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Year: 2020

Nashoba District student start date pushed to Sept. 16

Hybrid model planned as District awaits further information from the state Aug. 5, 2020 By Natasha Don The special School Committee meeting continued on July 29 with what Committee Chair Kathryn Codianne described as “A one item agenda with multiple parts.” The item in question was the Fall 2020-2021 school reopening. With the state now…

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Summer updates for Stow Rec. and Assabet Refuge

Aug. 5 2020 By Ann Needle         Summertime brings easy living for some, while others are busy with keeping things humming in the haze. Here are a few of the activities Stow residents have been curious about during this hot summer. Pine Bluff fee reduced          The Recreation Dept. recently reduced the parking fee for…

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Nashoba Boys Basketball Coach earns Coach of the Year honors

By Michael James LeClair For the second consecutive year, a Nashoba Regional basketball coach is walking away with some hardware. On July 28, the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association took to Twitter to announce the winners of this year’s Basketball Coach of the Year Awards. A total of 28 recipients from across the state were announced…

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Stow 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. Compiled by Kristen Kerouac Monday July 27, 2020 12:49pm FOUND A caller on Hudson Road reported that a chainsaw was in the road.  The Police responded.  The chainsaw was…

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Calendar

Aug. 5, 2020 BOLTON and STOW BACKYARD BOLTON FARMER’S MARKET Backyard Bolton is coming this Saturday, Aug. 8, 10am to 1pm on the Bolton Town Common. We have over 20 Vendors, representing small and backyard farms, small batch product producers, and artisans, coming to the Bolton Town Common. This event gives the Community a chance…

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Annual Town Meeting passes most articles

July 11, 2020 By Ann Needle Saturday’s hot and humid Annual Town Meeting rejected only one item out of over 60 Articles, in a session running more than four hours. About 150 residents opened the meeting, dwindling to about 90 later on, with the audience split almost evenly between indoor and outdoor venues at Center…

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TOWN MEETING IS ON FOR SATURDAY, JULY 11

Stow’s Annual Town Meeting is going forward as scheduled (9:00 a.m., Saturday, 7/11) at Center School, 403 Great Road, Stow, MA. While the weather forecast is not ideal, it is not as horrible as we originally thought. We feel we can safely proceed with our original meeting plans.Fr The latest forecast is for light rain…

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Owner of Stow gymnastics facility arraigned on sexual assault charges

POSTED ON: JULY 10, 2020 – 3:51PM From the Office of the Middlesex County District Attorney STOW- David Auger, 41 of Hudson, was arraigned today in Concord District Court and charged with three counts of rape in connection with allegedly sexually assaulting a female known to him at his gymnastics facility in Stow. The charges…

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Obituary: Alice Matthewman, 96

Alice Matthewman, 96 Alton Bay, NH, formerly of Stow  Alice Isabelle Matthewman, of Alton Bay, NH, joined her husband in heaven on June 1, 2020, after a courageous battle with a brief illness. Alice was born in Stow, Mass. in 1923, to Carl A. Lund and Elma B. Conant.  She and her husband Rodger started…

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Nashoba School Committee votes to remove ‘Chieftains’ name and mascot

By Natasha Don As the first meeting post-election on July 1, the Nashoba Regional School Committee welcomed three new members: Amy Cohen of Bolton, Richard Eckel of Stow, and Sharon Poch of Lancaster. Brett Collins was also acknowledged as the official Lancaster replacement for former member Alise Crossland. In light of the recent petition to…

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