Letters
Dear Editor,
I find it had to describe the theater of the absurd that was the Dec. 15 Board of Selectmen's meeting. I left after an hour and a half but the attack on Mr. Petropolous by The Town Manager and other members of the BOS was pitiful. Like young children caught with their hand in the...
Dear Editor:
In last week's editorial, the Editor once again revealed his lack of understanding in the fundamental relationship between the Selectmen and the Town Manager.
By choosing to stick to his script of an unelected man with extraordinary powers to shape our town thereby leaving voters...
Dear Editor:
I joined the Board of Selectman nearly eight years ago. I joined to help the town succeed and prosper, and I think the record has been good. There have been contentious issues. I've listened, and exercised my judgment.
One of the weaknesses of an open and democratic government is the...
Ed Note: The following is an official Press Release written and released by the Town Manager. Normally a Press Release is considered an announcement of official information, while this appears to express the personal opinion of the Town Manager.
Please note that subheads were added to the Text to...
Dear Editor,
Before anyone is appointed to a Charter Review Committee, there should be a project plan developed which would include time lines for the delivery of recommendations and a plan of action with a time line for the BOS to act on the recommendations. All recommendations by the committee...
To the Editor:
Concerns about a fair contract for teachers reached a breaking point in October when, after 6 months of negotiations, it became clear that mediation would be required to settle this contract between the GDRSD School Committee and the licensed Teachers, Counselors, Psychologists,...
Dear Editor,
John Ellenberger's letter in the Nov. 21 issue of the Groton Herald contends I am a strong advocate of Groton's Charter and present form of governance. I plead guilty as charged.
However, Mr. Ellenberger in advancing his own opinion, admittedly shaped by a personal experience,...
To The Editor:
Members of the Groton Dunstable Educators' Association addressed the GDRSD School Committee at its meeting on Nov. 12, 2014. Here is a summary of our speakers' remarks:
GDRHS Ranked #86 in US
Newsweek Magazine (September, 2014) ranked Groton-Dunstable Regional High School #5 in...
Dear Ediitor:
It appears that there is a new civics lesson for the young people of Groton when members of the Planning, Health and Zoning Boards disagree. Instead of maximizing critical decision-making skills, they sue each other at $375 per hour per attorney. Is this the model that we want for...
Dear Editor:
There is honor and appreciation for our service men in Groton and I had the pleasure of experiencing it first hand on Tuesday, Nov. 18. My nephew, Staff Sargent Eric Trask, and his family stopped by our home in West Groton to visit with us before he moved onto his hometown of...