Calendar of Events: Aug. 10 2022
11th Hour Bell Ringing at FPC On the eleventh day of each month at 11 a.m., churches and communities across the commonwealth are ringing bells for 11 minutes to signify the climate crisis we face. First Parish Church of Stow & Acton (FPC) is one of those churches. The bell ringing initiative is a project…
The Independent is back from vacation!
The Independent is back from vacation! Don’t miss the Hale Middle School Honor Roll in this week’s paper! Where can you get a cup of coffee in town? Did you know Stow is in a Level 2 drought? What can you do to help? Check in with the Maynard-Stow Baseball organization; find out what happened…
BOLTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING
NOTICE OF BOLTON COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING UC RETAIL, LLC (A Subsidiary of United Cultivation, LLC) August 4, 2022 at 6 PM The Program Room at the Bolton Public Library, 738 Main Street, Bolton, MA 01740 Notice is hereby given that a Community Outreach Meeting for a marijuana retail operation is scheduled for Thursday, August, 4, 2022,…
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Fire on Athens St. off Hudson Rd- updated
(photo courtesy David DiMasi) Updated with official Press Release from Stow Fire Department by Ann Needle Stow Fire is currently (Saturday, 6 p.m.) fighting a blaze off of Athens Street, joined by several other fire departments. Stow Fire Captain Barry Evers said the building was struck by lightning earlier this afternoon. According to David DiMasi,…
Maynard Fine Arts Grand Re-opening
Printed in the May 11, 2022 edition By Apara Borrowes The Grand Re-Opening of the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre and the Maynard Creamery is just around the corner with a showing of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” on May 20, the world premier date. The nostalgia this small historic theater offers, of stepping back into…
Annual Town Meeting Passes All Warrant Articles
by Ann Needle May 14, 2022 Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting passed all 60 Warrant Articles presented to the voters in attendance. Among the articles approved were the Town’s $31.4 million operational budget, funding for a revamp of Randall Library, and Community Preservation Act funds for six affordable housing units on Red Acre Road. With no…
IMPORTANT CORRECTION to Warrant Article Review
May 6, 2022 At the end of the Warrant article review in this week’s paper, there was an error regarding the voting for the Library Renovation project. The article stated: “The question will appear on the ballot, even if ATM fails Article 44. In that case, the votes will not count.” The votes at the…
Stow Select Board Candidate Interviews: Fisher, Golder, Riker
With two seats available on the Stow Select Board, the five candidates running for that position were asked the same series of questions to help familiarize Stow voters with each candidate. Cortni Frecha and Ingeborg Hegemann Clark’s interviews can be found here. Katie Fisher, Len Golder and Alex Riker’s unedited responses appear below. You can…