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Field Hockey Blazing Through the Season

By Michael James LeClair
With the Central Mass. Tournament just around the corner, the Nashoba Regional field hockey team is optimistic about a deep postseason run.
However, before the Chieftains could start thinking about the playoffs, they had to battle through the remainder of the regular season.
Last Monday night (Oct. 20), Nashoba concluded the home portion of its schedule by welcoming Hopkinton High School for Nashoba’s Senior Night celebration.

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A Dog-Gone Spooky Parade

By Ann Needle
Approximately 15 dogs and their humans strutted their stuff at Pet Source in Stow Shopping Center for the seventh Annual Monster Bark, a parade and costume extravaganza that brought out the creative side of local pet caretakers.

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Calendar… October 29, 2014

MAKE A CHILD’S HOLIDAY WISH COME TRUE Warm Hearts of Stow urges community members to contribute to its annual Holiday Toy Fund. Our goal is to ensure that every Stow boy and girl has a special gift to open this holiday season! It may seem early to start thinking about the winter holidays, but our board members need to begin shopping…

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Public Safety Report… October 29, 2014

Monday October 20, 2014 9:05am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY A caller on Circuit Drive reported possible illegal workers in the area.  The Police responded.  Two competing mason companies were bidding for the same job.  All was OK. 12:36pm ASSIST OTHER AGENCY The Maynard Police requested assistance with locating two women who stole 15-20 drinks from CVS.  They…

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In This Week’s Print Edition… October 29, 2014

Subscribe for Home Delivery   Along with the articles featured on our website, you will find the following in this week’s print edition: A Dog-Gone Spooky Parade Approximately 15 dogs and their humans strutted their stuff at Pet Source in Stow Shopping Center for the seventh Annual Monster Bark, a parade and costume extravaganza that…

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The Independent Clause… October 29, 2014

Happy Halloween and Clock Changing Weekend. Yay for one, not so yay for the other. I’ll leave it up to your imagination to figure out which one is which in my books. Grab your Stow Independent and let’s see your Halloween costume photos on the back page! Nashoba teams that qualified for post season/playoffs: field…

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Cross Country Wraps Winning Season

By Michael James LeClair
The Nashoba Regional boys’ and girls’ cross country teams wrapped up the home portion of the season schedule in grand fashion.

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Three Boys Farm Sows Seeds of Learning

By Nancy Arsenault
A little over three years ago, Stow’s Frank Gesualdi was slaving in the kitchen of his North End restaurant, Davide, a family operation that consumed his time and nearly every waking minute of his life. The daily travails were documented on Fox Television’s “Kitchen Nightmares,” showing the personal sacrifices facing restaurant owners during tough economic times.

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