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Groton Herald:
You have served in many different elected political offices. Politics and politicians are often maligned at all levels of government. How do you respond?
Hon. Robert Hargraves:
I believe there is no higher calling than public service. By definition, politics is a powerful tool....
At the opening of the seventh and final session of the hearing for a permit to apply the herbicide Sonar to Baddacook Pond, GPAC president Jim Leuning said state officials had affirmed that Groton Water Commissioners are the sole arbiters of decisions affecting water quality at Baddacook Pond....
Spring has finally arrived and warming temperatures awake hibernating turtles to do what they have done for 200 million years. Look for them, on sunny wetland logs, basking to warm their reptilian, cold-blooded bodies.
Between now (nesting season) and mid October( baby turtle hatchling emergence...
On May 21, 2015, Sawtell School House on Chicopee celebrated the 200th meeting of the school's trustees punctuated by a cannon salute. The Trustees proudly displayed the accomplishments to a schoolroom full of attendees.
The school building, lovingly renovated, is indeed a step back in time. The...
On Tuesday Groton voters concluded one of the more contentious election seasons in recent memory. At the center of the Selectmen's race was the seat held by controversial first-term Selectman Jack Petropoulos.
During his first term Selectman Petropoulos clashed with Groton's first Town Manager...
At around 9 pm on Sunday May 17, the Devens Fire Department responded to 75 Independence Rd for a fire in a commercial building. First arriving fire fighters found a fire in a recycling center that quickly grew. Firefighters from numerous area departments responded to the 4 alarm fire to provide...
Route 2 Westbound, (Exit 40 B) to I-495 Northbound Ramp Will Be Closed for Four Months to replace five structurally deficient bridges in order to ensure the long-term efficient performance of the I-495/Route 2 interchange and to increase safety for motorists traveling both highways.
This closure...
On Thursday May 7, Groton Fire Chief Steele McCurdy reinstated call-firefighter Chris Curtis to duty after an investigation by the Groton Police Department, an internal investigation by the Groton Fire Department, a series of hearings, and legal advice from Town Counsel. Chief McCurdy had placed...
Selectmen/Great Ponds Advisory Committee [GPAC], were dealt a possibly crippling blow to their plans to apply the herbicide Sonar to Baddacook Pond, a body of water only 50 feet from the Town's primary source of public drinking water. The blow, delivered b y Town Counsel came in the form of a legal...
At a candidate's debate sponsored by the Lowell Sun and Nashoba Publications, Selectman candidates Art Prest and George Barringer both said they would vote to renew Town Manager Mark Hadddad's contract. When asked, Prest, said, 'Yes, I would vote to renew his contract. I have worked closely with...