Government · Select Board
Stow Select Board Schedules July Hearing on Wedgwood Pines Liquor License Violation
Stow Select Board schedules liquor license hearing and confronts record-low groundwater.
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Government · Open Space Committee
Randal Park wetland restoration awarded $1.7 million in state funding
Stow Open Space Committee advances Randal Park restoration with $1.7 million state award. The committee received notification that state funding for the Randal Park wetland restoration project has increased from $300,000 to $1.7 million, with the restoration set to begin in 2027 coordinated with
Government · Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Traffic committee selects Chief Evers as new chair.
Stow Traffic Safety Advisory Committee elects Chief Barry Evers chair. At the June 16 meeting, the committee voted unanimously to elect Evers, following nomination by Chief Michael Sallese and a second from Planning Director Valerie Oorthuys. The committee also advanced several traffic initiatives:
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board appoints associate members; continues development hearing
Planning Board appoints associate members and continues hearings on two major developments. Deb Woods and Allison Alter were unanimously appointed as Voting and Non-Voting Associate Members, respectively, for one-year terms ending June 30, 2027, in a Board review of letters of interest from both
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission approves former Bose site emergency access drive
Stow Conservation Commission approves two major decisions. The Commission unanimously issued a Negative 3 Determination for Masters Academy International's emergency access drive at 688 Great Road, enabling work at the redeveloping former Bose property without a full Order of Conditions.
Government · Green Advisory Committee
Green Advisory Committee approves Climate Action Plan update
Stow Green Advisory Committee backs 2026 Climate Action Plan update for Select Board presentation. The committee unanimously approved Arnie Epstein's presentation showing the town on track to meet 2030 sustainability goals including heat pump adoption and electric vehicle purchases, with key
Government · Council on Aging Board
Council on Aging Board approves associate member process, halts summer meetings
Stow Council on Aging approves associate member vacancy process, halts summer meetings. Chair Jeanne Genereux presided as the Board voted to adopt an edited application process for associate members, implementing a historical practice of filling Board vacancies through promotion. The Board also
Government · Board of Health
Board approves septic variances with conservation contingency
Stow Board of Health approves septic variances with conservation conditions. The board unanimously granted two regulatory waivers for an innovative Presby Enviro system at 248 Harvard Road, reducing the required wetland setback from 100 feet to 88 feet and waiving the standard effluent filter
Government · Randall Library Trustees
Library trustees rename Young Adult Room after Hale fund
Randall Library Trustees name Young Adult Room after Hale fund. The board elected Morgan Hillman as Chair, Maureen Busch as Vice Chair, David Carroll as Secretary, and Aisha Anderson as Treasurer. Trustees voted unanimously to rename the Young Adult Room the "Hale Young Adult Room," fulfilling a
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves July 1 reappointments and advances two summer events.
Stow Select Board unanimously approves 18 summer reappointments across four motions. Chair John "JT" Toole and members Hector Constantzos, Ingeborg Hegemann, Brian Patuto, and Dan Petersen voted unanimously by roll call on one-, two-, three-, and five-year terms effective July 1, after confirming
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