NEWS
NO PAPERS JULY 3 and JULY 10
Look for Nashoba, Hale and Florence Sawyer schools’ Honor Rolls in this week’s paper! Pick up a copy at Country Cupboard or Bolton Orchards. A reminder we are now on summer break, with NO PAPERS for July 3 or July 10. The office is closed June 28 through July 11. Hope everyone has a great…
Obituary: Nan Norseen, 82
Nancy (Nan) Norseen, 82Nancy (Nan) Wilson Norseen, age 82, of Bolton, Mass, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2024, after a long illness. Born on Aug. 9, 1941, in Wilmington, Delaware, to Wilbur Henry Norseen and Anita Marie Wilson Norseen, Nan moved to Bolton after her father’s death in 1952. She started her farming…
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…
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…
NRSD School Committee votes to incur building project debt
School Committee Votes to Incur Debt for NRHS Building Project;Estimated Tax Impact From the Office of the Nashoba Regional School District Superintendent Bolton, Mass. (August 7, 2023) – The Nashoba Regional School District School Committee voted to incur debt for the Nashoba Regional High School Building Project during its August 2, 2023 meeting. Per the…
Obituary: Thomas Saari, 57
Thomas M. Saari, age 57, unexpectedly passed away on July 8, 2023, at his home in Fitchburg, Mass. Son of Charles and Tuulikki Saari, of New Hampshire, he was born in Concord in 1966 and grew up with his family in Stow. He graduated from Nashoba Regional High School where he excelled in soccer. He…
Summer Break July 5 and 12 (No papers)
The Independent is officially on summer break with NO PRINT PAPERS July 5 or July 12. The office is closed from June 30 until July 14. Our next print edition is July 19. Happy summer! Cyndy, on vacation
Bolton Annual Town Election Results
May 8, 2023 In the only contested race this year, Incumbent Stan Wysocki retained his position on the Bolton Select Board, winning against challenger Alan DiPietro, 209-29. Brian Boyle, running unopposed for a partial term on the Select Board, will join Wysocki and Bob Czekanski on the Board. All results are below, thanks to the…
Q & A with Select Board contested race candidates
APRIL 19, 2023 Bolton Select Board candidates Stan Wysocki (incumbent) and Alan DiPietro, both running for a single 3-year seat, were asked a series of questions regarding their views on being a member of the Bolton Select Board. Their answers appear below, unedited, with incumbent Wysocki’s answers appearing first. Brian Boyle is also running for…