The Independent Clause
Our deep condolences to the family and friends of 19-year-old Leah Tepper who passed away on Thursday from cancer. We’d come to know Leah through several articles written over the last year, most recently detailing Team Tepper’s fundraising efforts for cancer research in the Jimmy Fund Walk. Ann Needle shares more of Leah’s life on…
Police 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 October 29, 2012 10:43-9:15pm ROAD SAFETY COMPLAINT Several callers, throughout the storm, reported that trees and wires were down all around town. The Police, Fire, HL&P, and…
Calendar
Stow Rec Ski Registration Night The Stow Recreation Ski Program Registration Night is Wednesday, November 7th from 6:00 – 7:00pm at the Stow Town Hall. A representative from Nashoba Valley Ski Area will be at the registration to pre-fit children renting equipment. Please bring your child (ren) to registration for pre-fitting of equipment. If you…
Services for Leah Tepper, 19, of Stow
By Ann Needle We are saddened to report the passing of 19-year-old Leah Tepper, who died Thursday morning after a 2-year battle with cancer. For those wishing to attend services or make a donation in her memory, the information is listed below. The Independent will have more information on Tepper and her life in the…
The Independent Clause
With the whole town geared up for a Special Town Meeting, Halloween, the Stow Independent….. we all got hosed by Mother Nature again. Why on Mondays and Tuesdays, Mother? Why? Thanks to a neighbor’s tree taking my power lines out, I’m now into 30 hours of being without power up here in Lunenburg. Considering the…
XC Runs Away with League Titles
By Ellen Oliver
Running strong into the post-season, the boys and girls cross country teams each were crowned Mid-Wach B league champs on Saturday. The girls won with 19 points and six of the top ten spots, the boys with 25 and seven of the top eleven finishers, each easily distancing themselves from the competition.
Freshman Rylee Gillen continued her dominance, coming in first with a time of 19:35.2. Gillen was followed by fellow freshman Grace Dempsey at third (20:25.4), senior Kara McCormack fourth (20.25.1), junior Kelsey Horowitz fifth (20:40.6), sophomore Natalie Bettez sixth (20:41.2) and senior Taylor Brady tenth (21:37.4).
Past Tense…Haunted Brick House
By Lew Halprin
Talk about haunted houses in Stow and most residents will tell you “nonsense.” One exception would be Francis King, one of the former owners of the red brick house in Gleasondale who was adamant that this 1814 house was haunted. There are other things about this house besides being haunted that are very unusual, as told in a 1980 article published by Kathy Olohan in the old Stow Villager newspaper.
Needle at Large: Talking Turkey
By Ann Needle
Growing up in the city, Thanksgiving meant gathering ‘round a freshly thawed Butterball. Looking my food source in the eye would have sent me scurrying for the closest tofu(tu)rkey.
Enter life in the suburbs of what Mom still thinks of as our little town in “Vermont”. Enjoying all that wonderful produce from our local farms, why not check out the source of some fresh meat?
Hurricane Sandy Leaves Her Mark
By Nancy Arsenault
Hurricane Sandy blew into Stow on Monday with high winds and rain whipping through the town for most of the day and into the overnight hours. While Stow was spared from the type of destruction seen in areas closer to the storm’s center, several homes did sustain extensive damage after large trees fell across them and in a few cases, into them. School was cancelled for 2 days, with power outages and many roads blocked by downed trees, branches and power lines.