Month: June 2014
Poetry and Philosophy from Class of 2014
June 11, 2014 By Jess Thomas The DCU Center filled up as the Nashoba Regional High School band warmed up the crowd with songs such as “Sweet Caroline” and “School’s Out for Summer” in anticipation of the good times that were sure to be had at the 2014 NRHS graduation on Sunday, June 8. …
Stow Minuteman High Grads Earn Honors
June 11, 2014 By Ann Needle On Friday, June 6, Minuteman High School graduated more than 140 students—including seven from Stow—with some creative touches familiar to those who know the Lexington vocational school well. The graduates from Stow were Kevin Benoit, whose career program was Plumbing; Brianna Ganimian, Engineering Technology; David Howe, Culinary Arts/Baking;…
Chieftains Softball Season Ends
June 11, 2014 By Craig Holt Shepherd Hill Regional played some of its best softball in the recent Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament. Top-ranked Nashoba Regional can vouch for that. The fourth-seeded Rams were in top form during a semifinal against the Chieftains last week, gaining a 2-0 victory at Worcester State University’s Rockwood Field….
Calendar… June 11, 2014
Do good / dig manure / feed your plants On Saturdays in June, 11am-2pm, dig your own well-composted horse manure. Great stuff! $5 a bag. All proceeds benefit the horses at Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue, 65 White Pond Rd., Stow. Don’t call, just come. Drive in slowly, past the barn, bear right. You’ll…
Public Safety Log
By Kristen Kerouac 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 June 2, 2014 2:42am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY A caller from Timberedge Road reported that there was a car with its parking lights on parked at the…
In This Week’s Print Edition… June 4, 2014
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Along with the articles featured on our website, you will find the following in this week’s print edition: Nashoba Postpones Kindergarten Vote Last night’s Nashoba School Committee meeting focused on how the district is working to help students lead physically and emotionally healthier lives. But, it…
Nashoba Postpones Kindergarten Vote
By Ann Needle
Last night’s Nashoba School Committee meeting focused on how the district is working to help students lead physically and emotionally healthier lives. But, it was the ongoing argument on combining half- and full-day kindergarten classes that generated the most heat.
Discovery May Lead to New Lyme Treament
by Robert Cooke
A new look into the intricacies of Lyme disease – the dangerous tick-borne infections we pick up in backyards and woodlands here in Boston’s suburbs – shows the corkscrew-shaped bacterium causing Lyme has a surprising metabolic quirk: it needs no iron.
This important discovery, discussed recently in the scientific literature, is important because it may offer a new avenue of attack, an exploitable difference that medical scientists may use in devising effective new treatments.
Nashoba Softball Powers Through
By Craig Holt
The Central Mass. Tournament is in full swing this week and Nashoba Regional’s top-seeded softball team is in the thick of it.
The Chieftains commenced the post-season with a bang last Saturday afternoon as senior pitcher Emily Sargent took command in a Central Mass. Division 1 quarterfinal against ninth-seeded Algonquin Regional. Sargent pitched a complete game, struck out 10 and whacked a home run, powering the Chieftains to a harder-than-it-looked 3-2 victory before a large crowd at home.