001Hello clockers. It's Tally Silver with WACA and today I'll be bringing you a brief summary of the Ashlin Town Managers newsletter. Some exciting news. The Ashlin Arboritum is officially halfway done. Thank you to the weed warriors for getting rid of invasive plants, revealing rare and native species and wildlife. Thank you all so much. That is amazing. And also there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and the details are still to come on that. So stay alert and details will be coming soon. First some news you need to know. There was a water bill error where some incorrect interest charges appeared on people's bills. The corrected bills are now online. And also for some news you need to know Pups on the Spot was cancelled, but there will be a new date that will be posted
002soon. So keep your eye out for that. four job openings. We have the light equipment operator for DPW water and sewer, the heavy equipment operator for DPW Highway, and the case worker prevention and human services. So, if you are interested in those, make sure to check them out on the town website. This week's community shoutout goes to Heidi Hansen, who is president of the Ashlin Music Association, something I cherish so dearly as someone who was in the Ashland band for eight years. Um, but she joined the AMA in 2023 and immediately revitalized the organization. She expanded fundraising, raised community awareness, and celebrated student musicians like myself. Um, she was praised by former board member at Mixis for breathing life into the AMA. And she strengthened music advocacy and resources for Ashland public school programs. So,
003thank you Heidi for all that you did and continue to do. >> Some upcoming community events, we have the St. to see flea market donations which are being accepted from August 12th to September 4th, Tuesday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Downtown After Dark. Going to be a super cool event Friday, August 22nd, 5 to 9:00 p.m. with shops, music, food, and entertainment. Back to school movie night will be Friday, September 5th, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Corner Spot. They'll be playing Paddington in Peru. And the back to school book sale, which will be Saturday, September 6th, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the public library. and some upcoming events at the Ashlin Public Library. For adult events, we have the ESL conversation group at the Ashlin Library on Wednesday, August 20th, 6:30
004p.m. We have Great Decisions, The Future of NATO and the European Security Thursday, August 21st at 6:30 p.m. And for children's events, we have Teachers Tales, Mrs. forced on Tuesday, August 19th at 5:00 p.m. and Teachers Tales, Miss Rob Shaw Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30 p.m. Also, an exciting update, India's Independence Day was celebrated at the Ashland Farmers Market, and there was an estimate to be about 2,000 attendees that showed up for that. The event was organized by Ashlin's United and Hashi Kushi of Greater Boston, and it featured flag raising, speeches, music, and dance. The highlights included to poetry, classical dances, Indian instruments and community bongra. The celebration showed cultural diversity and strengthened community unity and it looked like a great time and I hope everyone who went had a blast and thank you so
005much to the Ashland is United and Hashikushi of Greater Boston for putting this on. That is it for today's update. Thank you to our town manager and local staff for putting this newsletter together. And thank you all for tuning in today. My name is Hi Silver with WACA. Good night and go clockers. [Music]