Planning Board denies 38 Hiley Brook special permit modification. The board voted unanimously against the modification request after finding the applicant provided multiple inconsistent justifications for removing a protective buffer condition. Chair Lori Clark emphasized the original intent of the
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 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 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'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 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 …
Stow remains under a Level 3 Critical Drought designation as crews continue building new sidewalks along Crescent Street and a Barton Road closure disrupts local travel. The town's drought information webpage is being promoted as the key resource for residents navigating water restricti…
Lake Boon Commission approves slalom course and begins rules modernization. The Commission unanimously authorized resident Cindy Cummings to set up a temporary slalom water-skiing course in the second basin, with four demonstrations: three safety checks and one public demonstration, each requiring
Stow Green Advisory Committee elects new leadership for fiscal 2027. Arnie Epstein was elected chair and John Colonna-Romano as vice-chair by a 4-0 vote. The committee advanced work on a Polystyrene Reduction Bylaw for August revision and progressed a Climate Leaders Technical Support Grant
The Stow Board of Health unanimously approved three Title 5 Local Upgrade Variances for a sewage disposal system replacement at 91 Kingland Road, a 0.47-acre property owned by Dillis and Roy. Engineer J. Maloney presented the plan to replace a failed cesspool, which requires reduced setbacks for