Stow Planning Board delays decisions on two site plans over incomplete applications and legal questions. In the hammerhead lot hearing at 70 Walcott Street, applicant Bruce Ringwall agreed to address turnout sizing, erosion control, and other issues before the March 3 continuation; members
Stow Select Board ratifies town administrator's contract and appoints new firefighter in 20-minute session.
Board of Assessors approves $1.15M in motor vehicle excise and solar tax exemption. Chair Cindy Cummings, Member Thomas Ryan, and Member Leonard Golder voted unanimously on February 9 to grant a 20-year exemption for residential solar rooftop facilities not exceeding 125 percent of annual
The Stow Historical Commission unanimously approved its 2025 town report and created up to three associate member positions, with voting-rights determination to follow. Barbara Clancy reported the West School restoration application, seeking $420,200 from the Community Preservation Committee for
Stow Library Trustees unanimously hire Ricky Sirois as Library Director. Chair Morgan Hillman led the Board through candidate interviews on February 3, with Sirois appearing at 8:15 p.m. after Pamela Gardner withdrew her application. Co-interim Directors Jael Gorham and Sarah Hurtig confirmed the
Stow Zoning Board holds public hearing on sober living home zoning dispute. Brian Burke, appealing a Building Commissioner decision, argued that a sober living home at 41 Birch Hill Road operates as a commercial use with transient occupancy not permitted in a residential district and does not meet
Stow Community Preservation Committee authorizes $28,435 for Wetland Replication Design. The committee voted 6-0-1, with Finance Committee member Tom Farnsworth abstaining, to pay Fuss & O'Neill for work on the design. The committee also unanimously approved submission of Version 2 of the Town
Stow Select Board authorizes deficit spending for snow and ice as 36.25 inches fall since December. Chair Megan Birch-McMichael and members voted unanimously to exceed the FY 2026 snow and ice budget, with Town Administrator Denise M. Dembkoski reporting the Department of Public Works had consumed
Capital Planning Committee reviewed FY27 capital requests from Fire & Rescue and Council on Aging. Chief Barry Evers presented a $1,051,640 Engine 12 fire truck request for a 2004 vehicle that is being retired; the new apparatus will serve as the front-line truck and has a three-year delivery
Open Space Committee approves prior minutes, sets farm housing as top priority. The seven-member panel voted unanimously to advance three action items for 2026: creation of agricultural worker housing through potential Community Land Trust models and zoning changes; resolution of an unfiled