One Ashburnham obituary was published this week: Gallant, Linda M. (also listed as Linda Gallant), 67, who died Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Her notice was posted by Wright-Roy Funeral Home Inc of Leominster. No other obituaries publishing this week explicitly identified the deceased a…
Stevens Memorial Library landed a $20,000 federal grant to expand food literacy programming for Ashburnham residents. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provisionally awarded the Library Services and Technology Act funding for a new initiative called "At the Table: Food Li…
Ashburnham selectmen will hold a public hearing Monday, August 31, on amending the town's license for liquefied petroleum gas and propane storage. The 7 p.m. session at the Public Safety Building, 99 Central Street, follows a notice posted August 18 on the town's website. Meanwhile, Ste…
Ashburnham voters head to the polls for the state primary on September 1, even as summer water restrictions stay in effect through the end of the month. The Town Clerk posted the primary notice August 17, giving residents advance word on the vote, while a water conservation order first …
Stevens Memorial Library has landed a $20,000 federal grant to launch a food literacy program for Ashburnham residents. The Library Services and Technology Act award, provisionally granted through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, will fund "At the Table: Food Literacy f…
Ashburnham's 17th annual Ramble Music Festival returns to Gibson Road on Saturday, Aug. 29. The pay-what-you-can event, held at 64 Gibson Road starting at 10 a.m., is one of the town's longest-running summer music traditions, per a Patch calendar listing. Meanwhile, the town's Monday ev…
Ashburnham Town Hall posted a new round of municipal job openings to its website on Aug. 19. The notice, filed among the town's standing News Flash announcements, directs interested residents to the town's employment opportunities page for details on current vacancies. It comes as the t…
Ashburnham has scheduled an Aug. 31 public hearing on a request to expand propane storage at Cushing Academy. The hearing runs at 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Building on Central Street and covers a proposed amendment to the school's existing liquefied petroleum gas license. Separately, …
Ashburnham posts election information ahead of the September 1 Massachusetts state primary. The town's official News Flash feed shared a new item Monday, August 17, titled "September 1, 2026 State Primary," pointing residents to a dedicated page on the town website for details on the up…
Ashburnham will host a free public star gazing night this Thursday at the Fitchburg Sportsman's Club. The News Flash announcement, posted Aug. 11, sets the event for 8 p.m. at 289 Rindge State Road. Separately, the Stevens Memorial Library, led by Library Director Jess Mynes, is highlig…
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