News & Events

• Ashby Grief Support Workshop Series- "Grief is Not Seasonal" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 12/16/25, 12 PM
• Townsend Grief Support Workshop Series- "Grief is Not Seasonal" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 12/16/25, 10 AM
• Nashoba Health Equity Partnership Micro-Coalition Launch at the Ayer Library | 12/4/25, 3:30 PM
• Ashby Grief Support Workshop Series- "Managing Grief at the Holidays" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 11/18/25, 12 PM
• Townsend Grief Support Workshop Series- "Managing Grief at the Holidays" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 11/18/25, 10 AM
• Living with Loss During the Holidays at the Lancaster Community Center presented by the NABH Grief Counselor  | 11/6/25, 11 AM
• Positive Aging: Create Your Path Forward- a Panel Session with Nashoba Neighbors at the Bolton Library | 10/30/25, 11 AM
• Ashby Grief Support Workshop Series- "How to Support Those Who Grieve" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 10/21/25, 12 PM
• Townsend Grief Support Workshop Series- "How to Support Those Who Grieve" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 10/21/25, 10 AM
• Living with Loss, Living with Meaning at the Pepperell COA presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 10/20/25, 12:30 PM
• Public Health Nurse Berlin Food Pantry Outreach with Fitchburg State Nursing Students | 10/14/25, 12 PM
• Annual Vaccine Clinics- 2025-2026 Season | Late Sept. through October
• Ashby Grief Support Workshop Series- "The Losses We Grieve" presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 9/16/25, 12 PM
• Documentary Screening and Discussion: “Sister Una Lived a Good Death” at the Harvard COA discussion facilitated by the NABH Grief Counselor | 8/26/25, 1 PM
• 5th Annual Ashburnham/Westminster National Night Out | 8/12/25, 5:30 PM
• Tick Talk at the Lunenburg Adult Activity Center | 6/26/25, 10 AM
• Lancaster Community Safety & Wellness Fest | 6/7/25, 10 AM
• Wellness Checks at Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries | 5/30/25, 4- 5:30 PM
• Adult Mental Health First Aid- Lunenburg Public Safety Bldg. | 5/20/25, 9 AM - 3 PM
• UMass Memorial Health Public Meeting- Intent to Establish a Standalone Emergency Facility (SEF) in the Nashoba Valley | 5/6/25
• Bolton Children's Fair | 5/3/25, 10 AM - 1 PM
• Townsend Earth Day | 4/27/25, 10 AM - 3 PM (rescheduled from 4/26; rain date)
• Townsend COA Mini-Health Fair | 4/15/25, 10 AM- 12 PM
• CHNA9 Legislative Breakfast & Social Services Networking Fair at Great Wolf Lodge | 4/11/25
• Meet the Town Nurse at Berlin's 19 Carter | 4/9/25, 9 AM
• Harvard Schools "The Anxious Generation" Community Book Talk | 4/8/25, 6 PM- 8 PM
• Harvard COA Health Fair | 4/7/25, 11 AM - 2 PM
• Annual Pet Rabies Clinics | mid-March through April
• Substance Misuse vs. Substance Use Disorder- a Presentation from Worcester County DA Early's Office | 3/18/25 at 6 PM
• Life After Loss at the Townsend COA presented by the NABH Grief Counselor | 3/13/25, 10 AM
• Meet the Town Nurse at Berlin's 19 Carter | 3/12/25, 9 AM
• Life After Loss at the Lancaster Community Center presented by the NABH Grief Counselor  | 2/27/25, 1 PM
• North Central MA Mobility Master Plan Goals Review | 2/25/25
• MART Emerson Hospital Shuttle Q&A at Ayer COA | 2/20/25
• Adult Mental Health First Aid- Boxborough Library | 2/14/25, 9 AM - 3 PM
• Meet the Town Nurse at Berlin's 19 Carter | 2/12/25, 9 AM
• Groton TRIAD Meeting | 2/4/25, 1 PM
• Ayer Library Teddy Bear Clinic at Children's Story Hour | 1/30/25, 10:30 AM
• Meet the Town Nurse at the Lancaster Community Center | 1/22/25, 10 AM
• Ashby COA Basic First Aid Presentation | 1/13/25, 11 AM
• Meet the Town Nurse at Berlin's 19 Carter | 1/8/25, 9 AM

Recurring Events:

COA & Outreach Regional Meetings

School Nurse Regional Meetings (during the school year)

Boxborough Wellbeing Committee Meetings

Littleton Wellness Committee Meetings (during the school year)

Nashoba Region Opioid Abatement Fund Meetings

Town Nurse Hours (January through June)

