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Ashby Selectboard Leads Four Board Meetings This Week

Ashby's Selectboard leads a cluster of four town board meetings set for Wednesday and Thursday this week. The Selectboard meets Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in person at Town Hall and online, the same evening the Planning Board holds a virtual session at 7 p.m. and the Board of Assessors meets …

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Ashby Library Books Beatles Tribute Concert for September

Ashby Library booked a Beatles tribute concert for September, per a Patch calendar listing published today. "The Music of McCartney: The World's Most Successful Songwriter" is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St., according to the li…

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Ashby Records Seven Property Sales in Late July, August With Top Sale at $705,000

Ashby recorded seven property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records. Five of the seven sales had a price recorded, ranging from $290,000 to $705,000, with a median of $575,000. The month's highest-priced sale was 522 Greenville Road, which sold

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Ashby Posts Specimen Ballots Ahead of Sept. 1 State Primary

Ashby's Town Clerk's office posted party-specific specimen ballots ahead of the September 1 State Primary. The town's News Flash urged residents to review the sample ballots before casting their actual vote, which will take place at Ashby Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on prima…

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Ashby Voter Registration for State Primary Closes Aug. 22

Ashby voters have until Saturday, Aug. 22, to register for the Sept. 1 State Primary, the Town Clerk's Office announced this week. Registration closes at the Town Clerk's Office on August 22, the same day six days of in-person early voting opens, running through August 27. Absentee and …

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Ashby Conservation Commission Sets Virtual Meeting For August 18

Ashby's Conservation Commission will hold a virtual meeting on August 18 to review agenda items posted this week, per the town website. The session runs at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom, with connection details available on the Conservation Commission's town page. A day later, the Ashby Free Publ…

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Ashby Sets Registration, Early Voting Deadlines for State Primary

Ashby's Town Clerk opens the runway to the September 1 State Primary with new registration and voting deadlines. Absentee and vote-by-mail ballots are now available, and residents have until Saturday, August 22 to register, with in-person early voting running August 22 through August 27…

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Ashby Remembers Longtime Resident Rodney Fors, 77

Ashby remembers longtime resident Rodney L. Fors, who died Aug. 6 at age 77. The Sentinel and Enterprise published an obituary for Fors, headlined "Rodney L. Fors, 77 Obituary - Ashby, MA - Sentinel and Enterprise," noting he passed away at his residence and was survived by his wife of …

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Ashby Selectboard, Planning Board Set August 12 Meetings

Ashby's Selectboard and Planning Board will both meet Wednesday, August 12, offering residents two chances to engage this week. The Selectboard convenes at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Selectboard Room at Town Hall, with an online option, per a notice posted to the town website. The Planning Boa…

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Ashby Town Clerk Sets Key Dates for September 1 Primary

Ashby's Town Clerk opened the election calendar for the September 1 State Primary, with absentee and vote-by-mail ballots available now. The office confirmed voter registration closes Saturday, August 22, in-person early voting runs August 22 through 27 at the Town Clerk's Office, and p…

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