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Upcoming Library Events Sally Cragin’s “Mini-Beast Menagerie,” Thursday, August 8th at 2:00pm – Are snails really slow? Do millipedes have 1000s of legs? Why do hermit crabs change shells? How big do cockroaches get? Come find out! Mini-beasts include hermit crabs, snails, millipedes and hissing cockroaches. This program is supported in part by the Friends of the…
Public Safety Log
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 July 29, 2013 1:10am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY An individual in a car was lost on Great Road. He was looking for an address in Boxborough. The Police escorted the man…
In This Week’s Print Edition…. August 7, 2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Pilot Grove Expansion Underway In just about one year, Stow will gain 30 new housing units, according to Stow Community Housing Corp. The private non-profit group is working with various government agencies to construct Pilot Grove II, an expansion of the current Pilot Grove Housing complex…
Stow Official Featured in “The Bird”
By Ellen Oliver Mark “The Bird” Fidrych is a local baseball legend, rising from the diamond at Algonquin High School in Northborough to become a major league pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. While at Algonquin, Fidrych was coached by Jack Wallace, who now serves as the Town of Stow’s Health Agent. Wallace was one…
The Nature Connection Brings Healing
By Ann Needle
Her job began almost a decade ago, after wandering into a Concord bookstore for a reading. Today, Stow’s Sophie Wadsworth helps power a non-profit organization that uses nature to literally, in many cases, change lives.
The Concord-based Nature Connection’s mission is to bring nature to those who don’t have access to its power, such as troubled children and seniors in nursing facilities. Executive Director Wadsworth explained that staff and volunteers bring animals, plants, and other pieces of the natural world to residential programs, special-needs schools and elder care facilities in the Boston/MetroWest area, bringing nature’s healing power into their lives. Programs usually run up to twice a month for a year, at a modest cost of under $300, she added.
Assabet River Fish Succumb to Heat… July 31, 2013
By Nancy Arsenault
The recent near record high temperatures and the prolonged hot weather have combined to induce a “fish kill” in the shallow Assabet River. According to the environmental organization OARS, there are hundreds, if not thousands of fish who succumbed under these extreme environmental conditions that occurred earlier this month.
These dead fish are now floating atop the water, many in large massed groups at various levels of decay. They are caught in grasses and weeds or grouped along the shorelines. Others are floating singly atop the water, attracting flies as they decompose in the sun, with an ensuing odor that is becoming more pungent each day.
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Vacation Bible School at St. Isidore; RSVP Due July 31 St. Isidore Parish is pleased to offer our Vacation Bible School again this summer! Our “Kingdom Rocks” adventure begins on Monday, August 12 and ends on Thursday, August 15. Each day runs from 9:30 – 12:30. The cost is $30 per child, with a maximum of $90 per…
Public Safety Log
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 July 22, 2013 6:55am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY A caller from Mitchell Road reported that a black car was parked in the area. The occupant was walking back and forth from…
The Independent Clause
Reading through this week’s paper, you may find yourself thinking you’re reading Nature Weekly News. We’ve got fish, coyotes, a nature program, and heck, there’s even a baseball story about “The Bird”! While not totally intentional – it just happened to be the grouping of stories that came together – I think there’s a lot…