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Adam K. Ellis
Oct 17, 2022
Panther pride comes through on Homecoming Night
With a heaviness in their hearts, and the eyes of the community watching, the Ayer Shirley football team continues to show its...


Adam K. Ellis
Oct 13, 2022
Ayer-Shirley wins on behalf of a fallen classmate
Sports have a way of bringing people together during times of tragedy. Perhaps it is the childlike nature of a game that provides a...


Michael James LeClair
Sep 30, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Girls’ Volleyball Falls to Fitchburg
AYER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team has had its share of struggles this season. The Panthers hit the court Tuesday...


Michael James LeClair
Sep 30, 2022
Blue Knights, Panthers girls’ soccer play to a tie
LUNENBURG – The Lunenburg and Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ soccer teams played a wild one on Wednesday night.


Adam K. Ellis
Sep 29, 2022
Making Memories with Marshall
Marshall, Marshall, Marshall. That was the refrain from a battered and beaten Brady Bunch leaving Lunenburg High School this past Friday...


Michael James LeClair
Sep 7, 2022
Melanson Named New Ayer-Shirley Regional Girls Volleyball Coach.
AYER – With the fall sports season getting underway earlier this week, the Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team has a new head...


Adam K. Ellis
Sep 6, 2022
Ayer Shirley Football Preview
Billy Wright is holding his cards close to the vest. But if all goes well, his Ayer Shirley High School football team could be cashing in...


Michael James LeClair
Aug 6, 2022
It’s all about fun and skill development at the Ayer Youth Softball Camp.
AYER – Summer softball fun. The Ayer Recreation Department gave a group of local athletes an opportunity at just that as it hosted the...


Danielle Ray
Aug 6, 2022
Beatles for Sale final concert
SHIRLEY – One of the region’s well-known and loved tribute bands, Beatles For Sale, will be ending their impressive 15-year run with a...


Michael James LeClair
Aug 6, 2022
Fundraiser Set up to help A Local Firefighter
AYER – Helping the helper.


Michael James LeClair
Jul 11, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Baseball Rallies Late to Tie Groton-Dunstable
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley 16–18-year-old Senior Babe Ruth squad was looking to get back on the winning track Sunday afternoon. With...


Danielle Ray
Jun 30, 2022
Mary Cooper
SHIRLEY – Longtime town resident Mary Cooper was recently named a 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winner and presented with a $10,000...


Adam K. Ellis
Jun 30, 2022
Ijeoma Ezechukwu rises to a track and field champion
Ijeoma Ezechukwu’s improbable rise from a Nigerian border school student to a United States high school track and field champion is quite...


Michael James LeClair
Jun 13, 2022
Ayer-Shirley 16U Softball Falls to Fitchburg in Semifinals
FITCHBURG – The Ayer-Shirley 16U softball team went down fighting Monday evening. Battling its way to the North Central Mass. Softball...


Michael James LeClair
Jun 8, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Regional Baseball Opens Postseason with a Win
LEOMINSTER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional baseball team kept its season alive on Monday afternoon.


Michael James LeClair
May 24, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School Band Will Sing National Anthem at Bravehearts Game in June
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School band is teaming up with the Worcester Bravehearts for one special night at the...


Michael James LeClair
May 3, 2022
Tori Salmon Signs Letter of Intent to Attend Reinhardt University
AYER – For Ayer-Shirley Regional senior Tori Salmon, it was an opportunity that she couldn’t pass up.


Michael James LeClair
Apr 12, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Middle School Unified Basketball Jamboree is a Hit
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School Unified Basketball team celebrated its 2022 spring season with a season-ending four...


Michael James LeClair
Apr 11, 2022
Ayer-Shirley softball notches first win of the season
AYER – On the heels of a tough opening day loss to Maynard, the Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ softball team bounced back on Friday...


Michael James LeClair
Apr 4, 2022
Local Woman Lands Job Working for the Boston Red Sox
AYER – Fenway Park in Boston has been home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912 and is the oldest stadium in Major League Baseball. It’s a...
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