By Dave Watkins in News — 23 Sep 2026

Planning Board previews new tree bylaw

Ayer CPC advances dog park shade structure. Ayer's Community Preservation Committee moved a long-missing dog park shade structure toward a September 28 public hearing, after learning half of the park's original shade trees have since died, leaving visitors without relief.Ayer News
Planning Board previews tree preservation bylaw. Ayer's Planning Board previewed a tree preservation bylaw with a mitigation fee for protected trees removed during development review, as residents debated exemptions for invasive species like Norway maple. It heads to the Select Board October 6.Ayer News
Conservation board weighs Fitchburg Road permit. Ayer's Conservation Commission took up a Fitchburg Road wetlands permit after engineers defended a stormwater study state regulators flagged as insufficiently thorough, and continued a hearing on a much wider replacement culvert for Groton School Road to September 24.Ayer News

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
Broker sells $7.7M Ayer, Devens storage sites. James Keogh of 128 CRE brokered an off-market sale of two industrial outdoor storage properties totaling 10.25 acres in Ayer and Devens for $7.7 million, the New England Real Estate Journal reported.New England Real Estate Journal

Tomorrow: Ayer Finance Committee meets Thursday. Ayer's Finance Committee holds its next public meeting Thursday, September 24, according to the town's online events calendar.Town of Ayer
Sat, Sep 26, 10 a.m.: Library hosts Community Read discussion Saturday. Ayer Library holds a community discussion of its first Community Read pick, Doug Tallamy's Nature's Best Hope, Saturday, September 26 at 10 a.m., part of Good Neighbor Day.Ayer Public Library
Mon, Sep 28: CPC holds hearing on dog park shade plan. Ayer's Community Preservation Committee holds a public hearing Monday, September 28, on the proposed dog park shade structure funding request, according to the town's calendar.Town of Ayer
Tue, Sep 29: Affordable Housing Committee hosts forum Tuesday. Ayer's Affordable Housing Committee hosts a housing forum Tuesday, September 29, according to the town's public meeting calendar.Town of Ayer
Tue, Sep 29: Ayer Shirley girls JV soccer faces Quabbin. Ayer Shirley's girls junior varsity soccer team plays Quabbin Regional in a non-conference match Tuesday, September 29, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps

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