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Jan 12, 2025 · The latest news and analysis on golf, the PGA and LPGA from the Nashoba Valley Voice.

The latest news and headlines in Nashoba Valley, Massachusetts.

2 days ago · State Rep. Meghan Kilcoyne co-filed a House bill with state Rep. Natalie Blais that would develop minimum statewide quality standards for private wells, as well as expand financial assistance for residents trying to remediate wells contaminated by so-called “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Jan 16, 2025 · Gov. Maura Healey proposed a series of major changes to state-run emergency shelters Wednesday that attempt to cordon off the maxed-out system from individuals who are not Massachusetts residents, including by implementing a three-month residency requirement.

Jan 24, 2025 · Is it just talk again, or is UMass Memorial Health actually seriously considering operating an emergency room somewhere in the Nashoba Valley? And if it does come to fruition, will it ease the area’s dire medical-services deficit in the near term? Around the time Nashoba Valley Medical Center closed in August, that same entity floated […]

Oct 13, 2024 · AYER – This week the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the membership of the Nashoba Valley working group, which was created to address the health care needs of the region following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Last month, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced two working groups focused on stabilizing and revitalizing health care in communities impacted […]

Sep 11, 2024 · It’s the tip of the emergency-response iceberg. That’s basically first-responders’ take on the first week since the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. As the clock ticked down on Steward Health Care’s shuttering of the Ayer hospital, it was made clear by those opposed to the move that it would lead to more time and […]

Oct 19, 2024 · Mother Nature has exacted a price for those picture-perfect, late summer days in September. That ideal weather for outdoor, recreational pursuits has left our area with the onset of drought conditions, the product of below average rainfall over the past two months. That moved Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper to declare a […]

Dec 28, 2024 · One of the aims of the MBTA Communities Act, legislation enacted in 2021, centered around removing local zoning restrictions that discouraged the production of affordable housing. Specifically, the law requires 177 Massachusetts cities and towns near public transportation hubs to establish a zone for multifamily units. Even though previous actions had changed communities’ two-thirds approval