In Memory of Michelle…August 10, 2016
By Michael James LeClair
Michelle Farnsworth will never be forgotten, the Nashoba Regional field hockey program will make sure of that.
Lake Boon Looks to Safety…August 10, 2016
By Ann Needle
At the Aug. 2 meeting of the Lake Boon Commission, some Lake residents spoke of their first-hand experiences with why state and local rules in and around the water should be straightened out. These accounts helped illustrate the need for a proposed start-up plan to look more closely at how to update LBC bylaws to better synch state and local rules around swimming and boating.
Calendar…August 10, 2016
5th ANNUAL WIN-WIN AT THE RANDALL LIBRARY Tuesday, Aug. 2 through Friday, Aug. 19, the Randall Library is offering a terrific win-win in conjunction with the Stow Food Pantry. Simply bring in any new/unused personal care product from the list provided and we will forgive up to $3 of your existing library fines! (“Billed” items…
In this week’s Print Edition…August 10, 2016
Subscribe for Home Delivery Along with the articles featured on our website, you will find the following in this week’s print edition: Light Agenda at Selectmen’s Meeting The Stow Board of Selectmen cleaned up some quick housekeeping at its Aug. 9 meeting in the wake of an unusual Special Town Meeting the previous night… STM…
Calendar…Aug. 3, 2016
tHursday cruise-in/fly-in nights in Stow In cooperation with EAA #196, Friends of Minute Man Air Field, and Nancy’s at the Airfield Cafe, the Rotary Clubs of Nashoba Valley, Acton-Boxborough, and Maynard are holding their fourth annual Wings & Wheels program, a summer-long cruise-in/fly-in event at the Minute Man Air Field (302 Boxborough Rd.). The event runs…
Passions Forge Unified Training Center…Aug 3, 2016
By Ellen Oliver
While a student at Nashoba High School, Brendan Aylward split his time between academic pursuits, representing the Chieftains on the basketball court, and working with students through the Best Buddies program. Now Aylward merged his passion for working with special needs individuals, and promoting fitness for all, into one new gym, Unified Health & Performance.
Nashoba Wins Summer Basketball League…Aug. 3, 2016
By Michael James LeClair
It’s never too early to start preparing for next season, just ask the Nashoba Regional boys’ basketball program.
Stow Man Conquers Kilimanjaro…Aug. 3, 2016
By Ann Needle
The Independent recently received a picture for the back page’s “vacation photo” feature of a man atop Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. The subject, Robert Bell, was peeping at the newspaper through his sub-zero jacket hood. He wrote, “I’m hoping to get credit for the highest-ever altitude Stow Independent reading and vacation photo!” So, having taken the paper to such lofty heights, it seemed only right to find out more about this towering trek.