FEATURES
Minuteman Spurs Another Special TM …Jan. 8, 2016** Updated
By Ann Needle
For the second time in three months, Stow will gather at a Special Town Meeting. On Feb. 1, the town will be voting on a crucial issue that could decide the fate of Minuteman High School’s long-planned building project. Voters will be asked to decide whether to accept an updated regional agreement among the vocational high school’s 16 member towns.
Adults Responsible When Teens Drink… May 22, 2015
By Ann Needle
Can parents get in legal trouble because teens were drinking in their house? Yes — and the legal punishment may not be the biggest toll, according to a state prosecutor. As the school year closes and graduation parties get underway, Nashoba Regional High School held a forum last Tuesday on social hosting of underage students.
Despite Loss, Boys Track is in the Running.. May 15, 2015
By Jess Thomas
The Nashoba Regional boys track team came into the Friday, May 8 meet with a 4-0 record, but ran into a fast and competitive Westborough squad.
Unified Track Opens Their Season… April 24, 2015
By Jess Thomas
The Nashoba Regional High School Unified Track season got underway on Thursday, April 16 on a sunny day in Bolton.
Unified Track began in 2011 when the Special Olympics organization started a movement called Project Unified in order to practice inclusion and acceptance in high schools, according to Patti Doherty, a representative from Massachusetts Special Olympics.
Will Nashoba’s Population Grow?… April 10, 2015
By Ann Needle
Nashoba Regional High School is overcrowded, and the newly renovated Center School in Stow has reached capacity according to the district’s numbers. This raises the question of just how many students the Nashoba Regional district can expect to educate over the next few decades.
In trying to answer this question, the Nashoba School Committee recently heard from a local expert on demographic trends in the area.
Nashoba Budget Passes Committee… April 3, 2015
By Ann Needle
After weeks of often fiery debate, and a failed vote earlier in March, the Nashoba School Committee passed a proposed budget on Wednesday. Approval of the $52.6 million budget came in the third round of voting in front of a packed audience.
Running to Raise Money for Research… March 27, 2015
By Jess Thomas
For Bolton resident, Chris Maher, running 26.2 miles seems easy in comparison to battling cancer.
Maher is running his fifth Boston Marathon on April 20, but the event has a different and special meaning this time.
Bringing Folk Music Home to Bolton… March 27, 2015
By Barbara Allen
While the concept of the House Concert may be one that, for some, is trendy and new, Bolton residents and singer-songwriters Dan and Faith Senie point out that it is actually a very old idea, dating back to the Middle Ages, when traveling troubadours would take their instruments and their voices “on the road.” Traveling from home to home, these early performers quite literally “sang for their supper.”
Governor’s First Opioid Crisis Listening Session…March 20, 2015
Members of the Public Gathered To Share Ideas and Perspectives regarding current Opioid Crisis
Submitted by the Office of Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis
As the number of drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth continues to rise, members of the Opioid Crisis Working Group created by Governor Charlie Baker gathered this past Tuesday, March 10th at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester for the first of four public listening sessions. Hosted by Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis, over 400 people attended the event which was designed to gather feedback and ideas on the best ways to halt the current epidemic.
Peter Pan Flies Into Nashoba…March 6, 2015
by Ann Needle
As stage shows go, it has a relatively light story line and the music isn’t complex. But Nashoba Regional High School’s production of Peter Pan, opening March 13, could be its most storied production in years, thanks to something the audience will (hopefully) never see.