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Survey Taken in 2022 Reveals Decline Amongst Students in Substance Abuse But Increases in Bullying and Sexual Harassment
by Robert Stewart
The latest data collected by Emerson Hospital as part of its Community Benefits Program on risky behaviors potentially undertaken by students in sixth and...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board that the town received correspondence from the Alcohol, Beverage Control Commission that upheld the Board’s decision on Boston Road Market’s appeal to the ABCC on a three-day liquor license suspension.
Haddad said the...
Wild and Scenic Rivers: Dragonfly Mercury Project
As part of a national-scale project run by the National Park Service (NPS) and the US Geologic Service (USGS), the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council led an effort to gather dragonfly larvae that will...
Painting by Sue Penney Marion
NOA Gallery's Artist Reception at The Groton Inn on Sunday, Sept 10 from 1-3 p.m. will include a special fundraising performance by the Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Chamber Choir, with all donations going to a fund for their upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall, and a sale of abstracted...
The Groton Trails Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, marking a quarter-century of dedicated efforts to preserve and promote the natural beauty of Groton's trails. In honor of this milestone, the committee has unveiled a challenge for all nature enthusiasts – a chance to...
Drawing on UMass Lowell’s expertise in spacecraft design and track record of successful missions, the university has secured $5.5 million in state funding to launch a research center where scientists, industry leaders and startups can build and test miniature satellites and components essential...
by Joshua Vollmar
Anniversaries can be reminders of unique, yet overlooked parts of our community, and there is one such this year: the Groton Grange turns 150 in October. Although not frequently in the spotlight today, the Grange is one of Groton’s longest-standing community organizations and...
by Barbara Scofidio
So many creative minds—artists, musicians, actors—end up putting their art on the back burner. Responsibilities take over; they grow discouraged—the reasons are many.
Groton artist Sue Penney Marion, however, found a way to do her art while raising two children, working as...
Legislators from North Central Massachusetts sent a letter to Attorney General Andrea Campbell to ask her office to investigate Unitil’s delivery rates and potential price gouging according to an announcement from Senator John J. Cronin’s (D - Fitchburg) office.
“Residents across Unitil’s...
• Fund Will Assist Farmers Impacted by Frost, Freezes and Flooding During 2023
• by Robert Stewart
Groton’s State Senator John Cronin of Fitchburg confirmed recently that the Legislature and Governor have approved a $20 million supplemental budget that will deliver financial relief to farmers...