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by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad opened his discussion at the January 9 Select Board meeting by addressing the fiscal year’s tax bills that residents recently received, and the social media comments and questions that followed.
First, he said that the Board of Assessors had...
The heavy lines in the map above show the original land grant for Groton compared to the town’s current boundaries.
by Joshua Vollmar
It’s a story as old as the telling of Groton history: a group of God-fearing Puritan settlers founded a new town in the wilderness in 1655 and named it Groton after the birthplace of Deane Winthrop, the chair of the first select board: Groton, Suffolk, England. But this...
Election Decided After Original Count in November, Recount in December and Legislative Review in January
by Robert Stewart
A State House of Representatives Special Committee released its report late Tuesday evening, Jan. 17, after reviewing a complaint filed by Republican candidate Andrew...
• Groton Finds Itself at the Center of Evolving Environmental Policy and Promising Business Development
• The Promise of a Hopeful Future is Tempered by a High Tax Burden; Rising Costs and Uncertainty of Energy Reliability; and Shortage of Affordable Housing
by Robert Stewart
As the year 2022...
by Connie Sartini
The Groton Select Board unanimously upheld the decision by Town Manager Mark Haddad that two dogs that had attacked leashed dogs and their owners at the Rocky Hill Trail off Martins Pond Road were declared dangerous and should be euthanized. Following review of the sworn...
by Connie Sartini
Every year the Groton Fire Department responds to around 1,400 calls for emergency service including everything from medical emergencies to hazardous materials calls and fires. Over the past 20 years, the fire service has transformed from a role that revolves primarily around...
by Town Manager Mark Haddad
Fiscal Year 2023 Tax Bill
The average tax bill (a home valued at $633,985) in Groton grew by about $717 in Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023). The bills are significant for two reasons. First, fifty (50%) percent of the permanent debt service for the...
Matt Detora with ‘Toro,’ the mischevious Shiba Inu puppy.
by Matt Detora, Sports Editor for the Groton Herald
When a beloved pet – a dog or cat – goes missing it is a harrowing experience for the whole family, an experience that many pet owners have lived through, an experience few would wish to repeat because it is emotionally wrenching. There are...
by Connie Sartini
There are two interlocking pieces of the town budget puzzle. The first piece is the municipal portion of the budget that includes Fire, Police, DPW and General Government and the second piece is the schools’ portion of the budget.
To make the budgeting process especially...
•Shepherd Campaign: Margin of Scarsdale Victory So Narrow That it Falls Within Range of Errors That Might Have Occurred During General Election and Recount
•Scarsdale Campaign: Disappointed with Action of Shepherd Campaign; Believes Election Results Were Conducted with Integrity, Transparency and...