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Town Clerk Michael Bouchard advised Selectmen he will investigate alternative locations for polling for Precincts 2 and 3. Currently, Precinct 2 and 3 cast votes in Middle School North gymnasium. He cited potential exposure for students by having so many people in the school when it is in session....
Town Manager Mark Haddad met with School Committee to allay fears over available funding in fiscal year 2014 which runs from July 2013 to June 2014. The budget cycle for fiscal 2014 is currently underway and culminates with a recommended operating budget to voters at Annual Town Meting in May. The...
Groton resident Rule Loving advised Selectmen that it is his intention to offer an amendment at the Jan. 26 Special Town Meeting to the $7M article authorizing construction and equipping of the proposed center fire station. He stressed that this is not about whether or not to build a new fire...
With bids for both demolition only and demolition and replacement of Fitch's Bridge coming in significantly lower than expected, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised Selectmen of some potential options for funding the bridge effort, without tacking it onto the anticipated $7M bond for the construction...
by Connie Sartini
The Finance Committee voted to support a proposal from resident Rule Loving slated for the Jan. 26 Town Meeting to place the funding for the proposed Center Fire Station on a town-wide ballot that would give all voters in town the opportunity to address the largest municipal...
Special Town Meeting slated for Saturday, Jan. 26 starting at 9 a.m. at the Middle School Auditorium features only four articles for voter consideration. The major reason for this meeting is to take action on a request for bond authorization of $6,934,589 for constructing, equipping and furnishing...
Residents of the Lost Lake Drive area will soon have some new neighbors as the Lost Lake Fire Station substation will become home to new occupants this month; Groton's Emergency Management Agency ((EMA) and Groton Police Department detectives will fill the available office space in the building....
The Pergantis Realty Trust finally received Planning Board approval for a special permit to establish a Seafood Grill and Function Hall at 124 Main St. after months of back and forth between the applicant, George Pergantis, and the Board to determine exactly what he has planned for uses in the...
If the old saying comes to mind "in with the new and out with the old," what then do you do with your old sweaters, jeans or bathroom towels? The answer is RECYCLE!
MassToss, the North Central Regional Solid Waste Cooperative has partnered with Bay State Textiles for a solution to textile waste....
Bids from general contractors for the proposed new Center Fire Station were opened Friday, Dec. 21 and several fell well within the number forecast by the architectural firm of Dore & Whittier for the project. Eleven bids were received and ranged from a low of $5.94M to a high of $7.73M.
The...