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Day: August 14, 2018

NO PRINT EDITION AUG. 15, 2018

This week is an “online-only” edition; there will be no print paper.    There are plenty of stories and features on the website so feel free to look around!   NEXT WEEK, Aug. 22, is the BACK-TO-SCHOOL full distribution edition! Like it or not, the First Day of School is just around the corner! Be…

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Stow report tackles climate change… Aug. 15, 2018

By Ann Needle In what way could climate change impact Stow and how can the town mitigate those impacts? A standing-room-only crowd on Aug. 7 heard the results of a report with some answers to those questions, presented in a public listening session by Stow’s Planning Board and Conservation Commission. The 96-page Community Resilience Building…

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Nashoba Field Hockey team takes on summer league… Aug. 15, 2018

By Michael James LeClair Please stop us if you’ve heard this before. The Nashoba Regional field hockey program has developed into a Central Massachusetts locomotive and is showing no signs of slowing down. Under the guidance of head coach Jaime Mariani and her staff, the Chieftains have qualified for the Central Mass. Division 1 Finals…

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Slater’s Open Mike Night… Aug. 15, 2018

[soliloquy id=”10835″]     By Apara Borrowes If you arrive after Thursday night Open Mike starts at Slater’s in Bolton, you’ll hear the music and smell the pizza and barbecue long before you reach the door. “Open Mike Thursday is the best night of the week, the favorite of everyone who works here,” said Bruce…

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Rep. Hogan opens doors to Stow college students… Aug. 15, 2018

                      From the office of State Rep. Kate Hogan Anne Farris, a Springfield College student from Stow, and Caroline Estey, a University of Massachusetts student also from Stow, joined the Office of Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow) as college interns in the district and at the…

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Stow Police Report… Aug. 15, 2018

Excerpts from the Stow Public Safety logs compiled by Kristen Kerouac. Please note:  A court of law makes the final determination regarding guilt or innocence Monday August 6, 2018 8:41am ASSIST CITIZEN A caller at the Stow Brook Gulf reported that someone left a child in a car while the parent went inside for a…

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Calendar… Aug. 15, 2018

STOW EVENTS “Spirituality and Jazz” at FPC   Join the Parish Jazz Band for a jazz-themed worship service on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 10am in Fellowship Hall at First Parish Church of Stow & Acton (FPC), Unitarian Universalist. Featuring music by Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Duke Ellington, as well as…

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Clerk’s Corner… August 15, 2018

Clerk’s Corner August 15, 2018 THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE PRIMARY IS AUG. 15 ** The State Primary is the day AFTER Labor Day ~ Are you going away? ** STATE PRIMARY SEPT 4 ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE! At The Town Clerk’s Office Town Building     380 Great Road State Primary: Tuesday, Sept. 4    …

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Classifieds… Aug. 15, 2018

CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE Stairs for shallow end of inground swimming pool with handrail and base for handrail. Sturdy but with some surface dis-colorization and trim repairs. $50. Call Ken @ 978-562-5846. Vintage Statastone Stoneware, Sunnydale pattern, heavy duty quality. 5 dinner plates, 5 salad plates, 8 cups,  5 saucers, sugar with cover and creamer matching…

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