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Bromfield boys tennis dominates Shepherd Hill to win third straight league victory
Senior Thaman Surya shows good topspin form in a match against Shepherd Hill on Mon2. (Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz) Senior Tim ...
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Firefighters have permit to burn house for training; some neighbors object
Longtime Still River residents clearly recall the fires that scarred the neighborhood in past years. A 2008 fire damaged the ...
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‘A good day to plow:’ Paul Willard ponders his legacy and the farm’s future
March, grateful to escape into the trapped warmth of the greenhouse. We’re surrounded by sprouting trays of basil, cilantro, ...
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The cost of clean water: Town, Devens agree on rates and use limitations for town’s planned public water supply
In about two years, if all goes well, the town’s public water will come from the treated wells in Devens. Earlier this month, town officials signed an intermunicipal agreement with MassDevelopment ...
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Select Board asks state to allow debt increase for town water project, will seek voter support at May 10 STM
The town needs an additional $2.3 million for the project that will connect its town water system to the Devens water supply, leaving the Water Commission and the Select Board with few good options.
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An old house reveals its stories of endurance and meaning
My house is not just a thing. It is an extension of my physical body and my sense of self that reflects who I was, am, and ...
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Offensive or not, parade speech will no longer be policed by Fourth of July Committee
A yearlong attempt by the Fourth of July Committee to ban political and other speech that some bystanders might find offensive from the town’s annual parade came to an end last Thursday. In a 3-0 vote ...
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Badminton courts, landscaping businesses are in the works on Ayer Road
A 16-court badminton facility and two landscaping businesses are slated for the commercial district on Ayer Road. The two landscaping firms will make for five such firms in the commercial district, ...
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Girls teams shine at Harvard Henley regatta on Bare Hill Pond
The Bare Hill Rowing Association and the Bromfield Acton-Boxborough crew teams hosted the Harvard Henley Saturday, April 20, at Bare Hill Pond. The girls came out on top, winning four races (see ...
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Take a Hike: Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary coexists with suburban development
I visited Audubon’s Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in southeast Groton, straddling the Ayer line, in the Snake and Rocky hills. A few years ago I had heard that a colony of herons existed somewhere in ...
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Food Whisperer: Farm-to-table comfort food at Fourth & Field in Stow
When I was a girl, my dad had his private pilot’s license and part ownership in a small Cessna for a while. There was a ...
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Earth Day 2024: Go Green
Once again Earth Day is upon us, 54 years after the event’s first observance on April 22, 1970. That year was a time of heightened environmental activism. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” published in ...