Grief Support Groups

• HCFA Visioning Session- General Population (virtual) | 12/16/24, 6:30 PM
• State-Sponsored COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic | 12/5/24, 3 to 5 PM, at the Ayer Public Library
• HRIA Overdose Rescue Training-of-Trainers | 12/4/24
• HCFA Visioning Session- General Population (virtual) | 12/3/24, 6:30 PM
• Groton TRIAD Meeting | 12/3/24
• HCFA Visioning Session- Veterans (in person, Clear Path for Veterans Library) | 11/25/24, 3 PM
• Littleton Wellness Committee Meeting | 11/20/24
• Littleton Health Department Narcan & Anti-Stigma Training | 11/19/24
• HCFA Visioning Session- Older Adults | 11/19/24
• Ayer EA Shelter Flu Vaccine Clinic | 11/15/24
• MA Health Officer's Association Annual Conference | 11/13/24-11/15/24
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 11/13/24
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee Meeting | 11/7/24
• Meeting with Townsend COA | 11/5/24
• Littleton Wellness Committee Meeting | 10/30/24
• Coffee with the Town Nurse at the Berlin General Store | 10/25/24
• Regional Monthly COA + NABH Meeting Kickoff | 10/24/24
• Ashburnham COA Health Fair | 10/21/24
• Health Equity Partnership of North Central MA (CHNA9) Annual Meeting | 10/10/24
• Berlin Food Pantry Outreach with Fitchburg State Nursing Students | 10/8/24
• Pepperell COA Health Fair | 10/8/24
• Inaugural Nashoba Valley Health Planning Working Group Meeting | 10/2/24, ongoing weekly
• Annual Flu Clinics: late Sept. through Oct. 2024
• Annual COA & Outreach Appreciation Luncheon | 9/19/24
• Meet & Greet with Montachusett Public Health Network (MPHN) | 9/17/24
• Groton Tick Talk | 9/17/24 at The Groton Center
• Mental Health First Aid | 9/12/24, 10 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 9/11/24
• Meeting with CHC Community Health Center | 8/27/24
• Ayer Board of Health Meeting | 8/21/24
• MDPH Public Hearing Re. Nashoba Valley Medical Center | 8/15/24, 6 PM at Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA
• Ashburnham/Westminster District National Night Out | 8/13/24, 5:30 PM at Oakmont Regional High School
• "Living in the Present" offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 8/13/24, 1 PM at the Harvard COA
• Groton TRIAD Meeting | 8/6/24
• Meeting with Lancaster Community Center Staff re. Programs and Outreach | 8/6/24
• Press Conference Re. Proposed Closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center | 7/30/24
• "Living in the Present" offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 7/23/24, 11 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee | 7/18/24, 8:30 AM
• Lancaster Community Safety Day | 6/22/24
• From Isolation to Inclusion: Public Health Perspectives on Loneliness | 6/20/24, 1 PM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Lunenburg Media Summer Health Update- Studio Recording | 6/12/24
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 6/5/24
• Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification Course   5/30/24 at the Groton Center
• Initial Monthly COA & Public Health Nurse Check In | 5/23/24
• Coffee with the Town Nurse | 5/22/24, 10 AM to 11 AM at Berlin's 19Carter Community Center
• Bridges to Health: Building Thriving Community Partnerships, North Central MA Public Health Symposium | 5/16/24, 7:30 AM at Leominster DoubleTree Hotel
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 5/8/24
• Bolton's 25th Annual Children's Day Fair | 5/4/24, 10 AM to 1 PM at the Florence Sawyer School
• Townsend Earth Day | 4/20/24 at North Middlesex High School
• Lancaster Health & Wellness Fair | 4/19/24, 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM at the Lancaster Community Center
• "Maintaining Healthy Boundaries" offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 4/18/24 at 1 PM at the Harvard COA
• Health in the Community Focus Group (Berlin, Bolton, Lancaster, and Harvard residents) | 4/17/24, 1 PM - 2 PM at 19 Carter Community Center
• Health in the Community Focus Group (Townsend, Pepperell, Ashby, and Ashburnham residents) | 4/16/24, 2 PM - 3 PM at the Townsend Library
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 4/10/24
• Harvard COA Health Fair | 4/8/24
• Coffee with the Town Nurse Lancaster | 4/2/24 at 10 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Nashoba Regional School District Wellness Committee Meeting | 3/26/24
• Community Health Connections Housing/HUD Resource Fair | 3/26/24
• "Life After Loss" offered by the NABH Grief Counselor  | 3/21/24, 10 AM to 11 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Memory & Aging Presentation | 3/19/24 at 3 PM at Bolton Country Manor (RCAP) 
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 3/13/24
• Grief Presentation offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 3/7/24 at 1 PM at Groton RCAP
• Substance Use Disorder Resource Options hosted by City of Fitchburg Health Dept. and Community Health Connections | 3/6/24 at 4 PM
• Coffee with the Town Nurse Lancaster | 3/5/24 at 10 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Grief Presentation offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 3/4/24 at 1 PM at Bolton Country Manor (RCAP)
• Lunenburg Media Spring Health Update- Studio Recording | 2/29/24
• The Future of Mobility in North Central Mass: Part II- North Central MA ANCHOR Collaborative | 2/29/24
• Littleton Wellness Committee Meeting | 2/27/24
• Diabetes 101 | 2/27/24 at 10 AM at the Ashby COA
• Children's Storytime | 2/22/24 at 10:30 AM at The Ayer Library 
• Children's Storytime | 2/20/24 at 11 AM at The Stevens Library (Ashburnham)
• Meet & Greet with Ayer District Court Mental Health Clinician | 2/20/24 at 9 AM
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee | 2/15/24 at 8 AM
• Regional Monthly School Nurse + NABH Meeting | 2/14/24
• Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) North Central MA Chapter Regional Meeting Grief & Healing Presentation | 2/8/24 at 6 PM in Leominster, MA offered by the NABH Grief Counselor
• Heart Health | 2/7/24 at 12:30 PM at Stow COA
• Coffee with the Town Nurse Lancaster | 2/6/24 at 10 AM at the Lancaster Community Center
• Tour of Community Health Connections new Leominster Facility | 2/5/24 at 2 PM
• "Life After Loss" offered by the NABH Grief Counselor | 1/30/24 at 1:15 PM at the Harvard COA
• First Aid Basics Workshop | 1/18/24 at 4:30 PM at Stone Soup Kitchen in Ayer 
• Groton COA National Accreditation Gala Celebration | 1/18/24 at 3 PM
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee | 1/18/24 at 8 AM

