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Stow Opens Applications for STOWcase 2026 Amid Critical Drought

Stow opened applications for its STOWcase 2026 showcase this week, urging residents to apply quickly with space limited, even as the town remains under a Level 3 critical drought declaration. The Select Board is set to meet Thursday, July 30, for an executive session, and the town separ…

Stow Home Sales Cluster Between $800,000 And $1.3 Million In Latest Deeds

Stow recorded 19 property transfers between June 26 and July 25, though only nine deeds disclosed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $544,000 to $1.625 million, with a median of $926,000. The month's top sale was 2 Marlboro Road at $1,625,000, sold by Charles S. and Leslie A.…

Stow Youth Baseball opens Fall Ball registration and calls for bingo volunteers to keep fees affordable.

Stow Youth Baseball has opened Fall Ball registration for players ages 6-18, welcoming individual sign-ups and full teams. The league is also recruiting volunteers for its bingo fundraiser -- calling it a "major fundraiser" that keeps registration prices low -- as well as for concession…

Stow Home Prices Split Evenly Above and Below $1 Million in Latest Sales

Stow recorded 19 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, though only 10 listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $544,000 to $1,625,000, with a median of $1,008,000. The month's top sale was 2 Marlboro Rd at $1,625,000, sold by Charles and Leslie Bell to Halcott Grant. …

Crescent Street Sidewalk Work Continues Amid Barton Road Closure

Stow infrastructure work advances with sidewalk construction and a road closure amid an ongoing drought declaration. The town's Crescent Street sidewalk project, which began July 2, continues alongside a newly posted Barton Road closure notice, according to the town's official website. …

Stow Select Board Appoints Chair to ZBA, Directs Common Road Engineering Study

Stow Select Board unanimously filled two Zoning Board of Appeals vacancies and directed staff to commission a new engineering analysis of Common Road at its July 14 meeting.

Stow Confirms Level 3 Critical Drought Status Remains in Effect

Stow remains under a Level 3 Critical Drought declaration, the town's highest posted alert tier, as Town Hall pushes out its July 2026 Municipal Message and a rundown marking 25 years of Community Preservation Act funding locally. A Barton Road closure notice stays in effect, and the Cr…

Stow Youth Baseball opens Fall Ball registration and calls for bingo volunteers to keep fees down.

Stow Youth Baseball opened Fall Ball registration for players ages 6-18, welcoming both individual sign-ups and full teams. The league is also asking for community help running its bingo fundraiser, which it describes as its major source of revenue — organizers say that without enough v…

Stow Posts Level 3 Critical Drought Alert, Flags Barton Road Closure

Stow's town website is now displaying a Level 3 Critical Drought alert, its most prominent current notice, directing residents to the Alert Center for water-use guidance. Town Hall also posted a road closure notice for Barton Road and continues the Crescent Street Sidewalk Project, wher…

Stow Median Hits $960,000 as Five of Eleven Sales Top $1 Million in June-July Period

Stow recorded 18 deeds between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with 11 carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $544,000 to $1,625,000 and a median of $960,000. The period's defining transaction was 2 Marlboro Road, which sold for $1,625,000 — the highest recorded price in the dataset by …

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