Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Michelle Farnsworth of Leominster, a 15-year-old sophomore at Nashoba High School who passed away last Tuesday. The Nashoba school community had embraced Michelle after her cancer diagnosis last spring. Michelle was a member of the Nashoba field hockey team, and although she couldn’t play this…
Happy New Year to everyone and welcome back to our print edition. Hope everyone had a good holiday. I had a great vacation- busy, but a good busy with family and friends. And just as I was getting back into work mode, my body revolted and I got sick! Nothing serious, just a funny coincidence….
I wish all of our readers, staff, supporters and angels a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season for whatever you and yours choose to celebrate. I hope you all have plenty of cheer and time to enjoy your families and friends and the spirit of the season. As you finish (or in my case,…
This week brings a variety of stories and photos as we hustle in the midst of the busy holiday season. Ann compiled more recipes from those that had been sent to her and I hope you’ll have a chance to try some of them out. The reopening of the Maynard cinema will give people an…
I was so looking forward to a relaxing Thanksgiving and some time away from the computer. At least I got the latter, since the heavy, wet snow brought not one, not two, but THREE power outages, including Thanksgiving morning. So, instead of relaxing, we shoveled, got the generator going, shoveled some more, removed limbs from…
This week’s print paper is a special townwide Thanksgiving edition. We are featuring Stow’s charitable groups on pages 10 and 11. Many thanks to Jeff Smith of Warren Insurance for sponsoring the pages. And with Thanksgiving, comes Christmas (yes, I said “Christmas”) and the Holiday shopping season. Small Business Saturday is this weekend. Please support…
Congratulations to the Nashoba Girls Soccer team on their District Championship. Another great season from this team. Along with the Field Hockey team, Nashoba has two District Championship teams in one season. A lot of hard work and effort by the teams and their coaches paid off. Nancy attended a presentation on Identity Theft and…
What a great week for Nashoba sportsfans! The Field Hockey team has had an incredible season and brought home the District Championship trophy for the first time in 38 years. They head to Springfield tonight (Wednesday). * The girls soccer team will head to their division finals on Saturday, after beating Westborough with a double…
Congratulations to all the winners of Tuesday’s election. Talk about an election that shows just how important every individual vote is. It’s after midnight as I’m finally finishing things up, and I still don’t know who the new governor is! Veterans Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11. Stow will honor its veterans on Tuesday morning with…
Happy Halloween and Clock Changing Weekend. Yay for one, not so yay for the other. I’ll leave it up to your imagination to figure out which one is which in my books. Grab your Stow Independent and let’s see your Halloween costume photos on the back page! Nashoba teams that qualified for post season/playoffs: field…