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Clockers’girls tennisslams Norton, 5-0 SEE PAGE 15
SPORTS
Ashland moms runmarathon for library SEE PAGE 3
FEATURE
Community Newspaper Company I Vol. 22, No. 49 APRIL 9, 2009 28 Pages I 3 Sections 75¢
Opinion Page 4
Town Report Page 2
Events Page 7
Classified Page 1cc
Complete index on page 2
TABASHLANDCOMING
UPCOMING
UPin Ashland
w w w . w i c k e d l o c a l . c o m / a s h l a n d
Rabies clinic Saturdayaids MetroWestHumane Society
The Farmer’s Exchange and lue Seal are hosting a rabieslinic benefit for the MetroWest umane Society Saturday, April
11, rain or shine, at thearmer’s Exchange, 72 Nicker-on Road, Ashland.Vaccinations will be available
rom 1 to 3 p.m., with a veteri-arian from Healthy Paws.
Other activities go until 4 p.m.n addition to vaccinations, de-leaing and de-worming med-cations, Blue Seal staff willnswer pet feeding questions.ops-N-Lops Bunny Rescueill show how to trim a bunny’sails and ear care. Meet with staff and volunteersrom MetroWest Humane soci-ty to discuss pet behavior prob-ems or adopting a pet. Take ahance to win a year’s supply of
World’s Best cat litter. There wille prizes and free samples.The cost to vaccinate is $15;
istemper, $15; rabies and dis-emper, $25; wormer, $5; and or the spring tune-up (every-hing), $40.Cats, including barn cats or
emi-feral cats, are welcome inarriers. Bunnies must be inarriers and dogs on leashes.ring a muzzle if your dog mayite. For more information, visit ww.webpaws.com/mwhs or e-ail [email protected].
Get creative for Ashland Emergency
FundThe Ashland Rallying Togeth-
r Project seeks volunteers for aood sculpture exhibition to ben- fit the Ashland Food Pantrynd Ashland Emergency Fund.Participants will design and
uild sculptures made of canned r boxed food in a 6-by-4-by-5
pace. A sample sculpture is onisplay at the Ashland Publicibrary. An information night is April
16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in theibrary meeting room. Entryorms are due May 1. Sculpturesill be displayed at Rediscover shland on June 20. Last year alone, the Emer-
By Aaron WassermanSTAFF WRITER
After a 90-minute debate, the SchoolCommittee Monday night could not settleon who will be the schools’next superin-tendent.
Members were divided between two of
the three finalists for the job.Instead, committee members decided to
ask the Massachusetts Association of School Committees for input to againevaluate Ashland Assistant SuperintendentAnn Dargon and Acton-BoxboroughAssistant Superintendent Susan Horn, and
to resolve the impasse. They did not speci-fy how long the process will take.
Ashland’s schools need someone to fillthe role Richard Hoffmann has held fornine years. He is stepping down at theschool year’s end, and taking the same roleat Nauset regional schools in Cape Cod.
The committee needs a unanimous voteto appoint a new superintendent, and itbecame quickly apparent that members’opinions were split. While everyone saidall the finalists are excellent candidates,Co-Chairwomen Kathy Bach and Marcia
School board deadlocks on leader
SUPERINTENDENT, page 6
Wash and Earn
PHOTO BY SHANE GERARDI
Don Barrett, 12, of Ashland, gets soapy during Ashland Boy Scout Troop 23’s annual car wash fundraiser Saturday at the Ashland
VFW. Proceeds went toward new equipment for the troop.
By David RileySTAFF WRITER
State officials are offering up to$201,630 in grants for projectsthat will protect or restoregroundwater in Ashland, the firststep in efforts to heal pollution-damaged natural resources alongthe Sudbury River.
Last week, the ExecutiveOffice of Energy and Environ-mental Affairs put out a requestfor proposals for groundwaterprojects in Ashland, at or near theold Nyanza dye factory site.Applications must be postmarkedby April 30.
Until the 1970s, companies atthe Nyanza site dumped tons of mercury into the Sudbury River,polluting about 26 miles of thewaterway, which runs throughmuch of MetroWest.
State and federal authoritiesreached a roughly $3 million set-tlement with the companies in1998. A portion was set asidespecifically for groundwater
Watergrants upfor grabsNyanza damagespurs funding
By Aaron WassermanSTAFF WRITER
After a lengthy hearing lastweek, town officials agreed to
ParkingproposalrevisedChanges may limitbusiness vehicles
EERIE HISTORY
NYANZA, page 6
Last year alone, the Emer-ency Fund and Food Pantryelped hundreds of families inshland, and demand for ser-ices has been increasing dra-atically. Rules and registration arevailable at AshlandEmergen-
yFund.com. For more informa-ion, contact Roland Houle at [email protected] or 08-736-8892.
week, town officials agreed tomake adjustments to a TownMeeting article that wouldchange the rules for parkingcommercial vehicles at housesovernight.
Responding to suggestionsfrom residents, selectmen saidthey would include school busesand limousines in the new rules,clarify that someone would befined for each vehicle that is vio-lating the new bylaw, and cap atfour or five the standard-sizedcommercial pickup trucks thatcould be parked at a house.
The board will likely vote on
STAFF FILE PHOTO BY MIKE SPRING/PHOTO BY KATHLEEN CULLER
Stone’s Public House, above, is the subject of a talk at the Ashland Historical Society next Sunday. On the right, David Francis and David
Retalic search for signs of the paranormal at the inn last year.
Talk delves into ominous inn’s past The Past:
A fine spot for a burger and a beer,Stone’s Public House on Main Street haslong been just as well-known for rumorsof its haunted past. Paranormal investiga-tors last year descended on the inn, built inthe 1830s, to investigate tales of bloodyclothes in the attic and doors that refused tostay shut.
The Present:David Francis, who investigated the inn
last year, says it has more to offer thanscary stories — it’s got history. Digginginto historical records and news accountswith help from the Ashland Historical Soci-ety’s Cliff Wilson, Francis says he can shednew light on the inn and the town it callshome.
The Future:Francis will give a free public talk on the
history of Stone’s Public House on Sunday,April 19, at 2 p.m. at the Historical Soci-ety’s Ocean House at 2 Myrtle St. A coffeegathering will follow. Get there while youcan — this will be the nonprofit society’slast public meeting until next fall.
— David RileyPARKING, page 6
MarathonPHOTOSWE WANT YOUR »
Are you training for the Boston Marathon? Do you have a family member or friend who plans to run? Or are you one of the many thousandswho will cheer along the 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boston on April 20? Whatever your role, we want to showcase your photos – fromtraining and race day. Please be sure to include names and hometowns of those pictured and where the photos were taken.
SUBMITPHOTOS
Please e-mail your BOSTON
MARATHON PHOTOS to
[email protected] and we’ll run
them in our print edition and on
our Web site
www.wickedlocal.com/ashland