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With posts on Instagram, Black students at Groton School write about their experiences in a predominantly White and privileged environment.
by Robert Stewart
It’s been nearly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a stirring speech of racial justice and hope at Groton...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad updated the Select Board on the FY2020 receipts at their Monday night meeting.
He advised that the Country Club would reflect a deficit of $160,000. He added that due to the microburst and the extensive cleanup and repair required, resulting...
by Connie Sartini
“2020 is a disaster. With Covid, federal issues, hate speech, and now in Groton the N....word, and swastikas on the streets,” said Groton Selectman Josh Degen as he proposed to his fellow Board members the formation of a task force to address diversity issues for the town...
by Connie Sartini
Chief of Police Michael Luth updated the Select Board at their Monday virtual meeting on the status of the offensive graffiti that was found around town, including at the Groton Country Club Shed and on other signs and roadways in Groton. Following an intensive...
Bane, Groton Police K-9 Officer, and handler Officer Greg Steward searched for clues of the perpetrators near site of racist, anti-Black graffiti.
Marches for Social Justice, Racist Graffiti, Stamp Their Mark on Small Town Groton.
by Robert Stewart
The cries for social justice shouted by hundreds of thousands of marchers and protesters around the country has found a voice in Groton during this month and that voice for change...
by Russell Harris
As our town and our economy become increasingly dependent on electricity, Groton Electric Light Department is not resting on its sterling reputation for low prices, short, infrequent power outages and supplying low-carbon electricity.
Instead, the three-person Board...
Last summer Massachusetts saw a resurgence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), with more than two hundred communities designated as moderate to critical risk by the Department of Public Health (DPH). The virus, spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, can impact - and, rarely, kill -...
by Bob Katzen, Beacon Hill Register
The Massachusetts Senate voted 40-0, approving a bill that would provide registered voters three options to cast a ballot in the September 1 primary and November 3 general election including extended early voting periods, voting in-person on Election Day...