picture of where residential deals landed town-wide.Ayer News
• Select board votes to end Flock Safety contract. The Ayer Select Board voted to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety, the license-plate recognition camera vendor, according to a town announcement posted this week.Town of Ayer
• Stop-work order lifted at Lincoln Hills project. The Town of Ayer lifted a stop-work order on the Lincoln Hills development, according to a statement posted to the town website, clearing the way for construction to resume.Town of Ayer
• ZBA takes up redesigned Ayer Commons 40B plan. Ayer's Zoning Board of Appeals took up a redesigned Ayer Commons 40B project, now combining a lodge and community building instead of a separate structure, and weighed a contested home occupation permit tied to a relative living on family-owned property.Ayer News
• Conservation board approves culvert replacement plan. Ayer's Conservation Commission closed a hearing on a Groton School Road culvert replacement and reviewed a September 10 scare in which a resident swam in Sandy Pond during a scheduled herbicide treatment, prompting discussion of new advance-alert measures for future treatments.Ayer News
• Finance committee backs five fall warrant articles. Ayer's Finance Committee worked through five fall warrant articles, including a payment to Littleton Electric Light Department after the utility admitted undercharging the town, as a resident urged members to weigh in on a $44 million funding request for Vicksburg Square at Devens.Ayer News
• Priciest recorded sale in Ayer tops $4.5 million. Ayer's latest real estate roundup found family trust transfers dominating recent deed filings, led by a recorded sale that topped $4.5 million, according to town property records.Ayer News
• Select Board ends contract with Flock Safety. Ayer's Select Board voted to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety, the automated license plate reading camera vendor, according to a notice posted on the town website.Town of Ayer
• Ayer posts unofficial primary election results. The Town of Ayer posted unofficial results from the 2026 Massachusetts state primary election on its website, according to the town's news page.Town of Ayer

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 7: West Main Street detour set for Wednesday. West Main Street will be closed to through traffic Wednesday, October 7, for a detour, the town announced, with drivers advised to expect alternate routing.Town of Ayer
• Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Library Trustees meet Thursday evening. The Trustees of the Ayer Library meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Reading Room after the library closes; the public is welcome to attend.Ayer Library

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