Ayer Home Prices Stretch to $980,000 as Late-Spring Sales Show Wide Range

Seventeen deeds were recorded in Ayer between May 28 and June 26, 2026, with prices disclosed on 11 transfers ranging from $330,000 to $980,000 and a median of $547,000. The month's most notable transaction was 5 Lilac Lane, which sold for $980,000 on June 18. The data shows a broad pri…

Ayer Tax Taking Set for June 30; Water Restrictions Remain in Effect

Ayer faces a pair of active deadlines as the weekend begins. The town's tax taking is scheduled for June 30 at noon at Town Hall, giving property owners with unpaid balances just four days to settle before a lien is recorded — the most time-sensitive item on the municipal calendar right…

Ayer Conservation Commission Clears Deer Run Yard Project, Continues Orion Park Road Hearing

Ayer Conservation Commission unanimously clears a Deer Run yard cleanup and again delays a road-extension hearing awaiting state sign-off.

Ayer Select Board Calls July 13 Special Town Meeting on Bridge Easements

Ayer Select Board calls Special Town Meeting to advance West Main Street Bridge Project. The board voted unanimously Wednesday, June 24, to hold a Special Town Meeting on July 13, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Ayer Shirley Regional High School auditorium.

Ayer Senior Center Clears Planning Board, Draws 123 Pre-Qualification Bids

Ayer's Senior Center Building Committee cleared its Planning Board site-plan approval and received 123 contractor pre-qualification responses — including 14 general contractors — at its June 24 meeting.

Ayer Tax Taking Set for June 30 as Collector Posts Formal Notice

Ayer's most pressing deadline arrives at noon June 30, when the Office of the Collector of Taxes will conduct a formal tax taking at Town Hall. The town's official website posted the notice this week alongside a reminder that mandatory water restrictions, in place since May 1, remain ac…

Ayer Pocket Forest Workday Draws Volunteers on First Full Week of Summer

Ayer's Pocket Forest drew community volunteers Monday in the first meaningful warm-weather green-space event of the summer. The town homepage listed the June 23 workday as its sole fresh item of the cycle, with no press releases or outside news coverage adding to the day's file. Residen…

This Week in Ayer: Jun 15 - Jun 21

4 stories from Ayer News this week.

Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026

Two Ayer obituaries were published this week: Hatch, Pearl May, 61, of Ayer, who died June 12, 2026; and Matthews, James B. "Jimmy," 75, of Ayer, who died June 13, 2026. Arrangements for both were handled by Anderson Family Funeral Homes; services for each are scheduled for June 24–25.

Ayer Finance Committee reviews $25,000 grant-funded Flock Safety camera program

Ayer Finance Committee examines grant-funded Flock Safety camera program with no FY 2027 cost to the town.