AYER — Marc Saucier-Stephen was just a tot when his grandmother, Edith Stephen started Marc’s Trotters Walk for Cystic Fibrosis nine years ago to raise funds for research into the incurable disease. Now an active 11-year old, Marc was born with cystic fibrosis (CF) and faces challenges most other kids his age do not. Cystic […]
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Pocket forest brings together those serving nature
AYER — The site of the town’s premier pocket forest may not be much to look at now, more like an early-spring garden plot that hasn’t sprouted yet. But the small slice of reclaimed land in a tucked-away spot by the East Main Street bridge, across from the library, is alive, and it holds much […]
Nashoba Tech breaks ground on expansion
WESTFORD — With dozens of school, district and state officials on hand, Nashoba Valley Technical High School officially broke ground on a 7,000-square-foot addition on Friday, April 12. The major expansion and modernization project for the regional vocational school is going forward thanks to three state grants totaling $6.75 million. Superintendent Denise Pigeon said the […]
Editorial: Rescued animals, temporary shelter need your support
Those 162 animals removed from the squalid conditions they endured at a Taft Street property in Ayer have fortunately found temporary shelter, but a permanent solution for their plight involves finding loving homes for these abused creatures. The animals – some in need of medical care — were seized by MSPCA Law Enforcement and Ayer […]
Dozens of farm animals need homes after Ayer seizure
AYER — While 162 animals were fortunately rescued from a property on Taft Street, the MSPCA at Nevins Farm is now trying to clear the next immense hurdle in the path to give these animals permanent, loving homes. Nevins Farm, the MSPCA location in Methuen with facilities for farm animals, is calling for adopters for […]
Middlesex DA: Woman arraigned on 30 counts of animal cruelty
AYER — After police seized 162 animals on her property in February, a 77-year-old woman was arraigned on over two dozen counts of animal cruelty in Ayer District Court on Monday, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. In collaboration with Ayer Police Chief Brian Gill and the MSPCA, Ryan’s office confirmed that Ruth Maxant-Schulz, […]