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A freight train derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. 

A health care management consultant asked in a supplemental report filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that Massachusetts’ government, Steward Health Care and its creditors keep Nashoba Valley’s emergency department open for an additional 30 days, or at least provide funding so an ambulance could be stationed outside the closed emergency room for at least a week after closure.

A family dog saved its owner from a fire that broke out in a building in Ayer, Massachusetts, Monday morning, according to authorities. The incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on Mulberry Circle, the Ayer Fire Department said, where firefighters found flames coming from a first-floor kitchen. The homeowner had evacuated, but his dog was still inside, according to fire…

Steward Health Care said in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing that a sale hearing scheduled this week on five of its Massachusetts hospitals has been unilaterally “adjourned.”

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Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre was on vacation two weeks ago when his company revealed that it planned to close two hospitals in Massachusetts, but he didn’t have a hand in the decision or any say in the timing of the announcement, a spokesperson for the embattled executive said Thursday. Steward announced July 26 that it did…

Residents in Ayer, Massachusetts, are raising a red flag over the potential closure of its local hospital. It’s one of two that Steward Health Care is shutting down in the next month.

Lawmakers and nurses will gather in Ayer, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning to oppose the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center and to call on Gov. Maura Healey to enforce the state’s law that requires 120 days’ notice before closing a medical facility. A similar rally was held in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Monday. Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu joined city, state and...

A Senate committee has announced plans to investigate Steward Health Care. The committee also voted to subpoena the CEO of the bankrupt company.

Embattled medical system Steward Health Care announced Friday it plans to close two of its eight hospitals in Massachusetts within several weeks. Carney Hospital in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer will close around the end of August, according to an announcement from Steward, calling it a “challenging and unfortunate situation.” Steward, which owns 31 hospitals…

Police said they found dead animals in cardboard boxes, and others that were emaciated and suffering.

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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 with an investigation that resulted in 162 animals being seized from a property, according to authorities. Police said they found dead animals in cardboard boxes, and others that were emaciated and…

Two people were hospitalized following an early morning fire at a multi-family home in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Sunday. The Ayer Fire Department responded to 27 Grove Street for a building fire around 5:20 a.m. and found heavy fire showing from two of the home’s three floors, with smoke visible from Main Street. According to the fire department, flames had already…

A 19-year-old swimmer who was rescued from Sandy Pond Beach in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon after he’d gone missing while in the water has died, police say. Ayer police say they responded to the beach around 3:12 p.m. Saturday after receiving an emergency alert from the medical call box there. First responders were told by on-duty lifeguards that...