Category: Features
Frost Call connects veterans through gaming
Contributed by D.J. Wu Frost Call, a non-profit veterans’ service organization, has been helping veterans in the greater Boston area since 2019. Their unique approach uses video gaming as a catalyst for connecting veterans with one another as well as with helpful resources. With a growing community and peer support initiative called the Battle Buddy […]
$5 Meals Go Toward Helping Neighbors
May 13, 2020 By Kayla Voigt Stevie Dembro, owner of Stevie’s Back Road Cafe in Hudson, knows what it’s like to be down on your luck. “I come from the inner city projects. I know what it’s like to not have a meal. I know what it’s like to not eat,” he said in a […]
Kith and Kin fills a niche
By Ann Needle Has this ever happened to you? It’s Sunday, and your spouse/other half is yelling at the television news shows. There’s a lot of that going around nowadays, so it’s up to you to break the cycle and drag your loved one to brunch. And, thanks to the new Kith and Kin in […]
<> + micro = summer fun
By Ann Needle If you were a speakeasy, where would you hide? The answer is, at least in the town of Hudson, downstairs from an ice cream shop. This so-called “speakeasy” is actually a delectable dinner stop. Called “Less Than Greater Than,” the proprietors often use “<>” in discussing their clandestine, sign-free operation. The first […]
Nashoba student on target for scholarship and awards
By Michael James LeClair Jacki Smith was only in fourth grade when she first picked up the sport of archery. “I tried every sport under the sun before trying archery,” said Smith, a Stow native. “I tried soccer, basketball, swimming. I even tried horseback riding and none of them ever stuck with me. I started […]
A different perspective on problem solving
By Natasha Don For the second year in a row, Nashoba Regional High teachers Melissa Foley-Procko, Taryn Grigas, and Mary Marotta have implemented a project geared toward collaborative learning called the Design Thinking Challenge. “Whenever I ask kids what they most remember from the year, it was always when they did something; whether they did […]
Nashoba Regional High School Graduation 2019
Congratulations to the Nashoba Regional High School Class of 2019 on your graduation! Commencement was held on Sunday, June 9 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. All photos by Jonathan Daisy
Sustainable Stow invites new members… Aug. 22, 2018
By Apara Borrowes Stow is a Green Community, and not just because of its wonderful forests. Stow was given the Green Community designation by the state’s Green Communities Program in 2015, for efforts toward making Stow a more energy-efficient, sustainable community. The Stow Energy Working Group, which sought the Green Communities status on behalf of […]
Slater’s Open Mike Night… Aug. 15, 2018
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 Slater at […]
When the Going Gets Tough… Write a Musical May 16 2018
By Apara Borrowes Though well into their retirement years after distinguished careers, Marika Barnett and Istvan Ver have opened a whole new chapter of life. Residents of Lake Boon since 1994, they’ve written a musical which will debut at the La MaMa Theater in New York City. “Five years ago, I was diagnosed with intestinal […]
