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XHale and relax in Stow

Published in The Stow and Bolton Independent on Dec. 12, 2018 By Natasha Don:Area residents can get excited to get relaxed with the recent opening of Xhale Massage & Relaxation. The new establishment on Gleasondale Rd. boasts various types of massage and yoga, along with other therapeutic treatments and classes. First-time business owners Jennifer Speredelozzi and Nicole Calvert…

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Town Meeting to vote on marijuana in Stow… Sept. 26, 2018

By Ann Needle Stow is gearing up for a Special Town Meeting this Monday, Oct. 1 that will help decide where and whether the state’s newly legal marijuana businesses can locate here. The STM has been slated for Oct. 1, given the town moratorium on the businesses ends Jan. 1, 2019. If passed at STM,…

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Sustainable Stow invites new members… Aug. 22, 2018

By Apara Borrowes Stow is a Green Community, and not just because of its wonderful forests. Stow was given the Green Community designation by the state’s Green Communities Program in 2015, for efforts toward making Stow a more energy-efficient, sustainable community. The Stow Energy Working Group, which sought the Green Communities status on behalf of…

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Marijuana articles for Town Meeting warrant approved… Aug. 15, 2018

By Ann Needle Stow residents will be voting at the Oct. 1 Special Town Meeting on whether to ban retail marijuana businesses from locating here — and, if not, how to regulate them. At its Aug. 14 meeting, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved 15 articles for the STM Warrant, all centered on regulating legalized…

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NO PRINT EDITION AUG. 15, 2018

This week is an “online-only” edition; there will be no print paper.    There are plenty of stories and features on the website so feel free to look around!   NEXT WEEK, Aug. 22, is the BACK-TO-SCHOOL full distribution edition! Like it or not, the First Day of School is just around the corner! Be…

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Stow report tackles climate change… Aug. 15, 2018

By Ann Needle In what way could climate change impact Stow and how can the town mitigate those impacts? A standing-room-only crowd on Aug. 7 heard the results of a report with some answers to those questions, presented in a public listening session by Stow’s Planning Board and Conservation Commission. The 96-page Community Resilience Building…

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Nashoba Field Hockey team takes on summer league… Aug. 15, 2018

By Michael James LeClair Please stop us if you’ve heard this before. The Nashoba Regional field hockey program has developed into a Central Massachusetts locomotive and is showing no signs of slowing down. Under the guidance of head coach Jaime Mariani and her staff, the Chieftains have qualified for the Central Mass. Division 1 Finals…

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Slater’s Open Mike Night… Aug. 15, 2018

[soliloquy id=”10835″]     By Apara Borrowes If you arrive after Thursday night Open Mike starts at Slater’s in Bolton, you’ll hear the music and smell the pizza and barbecue long before you reach the door. “Open Mike Thursday is the best night of the week, the favorite of everyone who works here,” said Bruce…

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Rep. Hogan opens doors to Stow college students… Aug. 15, 2018

                      From the office of State Rep. Kate Hogan Anne Farris, a Springfield College student from Stow, and Caroline Estey, a University of Massachusetts student also from Stow, joined the Office of Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow) as college interns in the district and at the…

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Stow Police Report… Aug. 15, 2018

Excerpts from the Stow Public Safety logs compiled by Kristen Kerouac. Please note:  A court of law makes the final determination regarding guilt or innocence Monday August 6, 2018 8:41am ASSIST CITIZEN A caller at the Stow Brook Gulf reported that someone left a child in a car while the parent went inside for a…

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