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The Bolton Independent has moved to the pages of The Stow Independent. Nashoba news and sports are shared between the two towns, as are some events and projects in which Stow and Bolton residents participate together.  Bolton-specific news has its own section including the police log, history, government news, events and people. The paper is…

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Kitchen Sink Candle Company plans move across Main Street

Kitchen Sink Candle Co. owners Liz and Matt Landry are making a move Originally published Oct. 11, 2023 By Kristin DeJohnIf you’re a business looking to expand into a new space and you have thousands of fragile products, what better than a move next door or across the street? That’s the move the Kitchen Sink…

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Changes for Bolton Youth Soccer 2023

Nashoba High School Boys Soccer team members helped with the field prep for the Bolton Youth Soccer Association (Courtesy photo) By Michael James LeClair BOLTON – There’s plenty of excitement surrounding the Bolton Youth Soccer Association as it embarks on the 2023 fall season. Danielle Bradbury takes over as the BYSA President this season, replacing…

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Nashoba Graduate receives award

Girl Scout Gold Award Winner Receives MiraVista adMIRAtion Award Nashoba Regional High School graduate Isabella “Izy” Hess of Bolton was honored Tuesday, Aug. 15 by MiraVista Behavioral Health Center in Holyoke, Mass. with its You-Have-Our AdMIRAtion Award for her work educating young children and their caregivers about the importance of mental health. The 19-year-old rising…

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Calendar of Events: Sept. 6, 2023

Stow/Bolton/Nashoba Schools Events NRSD PRESCHOOL OPENINGS Nashoba Regional School District has a few preschool openings for the 2023-2024 school year. The current openings are for three-day afternoon programs, which run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:45a.m. to 2:15 p.m. (Nashoba does have tuition assistance depending on family size & income. You must be a reside…

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Town Clerk’s Corner: Special Town Meeting

SEPT. 18 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Nashoba Regional High School Upper Gymnasium (East Entrance)7:00 p.m. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT: (townofbolton.com)https://www.townofbolton.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif2836/f/uploads/stm_9-18-23_warrant_vfinal.pdf SEPT 25, 2023 SPECIAL TOWN ELECTIONBond Approval for New HS Sample Ballot will be added to the website shortly Bolton Access TV Weekly Highlights: Sept 10 – Sept 16 This week on Channel 8 at 8…

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Stories and Tales of Our Town

Compiled by The Bolton Historical Society Information comes primarily from the Bolton Historical archives and Esther Whitcomb’sbook “History of Bolton.” The Historical Society articles run every otherweek, with Roger Breeze’s older columns running alternate weeks. Originally published Sept. 22, 2016 By Roger Breeze Milton ‘Miltie’ Osborne BakerBolton police officerFeb. 25, 1927, to Sept. 18, 2010…

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Letters to the Editor

New School Building and academic performance? Several recent letters from people in both Bolton and Stow have strongly supported a “yes” vote on the new Nashoba Regional High School project. I must admit that I’m ambivalent. I don’t know how I will vote, even though I sincerely believe in high quality public education. My ambivalence…

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Bolton Police Logs: Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Compiled by Lynda KingExcerpts 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. Police Log: Aug. 28-Sept. 3 Monday, Aug. 28: 1:09 p.m.  Someone stopped at the station to turn in a license plate found on his property. 3:16…

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Obituary: George McQuilken, 80

George McQuilken, technology innovator and entrepreneur, dies at 80 Services: Monday, Aug. 14 and Tuesday, Aug. 15 George Clifford McQuilken passed away peacefully on Aug. 9, 2023, at the age of 80. George, in recent years a resident of Bolton, Mass., was born in Cambridge, and grew up in Somerville, where his father was a…

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