Ashland Town News

Nov 26, 2024 | ashlandtownnews.com | Christopher Tremblay

By Christopher Tremblay, Staff Sports WriterGrowing up, Adrian Guzman played soccer, but it wasn't a sport that seemed to resonate with him so he decided to try something else. He had found in interest in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), but once his mother found out what it was and saw a match she told her son that she didn't want him anywhere near a fighting cage.

Oct 2, 2024 | ashlandtownnews.com | Christopher Tremblay

By Christopher Tremblay, Staff Sport WriterOver the past two seasons, Ashland coach Molly Foley has graduated 11 seniors each campaign; the equivalent of an entire field of worth of players. Having so many players depart the Clockers' field hockey program has left this year's team relatively depleted and making it very tough for the team to put forth a successful season in terms of wins and losses. Foley has a total of 27 players covering both the varsity (15) and junior varsity (12).

Aug 28, 2024 | ashlandtownnews.com | Christopher Tremblay

By Christopher Tremblay, Staff Sports WriterFifteen years ago, as a freshman in high school, Nicole Barrett lost her grandmother to breast cancer and carcinosarcoma. Seeing her struggle with her battle it gave her a reason to want to help others with what she went through. As an employer for MFS, she found out that there was a large group of employees who took part in the Pan Mass Challenge though water cooler chat.

Jul 25, 2024 | ashlandtownnews.com | Sean Sullivan

By Sean SullivanIt sometimes takes a while for technology to catch up to imagination. The animated, fairy tale adventure story that Orlando Mendes envisioned a few decades ago only recently came to be a reality. That delay wasn't due to procrastination, but practicality. Animation has traditionally been a labor-intensive undertaking, which can put projects beyond the means of startup filmmakers. "It's not easy to do," said Mendes of old-school animation.

Jul 25, 2024 | ashlandtownnews.com | Christopher Tremblay

By Christopher Tremblay, Staff Sports WriterFor as long as he can remember, Oliver Lareau has found himself either on the ice playing hockey or on the diamond playing baseball. Although her loves both sports, baseball is tops on his list. "I liked the game of baseball and thought that it would be something that I could play forever," the outgoing Ashland sophomore said.