Calendar… June 11, 2014
Do good / dig manure / feed your plants On Saturdays in June, 11am-2pm, dig your own well-composted horse manure. Great stuff! $5 a bag. All proceeds benefit the horses at Eye of the Storm Equine Rescue, 65 White Pond Rd., Stow. Don’t call, just come. Drive in slowly, past the barn, bear right. You’ll…
Public Safety Log
By Kristen Kerouac Excerpts from the Public Safety Logs. Please note, arrests are made based on probable cause but do not determine guilt or innocence until proven in court. Monday June 2, 2014 2:42am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY A caller from Timberedge Road reported that there was a car with its parking lights on parked at the…
In This Week’s Print Edition… June 4, 2014
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Along with the articles featured on our website, you will find the following in this week’s print edition: Nashoba Postpones Kindergarten Vote Last night’s Nashoba School Committee meeting focused on how the district is working to help students lead physically and emotionally healthier lives. But, it…
Nashoba Postpones Kindergarten Vote
By Ann Needle
Last night’s Nashoba School Committee meeting focused on how the district is working to help students lead physically and emotionally healthier lives. But, it was the ongoing argument on combining half- and full-day kindergarten classes that generated the most heat.
Discovery May Lead to New Lyme Treament
by Robert Cooke
A new look into the intricacies of Lyme disease – the dangerous tick-borne infections we pick up in backyards and woodlands here in Boston’s suburbs – shows the corkscrew-shaped bacterium causing Lyme has a surprising metabolic quirk: it needs no iron.
This important discovery, discussed recently in the scientific literature, is important because it may offer a new avenue of attack, an exploitable difference that medical scientists may use in devising effective new treatments.
Nashoba Softball Powers Through
By Craig Holt
The Central Mass. Tournament is in full swing this week and Nashoba Regional’s top-seeded softball team is in the thick of it.
The Chieftains commenced the post-season with a bang last Saturday afternoon as senior pitcher Emily Sargent took command in a Central Mass. Division 1 quarterfinal against ninth-seeded Algonquin Regional. Sargent pitched a complete game, struck out 10 and whacked a home run, powering the Chieftains to a harder-than-it-looked 3-2 victory before a large crowd at home.
The Independent Clause… June 4, 2014
Minuteman Regional High School will hold their graduation ceremonies Friday night, while Nashoba High’s graduation ceremony is this coming Sunday. We wish all of the graduates a bright and happy future and a safe weekend. Look for coverage in next week’s issue. Bob Cooke brings an interesting article on a newly-found fact about Lyme disease…
Stow Police Report… June 4, 2014
By Kristen Kerouac Excerpts from the Public Safety Logs. Please note, arrests are made based on probable cause but do not determine guilt or innocence until proven in court. Monday May 26, 2014 8:12am ANIMAL A caller from Sudbury Road reported that her beagle mix dog was missing. The Animal Control Officer was notified….
Calendar… June 4, 2014
2014 Fall Football and Cheer Registration is Now Open! Nashoba Youth Football & Cheer is a recreational program open to children who will be in grades 1 – 8 (2nd grade for football) in September from the surrounding towns of Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster and Stow, regardless of size or ability. NYFC strives to instill a…