Letters
This letter is in regard to the cancellation of the plan to reconstruct the Prescott School playground. I am very disappointed that will not take place as I believe this is the safest place with the best equipment in town for children to play, and there is adequate parking. I believe that a group...
To all living in the Gibbet and Angus hills area, on Monday I watched a large Bobcat going through my backyard. Anyone with small animals, dogs, cats, chickens, etc. should take precautions to protect their animals. The Bobcat in question looked well fed.
Jim Allen
34 Shattuck St,
Twomusicians, Michael Manugian and Ruth Treen Wise, founded the Nashoba Valley Chorale (NVC) in 1976. It has since grown to be a recognized and valuable cultural resource based in Littleton and comprised of 80 members under the direction of Anne Watson Born. It was Born who researched Black,...
In an earlier letter to this paper, [Sept. 9, 2018], I wrote about the etymology of the moniker Groton. 'Gro' was a Saxon adjective denoting gravelly, stony, or sandy, and 'tun', a settlement or hamlet.
I can now expand upon the latter by reference to a work I am reading, the History of...
Dear Groton Residents,
As some of you may know, while residing in Groton, I was an elected official, serving on the Groton Dunstable School Committee. After serving two terms, I took some time off to enjoy my son's senior year. However, I continued to serve you as a Florence Roche Elementary...
In his update on PFAS to the Select Board, Town Manager Mark Haddad explained that one of the most pressing issues facing Groton today is PFAS. In the second part of his PFAS update, he discussed pending PFAS legislation on the state level. We reprint those comments below.
A PFAS Task Force was...
The following letter was sent to residents of West Groton by the Tax Collector Treasures Office, notifying them of a change they will see on their upcoming Real Estate Tax bill. The mailing also contained a Sample Bill that is not a real bill and does not reference any value related to their...
[Ed.Note: This is the first in a series of letters submitted by Groton Cultural Council (GCC) spotlighting several recipients of last year's round of grants from the GCC in support of the arts, performing, applied and otherwise, perceived of benefit to Groton and the surrounding area.]
Nestled...
The fourth in the Groton Sustainability Commission’s free “Sustainability in Groton: What You Can Do” seminar series will take place on Thursday, June 29th at 7:00pm at the Groton Center in West Groton (163 West Main St). The Groton Channel will also record it for streaming playback. This seminar...
Thank you to the Groton Herald for helping us advertise the Groton Grange Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast. The pictures taken by Steve Lieman were fantastic and showed the Grange member volunteers work to make the event a success.
Additionally, thank you to Josiah and Linda Coleman of Salt...