• Meet & Greet with Harvard & Stow Co-Response/Jail Diversion (Advocates)- 1/10/23
• Ayer Library Babysitting 101 for Tweens- 1/18/23
• Shirley Emergency Preparedness Presentation- 1/26/23; Trinity Chapel (184 Center Rd, Shirley MA), 7:30-9 PM
• Meeting with Littleton Elder & Human Services- 1/31/23
• Public Health Nursing/Community Health Team: NACCHO "Roots of Health Inequity" internal group training- 1/30/23
• Groton TRIAD meeting- 1/31/23
• Meet & Greet with Community Healthlink (CHL) Behavioral Health Emergency Services- 2/1/23
• Event Planning with Nashoba Valley Medical Center- 2/2/23
• Meet & Greet with Nashoba Park Assisted Living- 2/7/23
• Follow Up with Harvard & Stow Co-Response/Jail Diversion (Advocates)- 2/14/23
• MassDOT Transportation Open Forum- 2/16/23
• Heart Health Presentation- 2/16/23 at Stone Soup Kitchen in Ayer, MA
• Stow Board of Health Consult: Welcome Packet for new residents- 2/16/23
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee Meeting- 2/23/23
• 2023 Rabies Clinics- Late Feb. through early April 2023 (Click red link for flyer with full schedule)
• "Planning for a Healthy North Central MA" CHIP Meeting- 3/11/23 in Townsend
• Harvard Private Wells & PFAS Information Forum- 3/23/23
• North Central Legislative Breakfast on Health Equity hosted by CHNA-9 & JCOH- 3/24/23 in Leominster
• Lunenburg Spring Health Update- 4/4/23
• Lancaster Health Benefits Fair for Town Employees- 4/19/23
• Townsend Earth Day- 4/22/23, 10 AM- 3 PM at North Middlesex Regional High School
• Stow Employee Health Fair- 5/3/23, 12 PM- 2 PM
• Nashoba Annual Children's Day Fair in Bolton- 5/6/23, 10 AM- 1 PM
• Ayer Town Employee Benefits Fair- 5/16/23, 10 AM- 12 PM
• Lancaster Stroke Awareness Talk- 5/16/23, 10 AM
• Bolton Senior Health Fair- 5/17/23, 12-2:30 PM
• Stroke Awareness @ Stone Soup Kitchen in Ayer- 5/23/23, 6 PM
• Mental Health Learning Collaborative for NABH Town Personnel- 5/25/23
• Mental Health First Aid Training for NABH Town Personnel- 6/1/23
• NABH All-Staff Meeting- 6/2/23
• Ashburnham Stevens Memorial Library: Brain Health & Stroke Prevention, 6/8/23
• CHNA-9 Municipal Toolkit Meeting for Pepperell: 6/22/23
• Summer Safety Talk at The Groton Center- 7/12/23
• Meet & Greet with WHEAT Community Connections- 7/17/23
• Agency Re-Intro & Public Health 101 at the Lancaster Community Center- 7/19/23
• Meet & Greet with new Ashby COA Director- 7/25/23
• Lancaster Community Center Lunch & Learn - Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes- 7/26/23
• Meet & Greet with Habitat for Humanity- 8/7/23
• Meet & Greet with COIN Co-Response Clinician for Ashby, Groton, Townsend, Pepperell & Dunstable- 8/9/23
• Lunenburg Media Summer Health Update- 8/15/23
• Meet & Greet with new Ayer town Social Worker- 8/17/23
• Council on Aging & Outreach Worker Appreciation Luncheon- 9/14/23
• Lunch & Learn: What is Public Health?- 9/18/23 at Noon, Groton Community Center
• Annual Flu Clinics throughout the region- late Sept. through Oct.
• Informal gathering for Local Boards of Health- 9/28/23
• Public Health 101 with the Harvard Press- 10/2/23
• Harvard COA Open House- 10/4/23
• Initial Monthly NABH + School Nurse Meeting: 10/5/23
• Lunenburg Media Fall Health Update filming- 10/23/23
• Littleton Wellness Committee Meeting- 10/24/23
• Meet & Greet with MOC Emergency Assistance Shelter Staff- 10/26/23
• MDPH North Central MA Health Access Listening Session (Leominster)- 10/26/23
• Wellness Checks at Stone Soup Kitchen in Ayer- 10/27/23
• Caring for Older Adults in Groton Seminar at The Prescott Center- 11/4/23 at 2 PM
• Children's Storytime at the Townsend Public Library- 11/7/23 at 11 AM
• Fall Prevention Presentation at Bolton Country Manor- 11/13/23 at 1 PM
• Dementia 101 at the Ashby COA- 11/16/23 at 10 AM
• Meeting with CHNA-9: SAPHE and Public Health Excellence- 11/21/23
• Wellness Meditation at The Lancaster Community Center- 11/28/23 at 10 AM
• Brain Health & Stroke Presentation at the Groton Center- 11/30/23 at 12:30 PM

