DEVENS — Dozens of residents, elected officials, first responders and hospital staff sounded off on Steward Health Care and Gov. Maura Healey in a public hearing by the state Department of Public Health regarding the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
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Ayer Select Board seeks state of emergency to stop hospital closure
AYER — With the announced closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center looming at the end of August, the Select Board signed an official resolution on Tuesday to declare a state of public health emergency. NVMC is one of eight Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care, two of which are set to close August 31, […]
MassDOT announces $6.5M in street, sidewalk improvements
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the award of $6.5 million in funding to 28 municipalities and two Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program. The program provides project funding to help Massachusetts cities and towns design and implement changes to curbs, streets, […]
Catania promotes Stephen Basile to chief revenue officer
AYER — Catania Oils, a leading supplier of plant-based oils in the Northeast, recently announced that VP of Sales and Marketing Stephen Basile has been promoted to chief revenue officer. In this new role, Basile will be responsible for the performance, strategy, and alignment of all departments within the company that relate to revenue generation. […]
‘Callous, corporate greed’: Officials call out Steward Health Care after announced hospital closures
AYER — In a packed and lively Town Hall Tuesday morning, state and local officials decried the announcement by Steward Health Care last week that the company would be closing Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and Carney Hospital in Dorchester amid the company’s ongoing financial crisis.
Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with motor vehicle in Groton
GROTON — A motorcyclist from Ayer was killed late Wednesday afternoon when a motor vehicle veered into his lane of travel on Boston Road, striking him head-on.
