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Book Donations for the Randall Library Friends Association Book Sale We will begin accepting donations for our upcoming book sale at the Randall Library in Stow beginning on April 1st (the book sale will be happening in May) Here is your chance to start a little spring cleaning and help out a worthy cause at…
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 March 25, 2013 3:55pm FIRE A caller from Sylvan Drive reported seeing smoke coming from the Wedgewood Pine Country Club. The Police and Fire responded. A fire…
The Independent Clause
Happy 6th Anniversary to the Stow Independent! Our first issue was 4/4/07! In last week’s front page photo caption, Nancy mistakenly said that the little black lamb’s “fur” would turn cream color. Skip Warren, of Pilot Grove Farm where the photo was taken, wrote to correct us– sheep have wool, not fur. We knew that….
In This Week’s Print Edition… April 3, 2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Chief McLaughlin to Retire Stow Fire Chief Mike McLaughlin surprised colleagues and town officials on Thursday when he announced he will be resigning June 30th, with one year remaining in his second 3-year contract… The State of Agriculture in Stow Spring is finally here and for…
Nashoba Trims School Choice Program
By Ann Needle
After weeks of debate, the Nashoba School Committee voted last night to nix the school choice program in kindergarten through grade 8. The amount of debate over the topic throughout several meetings easily outpaced discussion devoted to the approved 2013/14 budget, which was the subject of an annual public hearing that started the meeting.
Once again this year, the Committee took up its annual option to review the standing school choice policy, which regulates how many out-of-district students can come to school here in different grades. The Committee finally voted to keep the program only at Nashoba Regional High School.
The Independent Clause
I need to apologize for the incorrect date on the front page of last week’s issue. The first thing I do when I breakdown the previous week’s issue is to change the issue number and the date on the front page. The very first thing, every time, every week. For 6 years. Actually, 6…
In This Week’s Print Edition… March 27, 2013
Where to Buy a Copy Subscribe for Home Delivery Selectmen Approve Budget Proposal The Board of Selectmen last night approved Town Administrator Bill Wrigley’s budget of over $25M for FY 2014. The budget includes a small General Municipal increase of 3.35%, for the funds needed to run town government, pay employees, fund programs and operations….
Stow Woman Skates into Dream Job
By Ellen Oliver Stow resident Jennifer Danowitz thought her career path as a teacher was set. That is until her students turned the tables on her motivational speeches and encouraged her to pursue her dream as a skater for Disney on Ice. After Danowitz graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2010 where she…
Spice Pepper Garden Packs the Heat
By Ann Needle My friend Carol’s mother is a woman of serious Chinese descent. Carol could boast that she knows a Polynesian pretender of Chinese cuisine by scent. She also would tell you that her own family has a lifeline attached to Acton’s Spice Pepper Garden restaurant. People, Spice Pepper Garden is serious business. Please do…