A woman from Ayer, Massachusetts, was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said Monday. Ruth Maxant-Schulz, 77, is facing the charges in connection ...

JP Sullivan & Co., Ayer, MA, packer and shipper of fresh apples grown in the eastern U.S., marks its 100th year in business ...

The report noted emergency, specialty and primary care services remain lacking. In Ayer, the premature mortality rate is nearly double the state's rate, according to the report. Life expectancy in ...