• MDPH Massachusetts Adult Immunization Conference- Tues 4/5/22
• Townsend Earth Day- Sun 4/23/22 10 AM to 3 PM
• Loaves & Fishes Devens 5K- Sun 5/1
• Groton Town Employee Benefits Fair- Mon 5/2 12 PM to 2 PM
• Bolton Children's Festival- Sat 5/7 10 AM to 1 PM
• Regional COA & Outreach Appreciation & Networking Luncheon- Tues 5/10
• Bolton Senior Appreciation Fair- Tues 5/17 11 AM to 1 PM
• Lancaster Town Employee Benefits Fair- Wed 5/18 10 AM to 1 PM
• MAPHN Annual Conference- Wed 5/18
• MDPH 21st Annual Suicide Prevention Conference- 5/18 and 5/19
• Ayer/Shirley Regional Wellness Festival- Sat 5/21 10 AM to 2 PM
• Littleton COA "Tick Talk"- Mon 5/23 10 AM to 11 AM
• Lifecare Center of Nashoba Valley New Admin 'Meet & Greet'- Wed 6/8
• Ayer Library "Tick Talk"- Wed 6/8 6 PM to 7 PM
• Regional Childcare Provider Appreciation & Networking Luncheon- Thurs 6/9
• Groton "Water Warriors" Hydration Talk with RCAP- Tues 7/26 1 PM to 2 PM
• Groton COA Summer Safety Talk at the Groton Center- Wed 7/27 12:30-1:30 PM
• Townsend Community Health Needs Assessment Consult I- Thurs 7/28
• Berlin North Central NAR-ANON Consult- Tues 9/13
• Informal Regional Gathering for Member Boards of Health- Thurs 9/15
• Lunenburg Media COVID-19 Update- Fri 9/16
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee Meeting- Thurs 9/22
• Annual Flu clinics throughout the region- late Sept. through Oct. 2022
• Harvard Board of Health Substance Use Disorder Consult- Tues 9/27
• Lancaster Community Center Meet & Greet- Tues 10/25
• Boxborough Wellbeing Committee Harm Reduction Presentation- Thurs 10/27
• Harvard Commission on Disabilities' Emergency Preparedness and Response Virtual Forum- Wed 11/9
• Ashby Diabetes Talk for Seniors- Wed 11/9
• Boxborough Diabetes Talk for Seniors- Wed 11/16
• Lunenburg Winter Illness Update- Mon 12/12
• Ayer Library Teen Wellness Talk- Wed 12/14