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by Barbara Scofidio
More than 700 people lined Groton’s Main Street Saturday morning for the latest nationwide “No Kings” day of protest, with the crowd stretching from Hollis Street to Prescott Community Center.
The Groton turnout was part of a coordinated series of demonstrations held across...
Shorty: So . . . money is tight. Shorty says: so what else is new? The Squannacook River and the mill pond are as much a part of Groton’s story as Surrenden Farm and Gibbet Hill. History doesn’t live on one side of town, and there may never be a better budget year. So maybe the real question isn’t...
Exquisite mirrored frame by Carol Canner. Photo by Steve Lieman
by Barbara Scofidio
The opening of “Many Threads, A Reunion of Four Artists, Their Friendship, Their Friends, and Their Students” at the Prescott Community Center’s Studio 108 Gallery was more than just an art reception. The evening—and the show itself—reflect how life in Groton creates lasting...
Shorty says: We don’t have enough housing. We need more revenue. Shorty keeps thinking those might be two sides of the same coin. So why does it feel like the Planning Board and the Select Board are working on two different problems? Could one be the key to the other?
Groton's housing market has...
Groton Police are warning residents about a new scam in which fraudsters impersonate the Massachusetts Trial Court and attempt to collect fake fines.
According to Deputy Chief Rachael Mead, the scam involves sending residents what appears to be an official “Notice of Hearing” for a traffic or...
Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board at their meeting that the Board of Registrars voted unanimously at their March 11, 2026 meeting to recommend that the Select Board vote to opt into In-Person Early Voting for the May 19, 2026 Town Election.
Based on this, the Select Board...
The Destination Groton Committee presented the members of the Select Board with a copy of their recently published “GROTON 2036 – A TEN-YEAR VISION.”
Destination Committee leader Gregory Sheldon advised that this effort began when the committee was appointed by the Select Board in 2021.
The...
Shorty says: For 29 years, this was handled with a phone call and a handshake. It worked. Now it needs filings, hearings, and a plan. Shorty is not saying its wrong. Just wondering: what did we gain . . . and what did we lose?
For 29 years, a stretch of the Nashua River near Groton School’s...
Shorty has a soft spot for a dissenting vote on principle. Russ Burke looked at the subdivision proposal and concluded that the conventional plan was actually the better one. He said so out loud, got outvoted 5-1, and voted “nay” anyway. But Shorty says in a small town, the plan the neighbors like...
by Barbara Scofidio
Spring is the season for self-renewal, and Lawrence Academy is offering Groton residents a free opportunity to reflect, learn, and grow through a program known as SEED Seminars.
The three seminars are scheduled for March 28, April 12, and April 26, from 12:30-4 p.m. on the...