Over the Fence Post… July 29, 2015
An Open Letter to the Board of Selectmen Regarding ZBA Action on Collings and Crow Island I am disturbed by how the Town is conducting business, the impact to home owners, businesses and to my wallet. I attended the ZBA hearing on July 6th. I listened to legal teams verbally spar, twisting words and selectively…
Calendar… July 29 2015
Annual Joint Unitarian Universalist Service at FPC On Sunday, August 2, at 10 am, First Parish Church of Stow and Acton (FPC), 353 Great Rd., will host the 12th annual Unitarian Universalist joint service. The service includes the UU churches of Harvard, Littleton, Hudson, Groton, and Lancaster, as well as the interdenominational First Parish of…
Chieftains Field Hockey Stays on Track with Summer Program…July 29, 2015
By Michael James LeClair
Once you’ve reach the top of the mountain, the battle doesn’t end. It’s only beginning. You have to work twice as hard if you want to stay there because champions never rest on their laurels. A prime example of this is the Nashoba Regional field hockey program.
Annual Bike for the Woods to Raise Money for Stow Conservation Trust… July 29, 2015
The Stow Bike for the Woods ride will be held on Sunday, August 23, beginning at 9:00 a.m. All routes start at the Randall Library in Stow with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.
Classifieds, Stow TV Guide and Word Search Puzzle… July 29, 2015
PRINT THIS PAGE TO DO THE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE!
Stow Minutemen Turn 50… July 29, 2015
By Ann Needle
The Stow Minutemen Co. turned 50 this year, and the math called for a celebration Saturday, July 25 of a legend that has drawn in scores of families in and around Stow. Founded in 1965 as a reenactment group of military and civilian life in Stow as the Revolutionary War broke out, the Minutemen are perhaps best known as the group that marches to Concord on Patriots Day every year, stepping off before the sun rises.
Past Tense… July 29, 2015
Stories from Stow’s History Compiled by Lew Halprin Governor from Stow Everyone knows that our neighbor, the town of Hudson, had one of its own serve as governor. However, according to a 2003 article by Bob Tremblay for The Daily News and from Internet sources Wikipedia and NNDB, Stow also had a Governor, Governor…
Planning Board Wrestles with Collings Museum Application… July 29, 2015
By Ann Needle
The Planning Board continued to debate the Collings Foundation’s case last week to override town bylaws and build a museum on the property.
Nashoba Summer Bball Heads to Playoffs…July 22, 2015
By Jess Thomas The Nashoba Regional Summer Varsity basketball team defeated Acton-Boxboro, 41-36, on Monday, July 20 to head into the Nashoba Hoops program’s playoffs. The game, played at Maynard High School, was a close affair throughout, but two huge three pointers by sophomore Justin Peirce in the last two minutes pushed the Chieftains to…
Stow Police Hosts Cadet Academy… July 22, 2015
By Ann Needle They marched in to the room at Hale Middle School in crisp police cadet shirts, applauded by family and friends. If these “recruits” for the first Stow Police Academy training camp seemed a bit young for the adult Stow Police force, consider what they learned in a week of camp. “You went…