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Special Events, Like Wine & Cheese Fest, Draw Visitors to Downtown

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Residents Asked to Step Up to Shape Ashland’s Future

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Ashland September 2016

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Ashland August 2016

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The area now known as Ashland was settled in the early 18th century and inhabited prior to that by the Megunko, to which Megunko Hill owes its name. Previously known as “Unionville,” Ashland was incorporated in 1846, bearing the name of statesman Henry Clay’s Kentucky estate. It is considerably younger than many of the surrounding towns, as Ashland’s territory was taken in near-equal parts from the previously established towns of Hopkinton, Holliston, and Framingham.

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Citizen’s Group Vows to Stop Development Near Nyanza Superfund Site

Early this spring, after learning about a proposed development, Ashland residents concerned about blasting on Megunko Hill near the Nyanza superfund site formed a group called, Stop Nyanza Ashland Citizens Action Group. The group hired an attorney and filed an appeal under the Ashland Conservation Commission Order of Conditions and the town’s wetland regulations.