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A Planning Board permit for renovation of Tarbell School was issued October 20, 2015. Under bylaw regulations ‘substantial construction’ must begin within two years of issuance of a permit. Therefore, reconstruction of the former Tarbell School must begin by October 20 of this year, or the...
Josiah and Linda Coleman, owners of Salt and Light Bistro-Café at 159 Main Street, are closed for major renovations. We can’t wait to see the fulfillment of their plans for an even better café experience. Tentative plan is to be ready to re-open on Monday, March 13. Watch for it!
Fake Cannon
Groton is proud to be home to the real thing - a cannon captured by Groton’s own Minutemen at the Battle of Chelsea Creek on May 27, 1775, from HMS Diana - 242 years ago.
Meanwhile, residents of at least three Massachusetts communities including East Brookfield, Sturbridge and Billerica are...
This information appears on page 9 of Dr. Samuel Green’s 4-volume history of Groton:
“The following advertisement in The Groton Herald, March 13, 1830, shows that selectmen of the town at that time, wishing to be impartial in distributing their official patronage, used to meet equally at all the...
Well-known watercolor artist Harding Mudge Bush painted this moody, late-winter scene of the barn at Gibbet Hill farm. Mr. Bush offers group watercolor painting classes from his studio at 30 Main Street in Ayer in a fun, informal, collaborative spirit. His studio also offers a wide selection of...
‘Winter slopes all around; flakes of white, abound; More are coming down! Let’s find a hill, and sled it down! Just for the thrill.’ Photo showing young girl’s pure joy of a cold winter day’s sledding behind Lawrence Academy. Photo by A.J. Dillon.
Looks like a cold March day, with snow still on the ground, when this undated photo was taken of Mr. Boynton out delivering his bread, pastry and crackers.
The bakery was built on 15 Elm Street in 1851, current site of Shane Kuja’s Groton Service Center. The bakery burned to the ground in 1871 and...
Chris Shattuck of Shattuck Farm on Maple Ave. in West Groton, is seen here tapping his trees. He has syrup available for sale if people want to call ahead for purchase. Photo by Dorry Swain.
To make the syrup, tap trees, collect sap, and boil it down until it's thick, rich, sticky, sweet and delicious.
All this snow in Groton calls for maple snow and all things maple, including a maple log fire.
When I was 6 I had my first taste of maple snow at the home of my Canadian grandparents who made it when Pepe said that the snow was what he called, maple snow.
On those special days I run up the hill to...
Laurie Bonavita, Groton Land Use Director,
Groton’s Complete Streets Policy aims to accommodate the full range of users of town roadways, walkways, trails, and transit systems by creating a transportation network that meets the needs of individuals utilizing a variety of transportation modes. Decision-makers are directed to plan, design,...