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Groton Grange # 7 wishes to thank all who participated in our 2024 Town-wide Litter Clean-up. A special shout-out to members of Groton Road Race, Squannacook River Runners and Groton Scouts. Also thanks to the Mountain Lakes Club for their participation year-after -year.   There were 45 trash-bags...
May through June, turtles will be on roadways and in yards as they travel long distances to sunny nesting sites. Please be on alert for them and enjoy watching them from a distance. Nesting may take several hours, so please give shy turtles privacy and keep pets away.    Turtles live from 20 to 90...
For many years I have served as the local volunteer coordinator of the National Letter Carriers' Food Drive, now in its 29th year, taking place on Saturday, May 11, working with the local postmasters within our six-town area to help them implement this annual, national food drive, the largest one-...
Many thanks to Lawrence Academy for the Italian dinner this past Friday, thanks to Shaw’s for all of the gorgeous flowers on the tables, and to students from Rob’s Guitar School for the music.  Also thanks to the students from GDRHS for the basic setup for the dinner, and Lawrence Academy, and...
The 2024 first-quarter statistics on electric rates in Massachusetts were just released; the following numbers are for a 750-kilowatt-hour (kWh) bill.     For the 12-month average ending March 31, our neighbors who have Until saw electric rates 155% higher than ours; and those who have National...
I know many Groton residents are concerned about PFAS contamination in groundwater, and possible human exposures in private wells.  As you may know, Ayer has been addressing PFAS since at least 2018, when it was discovered that the former Fort Devens had contaminated Ayer public water supply that...
To: Groton Conservation Commission Ms. Eileen McHugh, Chairperson Dear Members of the Commission: I am a resident of Ayer, and for many years, a frequent hiker of the Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding areas in your town.  I’m not able to attend your meeting this evening, due to a prior...
Hello friends. My name is Paul Hathaway and I would respectfully ask for your support as a write-in candidate for the Planning Board on April 23. I’ve spent the last few months working on a special committee supporting our Planning Board and very much enjoyed both the process and meeting the...
Thank you to the 2,327 voters who voted ‘No’ on the override question at the ballot box. 26% of the town’s eligible voters came to the polls and voted ‘No’. We saved the townspeople $5.5 million in higher property taxes over the next three years and millions more over time because this override was...
Groton Community School is proud to sponsor two annual scholarships this year, which are awarded to graduating high school seniors who attended our school as young children. We are very happy to honor our school alumni, and to acknowledge two special young men who are near and dear to us. Each had...

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