The Independent Clause… Happy New Year 2014
Happy New Year! Happy very cold, extremely cold, frigidly, bitterly cold New Year! There just aren’t enough “colds” to adequately describe my thoughts on this weather. And last night was just the primer for what should prove to be a really good time tonight. The weather people are predicting -12 degrees overnight at my home…
Calendar… Jan 3, 2014
Harmony and Dissonance: Music’s Message for Us On Sunday, January 5th, at 9 and 11 am, the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton will begin the New Year with a special service led by members of our Parish Jazz Band. Come and be treated not only to great music but also an important message…
Public Safety Log: Dec. 23-29, 2013
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 29, 2013 8:39am MEDICAL EMERGENCY A caller from North Shore Drive requested an ambulance for dehydration and weakness. The Police and Fire/Rescue responded. The ambulance transported…
Emergency Officials Issue Cold Weather Fire Safety Warning
January 2, 2014; 2:30PM The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Stow Fire officials issued a fire safety warning as we enter a weekend of extremely cold weather, perhaps the coldest in years. “This weekend will tax our heating and electrical systems as we try to stay warm, so a little caution can help…
In This Week’s Print Edition… December 18, 2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Year’s End Town Wrap Up As the year winds down, some issues continue to simmer in Stow while others are wrapping up. Here’s a status update on just a few of the major topics that received public attention over the course of the year… Winter Wallop…
First Responders Honored at Minute Man
By Rob Kean
On Easter Sunday 2010, a father from Needham watched his 10-year-old son take off with his grandfather in the latter’s Cessna from Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford. A short time later, he received that phone call every parent dreads.
There’d been an accident.
Attempting to land at Minute Man Air Field in Stow, grandfather and grandson had encountered an ill wind that bounced their plane off the tarmac, and though a “go-around” flight maneuver was attempted, the aircraft plunged nose-first into the ground and cartwheeled before coming to rest upside down in the early Spring mud.
When All Isn’t Merry & Bright
By Nancy Arsenault
“I think there is something wrong with me. I just don’t understand Christmas. I like getting presents, sending cards, decorating trees and all that. But I always end up feeling sad,” said Charlie Brown in the 1967 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” television classic.
Those words were echoed by a group of seniors last week, when newly hired Town Social Worker Sara Steele hosted a discussion group about Holiday Blues in the COA Friendship Room, attracting those whose worlds are a little dark in this season of light.
Boston Blues Artist of the Year from Stow
By Ellen Oliver
Boston may not be considered a bastion of blues music, but according to Stow resident and musician Barrett Anderson, Massachusetts has a “vibrant” blues connection. Anderson must know what he’s talking about since he just snagged Blues Artist of the Year at the Boston Music awards on Sunday, December 8, 2013.
Anderson released his second album, The Long Fall, this autumn and learned of his BMA nomination when he spotted a post on Facebook congratulating him.
The Independent Clause
Stow Independent Annual Holiday Break! With both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays this year, we will not publish a print paper either Dec. 25 or Jan 1. We will, however, run a limited online edition on Jan. 3, 2014. If there is any major breaking news during the holiday print break, we…
