The Ashland community gathered on September 9th, 2023, to celebrate the grand opening of the town's new David Mindess School. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, Representative Jack Lewis, Executive Director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Mary Pichetti, School Leadership, and the School and Building Committee. Following the ceremonial ribbon-cutting, all attendees were invited to a tour of the state-of-the-art facility.