Month: July 2014
The ‘Family’ Behind The Bolton Fair
By Nancy Arsenault
In just two weeks, an area tradition continues: the 132-year-old Bolton Fair officially opens August 8. While it’s now held in Lancaster and no longer a production of the founding Farmers and Mechanics Association, its agricultural identity still forms the backbone. Add in Monster Trucks, Racing Pigs and fried Oreos, and the modern day Bolton Fair continues to draw crowds.
As the Farmer Goes, so Goes the Farm
By Nancy Arsenault
Jim and Betty Sauta posted their own version of social media a week ago, displaying a simple driveway sign announcing their longtime farm stand was abruptly closing for the season. Both Jim and Betty are stricken with the long term effects of Lyme disease, something the octogenarians never thought could be so debilitating for themselves or for their farm on Hudson Road.
New Lead for Lyme Treatment?
by Robert Cooke
A new look into the intricacies of Lyme disease – the dangerous tick-borne infections that can be picked up in backyards and woodlands – shows the corkscrew-shaped bacterium causing Lyme has a surprising metabolic quirk: it needs no iron.
The Independent Clause… July 23, 2014
As promised last week, Nancy caught up with Jim and Betty Sauta and brings the story of their battles with Lyme disease and how that has forced the closing of their farm stand for the summer. Lew Halprin revived a Past Tense column about the original Sauta farm, showing Jim’s strong roots in farming. We…
Stow Public Safety Report… July 23, 2014
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 July 14, 2014 1:35am FIRE A caller from Barton Road reported a cooking fire. The Police and Fire Department responded. The fire was safely extinguished….
Calendar… July 23, 2014
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE RANDALL LIBRARY Sisters in Crime Night with Hank Phillippi Ryan and Tilia Kebnov Jacobs, Thursday, July 24, 7pm – What goes into writing a mystery novel? Investigative reporter and award-winning mystery author Hank Phillippi Ryan will be on hand with award-winning author Tilia Kebnov Jacobs. They will talk about their latest novels and offer advice on…
In This Week’s Print Edition… July 16, 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: Museum Proposal Draws Fire at Hearing Plans for a new 66,000 sq. ft. Collings Foundation museum, proposed to be built at 137 Barton Road, were unveiled last week…
Needle at Large: Wheels, Wings, Pizza
July 16, 2014 by Ann Needle Nowadays, the Needles live by twos — two college tuition bills, two busted cars, and two 15-pound cats demanding organic litter. Don’t expect reports from Maui any time soon. Instead, sit back and watch our family find fun close to home. The latest adventure was a trip to the…
Former Baseball Player Has No Regrets
July 16, 2014 By Jess Thomas The average Stow resident likely can’t say they have defeated former baseball great Roger Clemens and struck out 12-time All-Star Wade Boggs four times in a game. But Stow’s Paul Cacciatore did both of these in a 10-year minor league baseball career. “It was something that you can’t really…
The Independent Clause
July 16, 2014 We’re back in print this week! We will have one more Internet-only edition on August 13 and then back to our regular print schedule. If you didn’t catch our Internet Edition last week, please look around here and see what you missed! Most of what you typically find in our print edition,…