NEWS
Senior Tax Policy: Next Steps, volunteers needed
*Email address for Jenny Jacobsen corrected By Kelsey Griggs At the May 15 Select Board meeting, the next steps in establishing a Senior Tax Policy were discussed. Following the approval of Article 8 at the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting, Select Board Chair Brian Boyle said the Town may now establish a Committee on…
East End Historic District: National Register Update
By Kelsey Griggs At the May 15 Bolton Select Board meeting, Historical Commission Chair Bob Busch provided a detailed overview of the decades-long effort to establish the East End Historic District as a National Register Historic District. He explained that the project originated in the 1980s, when the town began compiling historic inventory forms for…
Nashoba Robotics celebrates ‘5th in the world’
The Nashoba Robotics team gathered outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX where the team placed 5th during the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in April. By Kristin DeJohn Twenty years ago, Nashoba Robotics entered its first competition after physics teacher Al Fordiani agreed to help students start a robotics team. Celebrating…
OBITUARY: George Dunnells, 92
George Dunnells, 92On May 4, 2025, our hearts were broken as we lost our wonderful father George Clifford Dunnells, whom we loved and adored. Our father, George, was born on Dec. 22, 1932, in Brewster, Mass., to Howard and Flora Dunnells. He was a twin to Howard and had a loving older sister, Jeannie. Sadly,…
Bolton Town Caucus Results
The Bolton Town Caucus, to nominate candidates for open positions on the Town Election ballot, was held on Monday, March 3 at the Bolton Public Library. The following candidates were nominated, according to the Bolton Town Clerk’s office: OFFICE TERM INCUMBENT/CANDIDATE Moderator One Year Douglas Storey Assessors, Board of Three Year Marcia Nonni Cemetery Committee…
Nashoba Drama hits the stage this weekend!
The Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Kenzie O’Brien, is the second Christmas ghost who tries to make Ebeneezer Scrooge see the joy missing from his life in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Courtesy Nashoba Drama. Photo previews are in of Nashoba Regional High School’s performance of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” this weekend, Nov. 22-24. Tickets…
Cultivate Care looks to buy Main Street property
By Dan McClure The John Sawyer House at 401 Main Street will soon be going up for sale. The current tenant, a non-profit organization called Cultivate Care Farms (CCF), has decided to exercise their right of first refusal and intends to buy the property from the current owners, Edwin and Debra Madera. To raise money…
Bolton votes in State Primary: results
The results of the State Primary election, held in person on Sept. 3 with early voting and mail-in votes added to those totals, showed most incumbents holding their positions within their party, and a winner in the contested race for the Republican ticket’s Senatorial pick. On the Democratic side, Bolton voters supported Senator Elizabeth Warren,…
Bolton’s new Police Chief is not so new
Bolton’s new Police Chief Luke Hamburger is no stranger to public service or to Bolton By Dan McClure July was a month that saw new leadership come to Bolton. Not only did the town get a new Town Administrator (Marie Sobalvarro), a new Chief of Police was also sworn in. Luke Hamburger was unanimously approved…