News
• Shepherd Campaign Still Reviewing Election Recount Numbers to Determine Whether to Challenge the Results
• Similar Election Results in Second Essex House District Being Challenged in Court
by Robert Stewart
State Representative candidate Andrew Shepherd of Townsend told the Herald that his...
by Connie Sartini
Members of the Sustainability Commission Chairman Alison Dolbear Peterson and Vice Chairman Phil Francisco and members of their commission presented a report of their activities over the past year to the Select Board.
One of their major initiatives of the Commission is the...
by Beacon Hill Roll Call
Citizens for Limited Taxation announced that it would shut down at year’s end, leaving behind a legacy that includes the 1986 law responsible for that tax refund check you got in the mail this fall. Also, you are probably familiar with Proposition 2 1/2 - a ballot law...
Pictured above is the cemetery’s original wooden archway. Photo below is 1910 photo of today’s granite gate installed in 1904 thanks to a gift from John Gilson.
By Joshua Vollmar
One-hundred-and-seventy-five years ago, the citizens of Groton had a problem – and they solved it such that the town has not had to deal with it since. At the time, space was running short in the approximately three-acre graveyard we now call the Old Burying Ground. Established...
Based on a recommendation from Town Manager Mark Haddad, Groton Select Board voted to increase the maximum abatement for individuals participating in the Senior Work-off Program from $750 to $1000.
Haddad said that this will allow those participating in the program to work more hours as a...
by Marlena Gilbert
Members of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) voiced concerns as they received an update from the Behavior Task Force, established at the end of the last school year to help address the disruptive and, in some cases, unsafe behavior that was happening in...
• Scarsdale Becomes the First Democrat to Represent the First Middlesex District Since the Late 1970s
• Recount Confirms the November 8 Count; The Margin of Victory is Narrow and is Being Reviewed by the Shepherd Campaign
by Robert Stewart
After a recount of votes in the First Middlesex House...
by Connie Sartini
At the December 12 Select Board meeting, Town Manager Mark Haddad congratulated Bruce Easom on the Friends of Prescott’s successfully receiving a $250K grant for an elevator for the historic Prescott School. Haddad said that the elevator will now go out to bid.
Fall Town...
• Development at Devens Has Been a Success Story and a Model for Base Redevelopment around the country
• Billions Invested by Companies Locating There Has Had a Significant Positive Impact on the Economy in the State, Region and Locally
by Robert Stewart
When Governor Baker signed legislation...
In the month of November Groton Animal Control answered 23 calls in the following categories:
Dogs lost/found; 7
Dog bites; 3
Quarantines issued; 4
Cats; none lost, none found
Bear sightings; 1
Deer struck; 7
Raccoons; 3
Cattle loose; 1
Unknown animals making spooky noises in house; 1
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