News
Selectmen Line Up for Minuteman… August 5, 2015
By Ann Needle
In an off-schedule meeting last Thursday, the Stow Board of Selectmen unofficially agreed to let the current plans go forward for building a new Minuteman High School.
Planning Board Wrestles with Collings Museum Application… July 29, 2015
By Ann Needle
The Planning Board continued to debate the Collings Foundation’s case last week to override town bylaws and build a museum on the property.
Tri-Town Hears Latest on NRHS Space… July 15, 2015
By Ann Needle
At last Wednesday’s Nashoba Tri-Town meeting in Lancaster, town and school administrators heard what Nashoba Regional High School needs right now to help alleviate overcrowding. The Nashoba Space Task Force, however, stressed that longer-term planning also remains crucial.
Nashoba Begins Year-End Review… June 24, 2015
By Ann Needle
The issues of the last school year were the focus of Wednesday’s Nashoba School Committee meeting.
Forum Leads to Discussion on Drugs in the Nashoba District… June 17, 2015
By Ann Needle
The Underage Substance Abuse Forum at Nashoba Regional High School last Wednesday was timely, given the drug-related emergency at a post-prom party last month. The over 100 Nashoba parents, administrators, and staff attending seemed focused on not only recognizing the signs of substance abuse, but in wanting to know what the high school is doing to keep drugs off its campus.
NRHS Prom Guests Face Drug Charges…May 27, 2015
By Ann Needle
After an incident involving Nashoba Regional High School prom-goers, three juveniles—including a Stow resident — face criminal charges for drug distribution. And, the high school’s three towns are now on alert over a dangerous drug making its way into the community.
Crucial Fixes Urged for Nashoba… May 20, 2015
By Ann Needle
At last Thursday’s Nashoba Space Task Force meeting, the district detailed what it might cost to keep the Nashoba Regional High School building running in the next several years. Charged with identifying what should be done to expand and update an overcrowded NRHS, the task force also took time to look at what the district could do beyond the basics.
Nashoba Looks at Risky Behaviors… May 13, 2015
By Ann Needle
Last Wednesday’s (May 6) Nashoba School Committee meeting was primarily devoted to looking at risky behavior among local teens, measured by results from Emerson Hospital’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey. These results offered some good news, but also pointed to several crucial areas calling for attention.
School Committee Candidates Q & A… April 22, 2015
By Ann Needle
In a year where the Nashoba District’s planned 2015/16 budget remains hotly debated, two candidates are running for the one open Stow seat on the Nashoba School Committee in May. Incumbent Maureen Busch has served for 6 years on the SC, and challenger Mark Jones is currently a member of the Stow Planning Board.
Nashoba School Choice is Closed…April 15, 2015
By Ann Needle
School choice is officially over for the Nashoba District. The much-debated choice policy was voted out by the Nashoba School Committee at its meeting last Wednesday, despite protests from out-of-district parents with children in Nashoba schools and some SC members.