Month: July 2013
The Independent Clause
Well, we’re back. Vacation sure does fly by. I don’t think we missed too much in town. Stow gets very quiet this time of year. As someone pointed out, you could actually pull out onto Rte 117 at 5pm without any problems this past week. That is vacation in itself! We are continuing our Subscription Renewal drive and…
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Upcoming Randall Library Programs Randall Library Teen Literature Book Club, Wednesday, July 17, at 4:30pm-This month’s Randall Library Teen Lit Book club will feature the book Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein. In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as…
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 July 8, 2013 7:07pm ARREST Mark Gately, 25, from Berlin, was arrested for driving with a suspended license. 11:34pm ANIMAL A caller from Taylor Road reported barking dogs. The Police…
In This Week’s Print Edition… July 17,2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Fire Department Updates at Selectmen’s The Board of Selectmen heard news last Tuesday on the search for a new fire chief, and on progress toward designing an updated plan for a potential new fire station. The rest of the Board’s July 9 meeting focused on a…
New Aquacize Program at Lake Boon
By Ellen Oliver
There’s a new program on the Recreation Department schedule that uses Lake Boon as a fitness location. “A few years ago we started looking at ways to use the beach for more programs,” explained Recreation Director Laura Greenough. “We tried evening yoga, but it was too buggy.”
Greenough said a local aquatics fitness instructor, Yvonne Benelli, got in touch with the Recreation Department about doing a water fitness program at Lake Boon and it fit with Greenough’s objective. “I’m trying to build more adult programs, so this was a nice fit.”
Retail Store Coming to Plaza
By Nancy Arsenault The Stow Shopping Plaza is experiencing a renaissance of sorts as the third of potentially four new businesses gets ready to open there this summer. Late August will welcome Snap Dragon Party & Gift Store, located between Colonial Spirits and the Red Ginger Restaurant. Owned by Crystal and Michael Giuva and Crystal’s…
Gleasondale Gets Planning Attention
By Ellen Oliver
On Wednesday June 26, residents were invited to hear a presentation on the initial findings of a study by UMass Amherst students on the Gleasondale area of Stow. Gleasondale Village was the focus of a graduate student class from UMass Amherst’s Center for Economic Development. For their semester-long project, the students worked with Town Planner Karen Kelleher and Assistant Town Planner Jesse Nathan Steadman to consider the future of Gleasondale Village, with a focus on the Gleasondale Mill.
The Independent Clause
NO PAPER JULY 10! Our annual summer break means NO PAPER JULY 10. The “office” will be closed July 4- 11. We will be back in print July 17. I cannot begin to express the difficulty I had producing this week’s paper. Not because it was an unusually difficult edition, or particularly different than most weeks, but just because…
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Stow Soccer Summer Program and Fall Registration Registration is still open for the U8 – U10 Summer Soccer Clinic run by Mass. Premier Soccer that began June 24 and runs through August 7. The sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 pm at Pine Bluffs are free and open to all Stow kids who will be…