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Obituary: Mary Currie, 89

Mary E. Currie, 89 of Stow October 18, 1934 — March 12, 2024 Services Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18 FULL OBITUARY IN NEXT WEEK’S EDITION Mary E. (McMakin) Currie, 89, of Stow, MA, passed on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of thirty-four…

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OBITUARY: Ed Tarnuzzer, 89

Edmund Christian Tarnuzzer Jr., age 89, of Stow passed away on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.  He was the loving husband of the late Barbara (Loehr) Tarnuzzer. Edmund was born in North Adams, Mass., son of the late Edmund C. Sr., and Gladys J. (Wilkin) Tarnuzzer.  He was raised and educated in North Adams.   After relocating, Edmund graduated…

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Obituary: Elaine Donaghue, 77

FULL OBITUARY WILL RUN IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION Elaine A. (Colombo) Donaghue, age 77, of Stow, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023. She was the loving wife of Patrick J. Donaghue. Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Elaine on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at…

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Stow Police and Fire Respond to Plane Crash

STOW — Police Chief Michael Sallese and Fire Chief John Benoit report that the Stow Police and Fire Departments responded to a plane crash Sunday. On Sunday, Sept. 17, at approximately 11:09 a.m., Stow Police and Fire departments received reports of a plane crash near Barton Road and the American Heritage Museum. Upon arrival, crews…

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Big Changes at Center

By Ann Needle Change is a constant in new school years, but a long list of retirements and other departures at the end of last spring helped bring a number of new faces to Center School this year. With the search for  a new, permanent principal continuing, Nashoba Superintendent Kirk Downing recently announced that current…

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Clerk’s Corner: Special Town Meeting

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Monday, Sept. 18 7:00pmCenter School, 403 Great Rd.Meeting starts promptly at 7 p.m.Check-in will open at 6 p.m. VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE TOWN MEETING – SEPT. 8 at 5:00 P.M.VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE TOWN ELECTION – SEPT. 13 AT 5 P.M.Check/update your voter registration online: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/ SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION Saturday, Sept. 23 10am –…

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Police apprehend suspect after multi-town search

Mass. State Police apprehend suspect in Harvard. (Photo from Harvard Police Facebook page) By Cyndy Bremer Saari A 52-year-old male was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a female at the Boxborough Regency Hotel, and leading police on a chase through the woods into the Stow and Harvard area. Mass. State Police reported…

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OBITUARY: Arthur Myles, 86

Arthur Myles, 86 Services Sept. 9 Arthur “Art” Myles, 86, of Cumberland, ME, died peacefully Wednesday, August 23, 2023 surrounded by friends and family.  Born June 4, 1937 in Bronxville, NY, Art was the son of John and Nancy (Roeser) Myles of Scarsdale, NY.  He is survived by his beloved wife Penny (Prudden) Myles of…

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MSBA approves funding agreement for NRHS build

Massachusetts School Building Authority Approves Project Funding Agreement with Nashoba Regional School District for New High School Construction Bolton, Mass. (September 1, 2023) –  On August 30th, 2023 the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a project funding agreement with the Nashoba Regional School District for the construction of…

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Select Board approves STM Warrant; updates on proposed businesses

By Ann Needle The Select Board (SB) unanimously approved the Warrant for September’s Special Town Meeting at its Aug. 8 meeting. The SB also voted to support the plan to pay for the extra $2.5 million of the estimated Randall Library renovation, as well as the next step in making the accompanying Common Road one-way….

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