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Minuteman Weathers Bomb Threat…Jan. 27, 2016

By Ann Needle
Almost two dozen schools in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the U.S. have received bomb threats over the past few weeks. This unsettling news was brought home last week when Minuteman High School weathered its own bomb threat, underscoring the importance of a state law requiring schools to have formal plans for handling these emergency situations.

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Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles… Jan. 13 2016

The following articles appeared in the January 13 edition of The Stow Independent. The two articles explain more about the two Warrant Articles to be voted on at Stow’s Special Town Meeting on Monday, Feb. 1. Minuteman School District Regional Agreement Amendments By Ann Needle When Stow gathers Feb. 1 at Hale Middle School for…

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Superintendent Search Begins…Jan. 20, 2016

By Ann Needle
The Nashoba School Committee officially kicked off it s search for a new superintendent at its Jan. 13 meeting with a workshop that set the time line and expectations for the process.

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Minuteman Warrant Article…Jan. 13, 2016

By Ann Needle
When Stow gathers Feb. 1 at Hale Middle School for another Special Town Meeting, residents will vote on more than whether to approve the first major update of Minuteman High School’s regional agreement since it opened. This vote could also help decide whether the regional vocational high school can seek approval at a future TM for a major building project from its 16 member towns.

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A Closer Look at NRHS Vandals…Jan. 6, 2016

By Ann Needle
Law enforcement is once again looking for community assistance in identifying the youths behind vandalism that occurred at Nashoba Regional High School last spring. This time, Bolton Police are hoping some help from high tech and social media may yield more clues as to those behind the incident.

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Tri-Town Readies for Nashoba Budget…Dec. 16, 2015

By Ann Needle
The Nashoba District’s three towns are already talking about what they hope to see for the 2016/17 school budget. The Dec. 9 Tri-Town meeting in Stow also had town representatives discussing how they could help Nashoba begin addressing new standards for accounting for retiree benefits.

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Gleasondale Bridge Will be One Lane Only…Dec. 9, 2015

By Nancy Arsenault
The Board of Selectmen and a packed meeting room heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Tuesday night about impending plans to partially close one lane of the Gleasondale Bridge for a period of years.

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Need is Up, Giving is Down…Dec. 2, 2015

By Nancy Arsenault
This past week, Stow was bustling with shoppers gathering items for the Thanksgiving feast and heading out to find a Christmas tree. It’s the most wonderful time of year for many, but for others in Stow, the holiday season is far from merry and bright.

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Wood Pushes Up Resignation to Nov. 30…Nov. 25, 2015

By Ann Needle
Nashoba Superintendent Michael Wood announced Monday that he will resign as of November 30. The resignation is a leap up from the original date of June 30, 2016, which he announced last month.

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Critical Fixes for Nashoba Noted…Nov. 18, 2015

By Ann Needle
As the Nashoba Regional High School Space Task Force winds down its work, it used its November 10 meeting to identify the areas of the high school that would be critical to fix, even if the building is not expanded and renovated.

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