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Monday, October 5, 2026

Ayer Select Board votes to terminate town's contract with Flock Safety license-plate system.

From Ayer News

• 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

Today in Ayer

• 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

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 6: Historical Commission meets Tuesday. The Ayer Historical Commission is scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 6, according to the town's online calendar.Town of Ayer
• Tue, Oct 6: Pocket Forest Workday set for Tuesday. The town has scheduled a Pocket Forest Workday for Tuesday, October 6, inviting residents to help care for Ayer's pocket forest planting, per the town calendar.Town of Ayer
• Tue, Oct 6, 9:00 a.m.: Health Connector specialist visits library Tuesday. A Massachusetts Health Connector specialist will be at the Ayer Library Tuesday, October 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help with Health Connector or MassHealth coverage questions, no appointment needed.Ayer Public Library
• 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, 4:00 p.m.: Library hosts teen Super Smash Bros tournament. Ayer Library hosts a Super Smash Bros tournament for tweens and teens 12 and up Thursday, October 8, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Teen Room; registration is encouraged.Ayer Public Library
• Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Library trustees meet Thursday evening. The Ayer Library Board of Trustees meets Thursday, October 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Reading Room after the library closes; the public is welcome to attend.Ayer Public Library
• Fri, Oct 9: Library closed Friday for staff training. Ayer Library will close Friday, October 9, for a staff development day and reopen Tuesday, October 13, at 9 a.m. after the holiday weekend.Ayer Public Library
• Tue, Oct 13, 3:00 p.m.: Library to host fall vaccine clinic Oct. 13. Ayer Library hosts a fall vaccine clinic Tuesday, October 13, from 3 to 5 p.m., offering COVID, RSV and flu shots to the public ages 6 months and up, through the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health and Ayer-Pepperell Family Pharmacy.Ayer Public Library

Recent editions

• Saturday, October 3, 2026 — Ayer lifts stop-work order at Lincoln Hills, clearing the way for construction to resume
• Thursday, October 1, 2026 — Ayer's Zoning Board of Appeals takes up a redesigned Ayer Commons 40B project and a contested home occupation permit
• Monday, September 28, 2026 — Ayer's senior center building committee clears bid documents, targeting contractor bids by November 4
• Friday, September 25, 2026 — Ayer planning board recommends housing bylaw rewrite, data center moratorium ahead of town meeting
• Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — Ayer Planning Board unveils tree protection bylaw ahead of October Town Meeting vote
• Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Select Board refers housing and data center bylaws to Planning Board as Devens repairs near $44 million