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In a letter posted to the local listserve talkaboutgroton, realtor John Carver claimed that two 'very serious buyers' for the Prescott School property came forward after the RFP deadline to respond the official RFP. In the post he said that both offers were significantly higher than Mr. Yanchenko's...
By the narrowest of margins - two yes votes shy of the required 2/3 majority, the sale/lease of Prescott School went down to defeat Monday night at the October 20 Fall Town Meeting.
Debate on the article began at 9 p.m. and the deciding hand counted vote took place at 10:45 p.m. The high voter...
Town Meeting voters approved a .75 percent tax on local restaurant meals, estimated to add about $100,000 annually to town coffers. The tax would be collected along with the 6.25 percent state-imposed meals tax, for a total seven percent levy. The tax would be collected by all Groton eateries, sent...
Voters at Special Town Meeting will be asked to approve the spending of most of the additional revenue the town is expected to receive through what is called Free Cash and an increase in several revenue accounts. The town will have $1.35 million in available revenue through the "surplus revenue...
Last spring voters overwhelmingly defeated Selectman Degen's bid to become a Groton Water Commissioner, a bid based on a platform of influencing Groton Water Commissioners to consider approving application of the herbicide SONAR to Baddacook Pond - a water source only 50 feet from Groton's main...
In a surprising early legal maneuver, lawyers for Groton's Insurance Company, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Agency (MIIA) have moved Groton firefighters' multi-charge lawsuit from state to federal courts, according to Robert Bowen, attorney for the four Groton firefighters. The strategic...
Selectmen approved renewal of the 10-year contract with Charter Communications that will be transferable when the company is taken over by Comcast and signed the license agreement.
The new agreement includes an expansion of cable channels available from two to three and a payment of up to $85,000...
Continuing their support and advocacy for the schools, this past spring GELD [Groton Electric Light Department] applied for a $48,000 state grant to upgrade lighting systems at the Florence Roche Elementary School, an upgrade which will save the schools $23,000 a year in electricity costs. The...
Town Manager Mark Haddad said that even though three members of the Board of Selectmen voted against out-of-cycle grade changes and salary increases for three town employees, he plans to keep these as part of Article 2 on the town meeting warrant.
Selectmen voted to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with Pepperell to provide water and sewer for 10 residential lots located in Groton that are part of a larger Reedy Meadow Estates development in Pepperell.
Two of the 10 units located in Groton would be deeded 'affordable'. Water...