Government

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 Select Board schedules liquor license hearing and confronts record-low groundwater.

STOW — June 9, 2026 — Stow Select Board reappoints more than two dozen volunteers and hears a paving bid nearly half the town's estimate. The board voted 5-0 on four separate slates of annual July 1 appointments covering one- through five-year terms, confirming positions on bodies including

STOW — May 26, 2026 — Stow Select Board reorganizes under new chair, allows cannabis home delivery, and moves to modernize legal notices. The board elected JT Toole as chair and Ingeborg Hegemann as clerk at its May 26 meeting, filling a leadership void left by the departure of former member Megan

STOW — May 12, 2026 — Stow Select Board votes 3-2 to transmit a certified democracy declaration, passed 90-14 at the May 9 town meeting, to state officials ahead of a requested July 4 deadline. The board, meeting Tuesday under outgoing Chair Meghan Burch McMichael — who received a House citation

STOW — April 28, 2026 — Stow Select Board approves new police AI policy and hears warning about clinician funding cuts. Police Chief Barry Evers told the board Tuesday that the Massachusetts House budget cut the statewide Jail Diversion Clinician Program from roughly $18 million to approximately $4 million, putting Stow'

STOW — April 14, 2026 — Stow Select Board unanimously approved its 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant and ratified a three-year firefighter contract at the April 14 meeting. The board voted to ratify the collective bargaining agreement with the Stow Professional Firefighters Association, Local 3262, running July 1, 2026 through June

STOW — March 24, 2026 — Stow Select Board permanently appoints Tina McAndrew as Assistant Town Administrator and previews a $39.167 million FY27 budget. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to confirm McAndrew, who has served on an interim basis since October, in the role through June 30, 2026, subject to reappointment.

Stow Select Board upholds police chief's elimination of special officer position for two retired officers.

Stow Select Board ratifies town administrator's contract and appoints new firefighter in 20-minute session.