Ayer The city is located in the northeastern part of Massachusetts. It is from Shirley in the West, the North Groton, Littleton and Harvard in the east to the south. Ayer is 27 miles northeast of Worcester, 35 miles northwest of Boston and 207 miles from New York City.
Ayer grew up around the railway against industry in 1840. Railroad marshalling yards, tanneries and mills as a result of rail transportation in the territory of today's prosperity is the central> Ayer Business District of the city.
Ayer is by S-Bahn service serves and is easily accessible by three major roads, I-495, I-290 and Route 2 The city is primarily residential, but close links with these important public transport in the city, that manufacturing fueled the industrial development of the largest employers in the city in the 1980s. Until 1990, the services sector had the town's largest employer, followed closely by willRetail employment.
Economic activity and retail trade is still expanding in the town of Ayer, Massachusetts. The closure of Fort Devens have a profound impact on Ayer. The city tries to overcome this effect and the impact of recent increases in poverty and declining population in the town of Ayer, Massachusetts.
Form of Government
Board of selectmen, Executive Secretary, Open Town Meeting
The city was incorporated inof 1871.
Transport and access
The principal highway is State Route 2, the old Mohawk Trail, which runs through northern Massachusetts. The Springfield Terminal Railway line (the former Boston and Maine Railroad) parallels Route 2 and provides access to the network of intermodal facilities serving central and eastern Massachusetts.
Major Highways
Main roads are Route 2A, 110 and 111
Rail
Suburban train service is available to North Station, Boston, duration: 66-73 minutes, no parking.
Bus
Ayer is a member of the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MRTA). There are no fixed route service and paratransit MRTA provides services for the elderly and disabled people through the Council on Aging.
Fitchburg Municipal Airport, General Aviation (GA) facility, has 2 asphalt runways. Shirley Airport is a privately owned public use facility.
There are no libraries or museums in the town of Ayer,> Massachusetts.
Health Facilities
There is a hospital, Nashoba Community Hospital, and two long-term care centers, the Apple Valley Continuing Care, Woodford Ayer nursing home. There is no hospice care services.
Local attractions include:
• Nashua River Rail Trail
• Town's Historic 4th July Celebration
National Register of Historic Places includes:
• Community Memorial Hospital
• Fort Devens HistoricDistrict
• Ayer Main Street Historic District
• Pleasant Street School
Notable residents include:
• Reverend Angus Dun
• Robert Frazier, a writer of speculative poetry and fiction
• Mike Gillian, Longwood University head men's basketball coach
• Jamie Morris, National Football League running back
• Joe Morris, National Football League running back
• Dane Olson, a professional gamer
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