Letters
I am a long time Groton resident and voter, and I am disgusted by the vicious smear campaign I am seeing against State Representative Margaret Scarsdale.
Campaigns should be based on ideas and accomplishments. We the voters should be given the opportunity to choose a candidate based on their...
I recently received a political mailer claiming that Representative Margaret Scarsdale is “not helping our community.” I write to rebut this statement which is patently untrue.
Margaret has done more to get Groton’s needs addressed by the legislature and has brought more state funding to our...
I was appalled when I found in my mail the other day a flyer disparaging Representative Margaret Scarsdale. Not only did her opponent demean her with a disgusting description of her service to her constituents, they declared that she “has never spoken on the House floor.” While the news is filled...
There was lots of activity at the Pay Your Fair Share initiative Grotonfest booth. To prepare for Grotonfest, my faithful reader, we created one handout that provides a strategic overview of the Pay Your Fair Share initiative and another tactical handout that gives some details on the upcoming...
A sincere thank you to all who participated in Groton’s Fall Town Meeting and voted regarding the Safer Streets for Groton Citizens’ Petition. The discussion around reducing the speed limit to 25 mph in thickly settled and business districts was informative, lively and respectful. Excellent...
In 2011, that Fall Town Meeting voted unanimously $25,000 to repair the West Groton Dam. This Town Meeting was emphatically in favor of preserving the West Groton Dam. This precedent also shows it is Town Meeting that is the deciding body to vote on major issues such as preserving or ripping down...
The following letter was sent to representative Margaret Scarsdale and State Senator Jamie Eldridge by Anna Eliot. She also sent this letter for publication in the Groton Herald.
You and Jamie Eldridge attended the rally at NVMC last week and listened to plea of help. We still need your help!...
As one of the many Groton-ites with a significant hearing loss, I was grateful beyond words to read the editorial in the Herald two weeks ago. The article advocates wisely and brilliantly for hearing devices called hearing loops to be installed in our public spaces. We prioritize parking. Why not...
The word “Town Meeting” can refer to both the event and the legislative body. As an event, one might say, “The spring Town Meeting will begin next Tuesday”; and as a body, “The budget must be approved by a vote of the Town Meeting.”
Believed to be the oldest form of democracy in the United...
On November 5th, the town must issue a demolition permit for the 1793 Prescott house, when the demolition delay expires. When that occurs, the last of the Prescott family’s six houses in Groton will be gone.
The more I learn about Groton’s history, the more I encounter the Prescott family, whose...