By Cynthia Whitty

Dates for the 2022 Town Meeting and Election

Mark your calendar:

• Annual Town Meeting: Wednesday, May 4, 7 p.m. at the Ashland High School

• Annual Town Election: Tuesday, May 17, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ashland High School

For information on this year’s town and state elections, visit the town website, bit.ly/3zVP658. Voter registration deadline for town meeting/election is Thursday, April 14. 

Interested in running for office? Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk’s office. The deadline to submit nomination papers is 5 p.m. on March 29. To view or download the candidate’s package, visit bit.ly/3zZs6lB.

SAT Prep

Ashland Community Education is offering a Spring SAT prep class starting March 6. For more information, visit the Ashland Community Education website at www.ashland.k12.ma.us/comm-ed or contact Jeannie Young, [email protected] or 508-881-0143.

Ashland Cultural Council Awards Grants

The Ashland Cultural Council (ACC) awarded $8,600 in grants this year for a variety of arts and cultural activities, from painting and drawing to drumming. Here is a list of the 13 grant recipients:

 The Corner Spot at 6 Cherry St. is one of 13 recipients of an Ashland Cultural Council grant.

• Ashland Farmers Market Music Series

• Ashland Music Association, Inc., Ashland Middle School Band

• Broadening Our Vision: Diversity in Visual Media Representation, Ashland High School

• Celebrate Ashland at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts

• Celebrating the Season: A Performance for Seniors, Davis R. Bates III 

• Dragonfly Festival, Ashland Arts! Alliance, Inc.

• Entertainment at the Corner Spot, Town of Ashland

• Henry the Juggler Performance, Ashland Recreation Center

• Painting and Drawing for Seniors, Anaid Vladimirov

• Save Our Oceans, Liz Bless

• Songs and Stories - The Highwaymen, Matt York

• The Bold and Beautiful Teen Exhibition, Jamaal Eversley

• World Drumming Circle, Ashland High School 

For more information about ACC’s criteria and priorities, visit massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/Ashland.

Celebrate Kindness Month

Did you know that February is Random Acts of Kindness Month? Ashland’s Team Fun is planning ways we can all celebrate kindness. Watch for more announcements from the Economic Development Office and Ashland’s Decisions at Every Turn and other community partners for ways to show kindness to yourself and others all month long