Dave Watkins

Ashburnham road crews will detour traffic on Harris Road, Stowell Road, and the Route 101 corridor through July 17, 2026, as work continues this week, the town announced. The News Flash advisory urges drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes across the affected stretches. Looki…

Ashburnham town officials this week issued notices on road work, water conservation and open board seats while the Stevens Memorial Library landed new grant funding. Stowell Road saw scheduled construction July 9, following Harris Road work on July 6, and a mandatory water conservation …

Stevens Memorial Library secures $20,000 federal grant for a new food literacy program series. Ashburnham's Stevens Memorial Library has been provisionally awarded a $20,000 Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for a program cal…

Ashburnham had a quiet Fourth of July holiday with no major town business and lawn-watering rules still in force. No new Select Board, school or library announcements were posted for the holiday, leaving the town's standing water conservation restrictions as the one piece of practical n…

Ashburnham enters the Fourth of July holiday week with open seats on multiple town boards and a new environmental project taking root. The town updated its vacancy notice on July 1, urging residents to step up for committees that remain unfilled, while Winchester Park received new polli…

Ashburnham adds native plantings to Winchester Park to shore up declining pollinators. The town installed shrubs and small trees at Winchester Park to support pollinators, while Stevens Memorial Library — led by Director Jess Mynes — awaits finalization of a $20,000 federal "At the Tabl…