While Waiting Out the Next Storm
January 8, 2014 By Nancy Arsenault Last week’s winter storm extended Christmas vacation for the school kids by two Snow Days and delivered an uncommon light and fluffy snowfall. According to Stow resident and WHDH TV meteorologist Jeremy Reiner, that is a rarity in eastern New England, which is more accustomed to heavy wet snowstorms. …
Zaytoon: Beyond the Falafel Truck
January 8, 2014 By Ann Needle Back in a Boston childhood, ask mom to put hummus on the shopping list, and she would likely reply, “Hum what?” Happily, American palates are more adventurous nowadays, putting Middle Eastern cuisine squarely on the shelves of even the most basic supermarket. Then there’s Zaytoon, which takes Mideast food…
Nashoba Hosts DeMeo Tourney
January 8, 2014 By Ellen Oliver On Saturday January 4, Nashoba Wrestling hosted the annual DeMeo Duals Wrestling Tournament, held each year to honor the memory of former Nashoba wrestler, Frankie DeMeo, who died during his senior season in 2008. The tournament opened with a tribute to Frankie, especially meaningful as no one on today’s…
The Independent Clause… January 8, 2014
Happy New Year! Welcome to the frozen tundra that is 2014. Hope you were able to visit the website last week for our January 3 online edition. If you haven’t yet, the articles are posted here and include the recent Tri-Town meeting with officials and reps from the three Nashoba District towns and the District…
Public Safety Report… January 8, 2014
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 December 30, 2013 1:03pm ANIMAL A caller on Gleasondale Road reported that a small dog was running across the road. The Police responded. The dog was not located….
Calendar… January 8, 2014
Personal Item Drive through January 10, 2014 The Nashoba Regional High School Drama Society is hosting a Personal Items Drive to benefit local two social relief organizations, WHEAT and the Stow Food Pantry, who serve residents in the Nashoba Regional School District. For the month of December and extending until January 10, 2014, the NRHS…
Call for More School Oversight
Jan 3, 2014 By Ann Needle Amid a sometimes-tense discussion at the December 18 Nashoba Tri-Town Committee meeting, officials from Nashoba’s three District towns called for more oversight of school spending. Though it was unclear just how the Regional School District budget should be more closely monitored, town officials urged caution in school spending, as…
Stow Crop Shows Progress Towards Potential Malaria Treatment
January 3, 2014 By Robert Cooke, Science Journalist Continuing experiments with a weedy plant grown here in Stow are showing unexpected and encouraging signs of progress in the global battle against malaria. According to biologist Pam Weathers — a Stow resident and faculty member at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute — foliage samples of Artemisia annua,…
Nashoba Sports Round Up
January 3, 2014 By Ellen Oliver Basketball – Boys Home Sweet Home, could be the motto for the start of the Nashoba boys’ basketball team. After winning the season opener 55-51 over Algonquin on December 19 at home, the boys’ lost to Wachusett 53-61 at an away game. Back on the home courts again, the…