Features

Training Dogs for Service… Jan. 14, 2015

by Ann Needle
Stow’s Leslie Zelamsky knows why parting can be such sweet sorrow. Training and raising assistance dogs for Canine Companions for Independence, Leslie has prepared six puppies to guide people with physical and emotional issues through productive lives.

Youth Hoops Back on the Court

By Jess Thomas
Basketball season is back and the Bolton Rip Tide and Stow Lemons faced off in a 5/6th-grade girls battle on Saturday as part of the Nashoba Hoops program.

Pure Indian Cuisine in Sudbury

By Jordana Bieze Foster
Paani, you had me at “Goan fish curry.”
The first and last time I had Goan fish curry was when vacationing in Goa, a tropical region on the western coast of India. The dish, chunks of tender white fish stewed in a luxuriously thick sauce of ginger, tamarind, and coconut milk, was one of the culinary highlights of our visit, but something I’d never seen on a menu at an Indian restaurant in the States.
So when I saw Goan fish curry on the menu at Paani, on route 20 in Sudbury, I was simultaneously excited to try their version and a little apprehensive that it wouldn’t compare to the delectable dish etched in my memory.

Pilgrim Descendents Unite… Nov. 26, 2014

By Barbara Allen
Neither of them remembered when they first realized they were related. “I think it was at Andover Newton,” Rev. Beatrice Manning of Stow told The First Parish of Bolton pastor, Rev. Richard Jones.

Girls Soccer Ends Season as Champs

By Michael James LeClair
The Nashoba Regional girls’ soccer program is once again queens of the pitch in Central Mass. Division 1. The victory led them to the state semi-finals on Tuesday, where they fought hard, but came away on the short end of a 1-0 game.

Nashoba Drama Updates ‘Wonderful Life’… Nov. 12

By Ann Needle The holidays are one time when Americans pine for the old traditions over the often shinier and savvier new offerings. Nashoba Drama knows that well; this year’s fall play, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” was last on the Nashoba Regional High School stage 7 years ago. “It’s one of those shows that I…

Hogan Hosts Conversation on Drugs

By Ann Needle
Substance abuse among local students is everywhere, the reason Rep. Kate Hogan cited for hosting “Community Conversations: Raising Healthy Teens”, last week at Hudson High School. Addressing a group of about 40 parents and school personnel, Hogan said she is hoping to hold similar forums at other high schools in her district, which includes Stow, Bolton and Maynard. “What we hope you get out of this is a continuing conversation about what we can do,” she remarked.

Field Hockey Blazing Through the Season

By Michael James LeClair
With the Central Mass. Tournament just around the corner, the Nashoba Regional field hockey team is optimistic about a deep postseason run.
However, before the Chieftains could start thinking about the playoffs, they had to battle through the remainder of the regular season.
Last Monday night (Oct. 20), Nashoba concluded the home portion of its schedule by welcoming Hopkinton High School for Nashoba’s Senior Night celebration.

Three Boys Farm Sows Seeds of Learning

By Nancy Arsenault
A little over three years ago, Stow’s Frank Gesualdi was slaving in the kitchen of his North End restaurant, Davide, a family operation that consumed his time and nearly every waking minute of his life. The daily travails were documented on Fox Television’s “Kitchen Nightmares,” showing the personal sacrifices facing restaurant owners during tough economic times.