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Ayer orders Flock cameras taken down immediately
Ayer's Select Board voted unanimously to disable and remove the town's Flock Safety license-plate cameras and cancel the contract.
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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…
Obituaries
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 …
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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…
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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 had a price recorded, 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…
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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…
Government · Industrial Development Financing Authority (IDFA)
Ayer IDFA approves gap financing loan program with $75,000 cap
Ayer IDFA approves gap financing loan product with $75,000 maximum. The five-member Authority unanimously elected David Cibor as Chair, Robert DiPierro as Vice-Chair, Marissa Rivera as Treasurer, and appointed Ray Friedlander as Secretary. The Board unanimously adopted governing policies, ethics
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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…
Government · Conservation
Ayer Conservation Continues Two Hearings to Sept. 10
Ayer Conservation Commission continued two wetlands hearings to September 10, one over a clerical notice error and one at the applicant's request.
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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…