Inmate charged in brutal attack on guard appears in court
October 20, 2022 GMTWOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A convicted murderer charged with using a heavy piece of weightlifting equipment to savagely beat a guard at a Massachusetts prison thought the attack would get him returned to his home state of Virginia, a prosecutor said in court on Thursday.
Inmate charged in violent attack on prison guard
September 29, 2022 GMTSHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) — An inmate serving a life sentence for murder has been charged with using a heavy piece of weightlifting equipment to violently attack a Massachusetts prison guard who remains in the hospital more than a month later.
Number of Confirmed Opioid-related Deaths by City/town of Residence for the Decedent for 2017. Additional Cases Are Still to Be Confirmed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner:
February 14, 2019 GMTAyer 1
Outlook for 2019: A Big Year for Growth Expected in Devens
January 8, 2019 GMTDEVENS -- Commerce continues to flourish at the old fort and a review of 2018 reveals an impressive litany of new and expanded manufacturing, industrial and residential activity, bringing jobs, residents and revenue to the surrounding towns of Shirley, Harvard and Ayer.
A Fierce Battle for Lego Legacy
December 12, 2018 GMTBy Scott Shurtleff
sshurtleff@nashobavalleyvoice.com
LEOMINSTER -- The gymnasium at the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster had a fierce competition that didn't involve basketballs or nets, but rather, robots built from Legos
Selectmen Tweak Debt Exclusion Question
November 5, 2018 GMTBy M.E. Jones
Correspondent
SHIRLEY -- The selectmen at their meeting Monday night quickly dispatched as routine business a change in the wording of the Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion referendum set for Dec.
Police discover massive stockpile of weapons at man’s home
November 2, 2018 GMTSHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a man was arrested after police found dozens of unlicensed firearms stockpiled in his home...
School Fields Plan Leaps First Hurdle
October 7, 2018 GMTVoters in Ayer and Shirley approved one stage of a plan to spend $7.1 million to improve athletic fields in the Ayer Shirley Regional School District on Saturday.
Ayer voters favored a referendum to allow the district to incur debt, by 425 to 238.
Murphy the New Offensive Boss at Holy Cross
September 21, 2018 GMTLOWELL -- Surely, Patrick Murphy has moved several times during his nomadic coaching career.
College football notebook
After all, since leaving Dracut High, where he coached from 2004-07, Murphy has coached at Harvard, Bryant, Saint Anselm, Tufts and now Holy Cross.
Overdoses by the Numbers
August 30, 2018 GMTOpioid-related overdose deaths by city/town of the decedent.
Local Residents on Middlesex Community College Merit List and Dean’s List
August 28, 2018 GMTMerit List
Nashoba Tech ’18 Graduates Receive Awards, Scholarships
August 13, 2018 GMTAcademic Achievement
After Recent Sale, Moore’s Lumber & Hardware Moves into Shirley
August 3, 2018 GMTSHIRLEY -- There's a new hardware store in the village, right where the old one was.
Lambert's Hardware Store on Main Street is now Moore's Lumber & Hardware.
Small by today's big box standards, the hardware store stayed in business for over a century, according to longtime former owner James Thibault, who recently sold the place, lock, stock and barrel.
Driver Posts Bail in Fatal Shirley Crash
July 6, 2018 GMTBy Scott Shurtleff
sshurtleff@nashoba valleyvoice.com
SHIRLEY -- An Ashby woman who was allegedly driving drunk when she crossed the center line on Route 2A and crashed head-on into an SUV on June 28, killing one of its occupants, posted $5,000 bail on Monday and is out of jail.
Sex Offender Faces Child-porn Possession Charge
May 12, 2018 GMTSHIRLEY -- A Shirley man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges following an investigation into a purchase he allegedly made through an e-commerce company.
The investigation began when the company alerted the State Police Cyber Crime Unit that a registered Level 3 sex offender identified as Sean McClure, 48, had purchased a "love doll" sex toy, which resembles a child, according to the State Police.
At Forum, State Officials Urged to Bring Development to Nashoba Valley
January 28, 2018 GMTBy Mina Corpuz
mcorpuz@nashobavalleyvoice.com
SHIRLEY -- Small towns in North Central Massachusetts and the Nashoba Valley want state leaders know that they're open for business and ripe for economic development.
Lun./Ayer Shirley Team Stars in Rout
January 6, 2018 GMTFITCHBURG -- The Lunenburg/Ayer Shirley boys hockey team got a second-period hat trick from Jacob Mauro and rolled to a 6-1 win over Northbridge on Friday evening at the Wallace Civic Center.
Freshman Aaron O'Connor added a pair of goals for the Blue Knights, who improved to 6-2-0 on the season.