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Month: March 2013

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School Safety Forum On Wednesday, March 13, 2013,  7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Bolton’s Florence Sawyer Elementary School Auditorium, the Nashoba School District will host a public forum on school safety.  Come learn from a panel of school administrators and police how safety is paramount in our district schools. Randall Library Friends Meeting If…

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Public Safety Log

Excerpts from the Public Safety Logs. Please note, arrests are made based on probable cause but do not determine  guilt or innocence until proven in court. Monday March 4, 2013 8:04am ANIMAL A caller from Taylor Road reported that a fisher cat was hanging around his back yard.  The Animal Control Officer was notified. 11:16am…

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The Stow Independent

I was completely wrong last week about having 8-12” of snow to gaze upon with the newly bestowed hour of light at the end of the day. It was closer to 2 feet in Lunenburg; 21” I’ve heard. Thankfully, much of it has already melted and I’m crossing fingers and knocking on all things wood…

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In This Week’s Print Edition… March 13, 2013

Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Selectmen Talk Land The Selectmen voted last night to support an Annual Town Meeting warrant article authorizing the purchase, or an option to purchase, an 8-acre property at 323 Great Road. They also agreed to determine if two parcels of land owned by the town could…

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Nashoba on Ice, Snow, Mats and Track

By Ellen Oliver

Post-season competition continues for a number of Nashoba athletes…
Ice Hockey – Boys
Mike Lengieza wasn’t going to let his teammate Mike Charbonneau have all the fun. After Charbonneau notched a hat trick to give the Chieftains a 3-1 advantage over the Lunenburg Blue Knights in Monday night’s semi-final playoff game, Lengieza added one more to give the Chieftains a 4-1 victory at Marlborough’s New England Sports Center.

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He’ll Be the Judge of That…

By Nancy Arsenault

As the endless gray days seem to stretch on, at least one Stow resident sees only springtime. The Boston Flower & Garden Show opens next Wednesday and Stow’s Tony Tedesco will mark another year there, having attended every Boston Flower Show for the past 65 years – yes, 65 years. As in many past years, Tedesco will be judging the floral arrangements and designs submitted by local clubs and organizations.

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Dog Fight Injures Boxborough Man

By Nancy Arsenault

A Boxborough man and his dog were both injured on Saturday after an altercation between several dogs at the Delaney Wildlife Management Area.

A little before noon that day, police departments in Stow, Bolton and Harvard received several 911 cell phone calls from the Delaney Wildlife Management Area. Stow EMTs and Police responded to the Finn Road entrance of Delaney, just over the town line into Harvard, the closest point to the origin of the cell phone signals.

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The Independent Clause

It is time to Spring Forward this weekend! Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 10 and for those of you into long range planning, it ends at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Of course, all it means to me right now is that I’ll have an extra hour in…

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Public Safety Log

Excerpts from the Public Safety Logs. Please note, arrests are made based on probable cause but do not determine  guilt or innocence until proven in court. Monday February 25, 2013 3:46pm     MEDICAL EMERGENCY A caller requested an ambulance to Meeting House Lane for a woman who fell and hit her head.  The Police and Fire/Rescue…

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