Select Board approves police policies and one-day liquor license for library event
Select Board · Meeting of April 28, 2026
Stow Select Board approves five police policies and one-day liquor license. The board unanimously approved updated police policies addressing juvenile handling, missing persons including new Silver Alert protocol for seniors, Lake Boon patrol officer authority, incident reporting, and a new framework for responsible AI use that prohibits facial recognition without court warrant and restricts cloud-based AI platforms. Separately, the board approved a one-day liquor license for a Randall Library Friends donor reception on May 7, 2026, contingent on a public safety walkthrough.
Fire Chief Barry Evers presented letters of commendation to four department members for their coordinated emergency response on April 7 at the Massachusetts State Fire Fighting Academy, where their actions directly saved a firefighter's life after a four-story fall.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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