🌱 How much new EMS funding is coming to Ashby?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much new EMS funding is coming to Ashby?

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 23.
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After closing of medical center, Nashoba Valley towns get $5M from state (telegram.com) — Ashby Fire/EMS is receiving at least $100,000 as part of a $5 million state grant to bolster emergency medical services after the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The money will help Ashby and 12 neighboring communities handle longer transports and higher call volumes, with additional funds distributed based on EMS demand through mid-2027.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Knitting Group
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location , 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108 , Fitchburg
  12:00 pm
• Graphic Novel Book Club I (gr. 3-5): Summer Vamp
  Multipurpose Room Forbush Memorial Library , 118 Main St , Westminster
  4:00 pm
• Forensic Fingerprinting at Wachusett Brewing Company - Pints n' Prints
  Wachusett Brewing Company , 175 State Rd E , Westminster
  6:00 pm
• STEAM Activity: Build a Clay Snowman
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location , 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108 , Fitchburg
  6:00 pm
• Midget Mayhem / Little Mania Mini Wrestling
  Game On Fitchburg , 100 Game On Way , Fitchburg
  6:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons for Adults
  Forbush Memorial Library , 118 Main St , 01473 MA-2A , Westminster
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Take & Make Craft Kit:
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location , 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108 , Fitchburg
• Babytime (ages 0-2)
  Multipurpose Room Forbush Memorial Library , 118 Main St , Westminster
  10:30 am
• Tween/Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club!
  Wallace Community Room Lunenburg Public Library , 1023 Massachusets Ave. , Lunenburg
  2:30 pm
• The Page Turners Book Club (ages 13 - 17)
  Sudolnik Conference Room Lunenburg Public Library , 1023 Massachusets Ave. , Lunenburg
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Drop-In Tech Help with Melanie
  Great Hall Lunenburg Public Library , 1023 Massachusets Ave. , Lunenburg
  10:00 am
• Saturday Storytime
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location , 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108 , Fitchburg
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ashburnham-westminster posted a job opening for Weekend Custodian in Ashburnham. Apply here.
• Life Care Centers of America posted a job opening for Housekeeping Assistant in Fitchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashby here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashburnham

• Ashburnham Police Department launches first K-9 program (thegardnernews.com)
• Students helping save lives (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• MWCC Foundation receives $15K in support of Child Watch program (thegardnernews.com)

Fitchburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

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