Ashland Auxiliary Police

06/25/2022

06/19/2022

06/18/2022

A statement from the Ashland Police Department:

The Ashland Auxiliary unit is comprised of community members who volunteer their time at various events throughout town to supplement our full time force. You see them nearly every weekend at the Farmer’s Market, the Corner Spot, summer concerts, assisting with church traffic downtown, and other events such as road races, Ashland Day and the Boston Marathon. They do this entirely without compensation. Collaboratively, they volunteer hundreds of hours of their time to the Town of Ashland each year, and ask of nothing in return.

As a way of explanation, the standards set forth by the 2020 enactment of the Massachusetts Police Reform Bill implemented certain requirements that reserve and auxiliary officers needed to meet in order to attain certification by the POST commission. One of those standards is the requirement of 2400 hours of sworn patrol experience. Our auxiliary officers, like most, are not sworn and have no powers of arrest, and therefore could not meet those requirements to become certified. And so, effective June 30th, the operations of the auxiliary police program must be suspended indefinitely.

These men and women have given so much of themselves because of their love for this community. Many of our full time police officers started their law enforcement careers as auxiliary officers and many surrounding communities have full time officers who started with this unit. The savings to this community have been substantial and they are an amazing example of selfless service and service above self.

On behalf of the entire Ashland Police Department, we wish to thank each and every one of you for your dedication, commitment and contributions.. This loss will be felt by the entire department and community.

06/17/2022

At Wednesday night’s Select Board Meeting the Ashland Auxiliary Police Officers were honored. This dedicated group of men and women will be disbanded effective June 30th due to new state legislation.

After many years of service to the town, you will no longer see Ashland Auxiliary officers volunteering their time at community events. If you've ever been to town events such as the Farmers Market, Summer concerts, the CornerSpot, Ashland Day, the Tree Lighting ceremony, and many others, chances are you’ve seen the presence of an auxiliary officer. Officers volunteer their time to make sure events are a safe and enjoyable place for everyone. The disbanding of this distinguished group is not the desired outcome Ashland officials want to see happen. This trend is being repeated in communities across Massachusetts.

In 2019 the Ashland Auxiliary was selected as Citizens of the year and recognized for their dedication and commitment to serving the town. Countless hours were spent helping out at community events throughout the year. The Auxiliary officers received recognition from both town and state representatives. Now the state of MA is disbanding all Auxiliary Departments. It doesn't make sense.

Hopefully something will change in the near future so we can continue to serve the town we love. If you happen to see an auxiliary member before June 30th please thank them for their faithful and dedicated service to the town of Ashland.

06/12/2022

06/03/2022

Electronics Recycling
Saturday, June 6th from 9 am - 12 pm
DPW | 20 Ponderosa Road

Our DPW Rubbish and Recycling team offers Electronic Recycling this weekend. This event is the perfect opportunity to safely get rid of your old TVs, monitors, household electronics, refrigerators, etc.

Learn more, https://www.ashlandmass.com/656/Electronics-Collection

05/31/2022

Water Main Break on Route 126

East of Rodman Road to the Framingham Line

Water services in this area will be interrupted while this mainline is under repair.

05/31/2022

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05/30/2022

Auxiliary Sgt. Schmidt, along with members of the police department and VFW took part in a Memorial Day service at Wildwood cemetery and the VFW in Ashland. 🇺🇸

05/30/2022

A reminder!
You are welcome to join us on Memorial Day, Monday May 30 to Remembering all that Fallen and Honoring those that Served.