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…