News
As the Farmer Goes, so Goes the Farm
By Nancy Arsenault
Jim and Betty Sauta posted their own version of social media a week ago, displaying a simple driveway sign announcing their longtime farm stand was abruptly closing for the season. Both Jim and Betty are stricken with the long term effects of Lyme disease, something the octogenarians never thought could be so debilitating for themselves or for their farm on Hudson Road.
New Lead for Lyme Treatment?
by Robert Cooke
A new look into the intricacies of Lyme disease – the dangerous tick-borne infections that can be picked up in backyards and woodlands – shows the corkscrew-shaped bacterium causing Lyme has a surprising metabolic quirk: it needs no iron.
Selectmen Deny Earth Removal Permit… July 9, 2014
By Nancy Arsenault In a unanimous decision Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen denied Bob Collings’ request for an earth removal permit to reduce the size of a hill situated at the end of his grass runway, located on his property along Barton Road. Collings had stated that removal of most of this hill would…
Former Stow Police Chief Dies in Crash … July 9, 2014
By Nancy Arsenault Former Stow Police Chief Joseph J. Rebello, 55, passed away on June 29 as a result of a head-on motorcycle crash on Rt. 14 in Woodbury, VT. Rebello was travelling with three other riders, including former Hudson Police Chief Richard Braga who suffered critical injuries. The other two riders escaped the impact…
Obituaries… July 9, 2014
Peter Stack York, 77 Peter Stack York, 77, a Stow resident for 40 years and a native of Watertown, died Tuesday June 24, 2014 at the Emerson Hospital after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. York was the beloved husband of 45 years of Judith E. (Hickey) York. Born and raised in Watertown, he…
Seen & Heard Around Stow
By Nancy Arsenault
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty
Stacey Theall, 49, of Pine Point Rd pled guilty on June 4 to felony charges of possession of child pornography and distribution of materials of children engaged in sexual acts. He was originally sentenced to 2 ½ years in a house of correction, but will now instead serve a suspended sentence for five years. If he complies with the terms of his probation over that period, the incarceration sentence will be lifted, according to Stow Police Prosecutor Gary Murphy.
Obituary… July 2, 2014
Jolie Ann Breitenwischer, 22 Jolie Ann Breitenwischer, age 22 of Portland, ME formerly of Stow, MA passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was the beloved daughter of the late Susan (Williams) and James Breitenwischer, and his wife Kelly of Boylston, MA. Born in Concord on April…
Nashoba Wraps Up the 2013/2014 School Year
By Ann Needle
At its final meeting of the school year last night, the Nashoba School Committee wrapped up miscellaneous business, some of it postponed from earlier meetings. One issue was the vote on the length of time half-day kindergarten students would attend class each day starting in August. The emphasis of the meeting focused on what the district is doing to reach out to troubled students.
Nashoba Regional High School Principal Dr. Parry Graham focused on what the school is doing to better settle new students into its culture. For the incoming freshmen, new this year will be a barbeque for these students the week before school opens. Next year’s freshmen also will be required to take a freshman guidance seminar, he said.
Poetry and Philosophy from Class of 2014
June 11, 2014 By Jess Thomas The DCU Center filled up as the Nashoba Regional High School band warmed up the crowd with songs such as “Sweet Caroline” and “School’s Out for Summer” in anticipation of the good times that were sure to be had at the 2014 NRHS graduation on Sunday, June 8. …
Stow Minuteman High Grads Earn Honors
June 11, 2014 By Ann Needle On Friday, June 6, Minuteman High School graduated more than 140 students—including seven from Stow—with some creative touches familiar to those who know the Lexington vocational school well. The graduates from Stow were Kevin Benoit, whose career program was Plumbing; Brianna Ganimian, Engineering Technology; David Howe, Culinary Arts/Baking;…