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Massachusetts drivers have long been the butt of jokes about aggressive driving and crowded roads. Now, a new report from the insurance comparison company Insurify adds data to the stereotype: the Bay State leads the nation in at-fault car accidents.
According to Insurify’s 2024 analysis, 17.14...
Massachusetts drivers have long been the butt of jokes about aggressive driving and crowded roads. Now, a new report from the insurance comparison company Insurify adds data to the stereotype: the Bay State leads the nation in at-fault car accidents.
According to Insurify’s 2024 analysis, 17.14...
Barbara Scofidio
Shorty: Historian Josh Vollmar launches interactive tour of local Revolutionary landmarks
In conjunction with the historic events of April 19, 1775, when the Groton Minutemen assembled on the Town Common and marched off to Concord to what would become the start of the American...
The Trump Administration has rescinded over $7 million in federal education aid promised to Fitchburg and Leominster, part of a broader $106 million rollback in K–12 grants for Massachusetts. The cuts—announced late Friday—target funds already approved and partially spent, leaving school leaders...
On April 7, Groton’s Board of Health approved two unusual septic system upgrades that signal a trend in how the town confronts aging infrastructure around Knops Pond and Lost Lake.
Homeowner Leo Benoit received the green light for what may be Groton’s first underground sewage line routed beneath...
A British soldier looms over a fallen colonial during a dramatic reenactment of the Battle of Lexington, his bayonet thrust still fresh—an image that captures the brutal reality of 18th-century warfare. The bayonet, a fearsome weapon in close combat, was often more terrifying than the musket itself. For an important correction of a long-standing calumny against the courage of Groton’s own patriots, see Joshua Vollmar’s story on page 8.
Shorty: Did you know Groton’s minutemen did fight on April 19, 1775—despite what some old tales claim? Find out how new evidence is rewriting our town’s Revolutionary War history. Learn why the myth of a tavern delay doesn’t hold up, and how about that 12-year-old who marched anyway? This 250th...
Shorty: Did you know that disturbing protected wetlands could lead to $25,000 fines—or even jail time? Find out why Groton issued an enforcement order over alleged illegal work near a vernal pool. Learn what counts as an “agricultural exemption”—and what doesn’t.
On Tuesday, April 8, the Groton...
The town of Groton has cleared a significant hurdle in securing federal funding for local recreational facilities, officials announced at Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting.
A $1 million grant application for improvements to Cow Pond Brook Fields has been approved at the state level and will...
Shorty: “We need rain,” said Thomas Orcutt, Groton's water superintendent, who described the [Nashua] river as down “four or five feet” from normal levels.
As Massachusetts grapples with what officials describe as a “significant drought” affecting the Commonwealth, the town of Groton has secured...
by Connie Sartini
In preparation for the 2025 Spring Town Meeting, the Select Board supported all 11 CPC proposals in Article #8 of the Town Meeting Warrant.
CPC Proposal A: West Groton Rail Trail - $70,000 to secure rights to a section of rail line from the MBTA (from the river bordering...