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The Planning Board, following an update from the development team and questions from abutter Dottie Mack, closed the Site Plan Review Public Hearing for the development of the proposed medical building at 120 Boston Road. The Board will now deliberate, draw up a Special Permit with waivers and...
State Representative Sheila C. Harrington joined colleagues in the Mass. House of Representatives in recognizing Massachusetts' thoughtful fiscal management, responsible budgeting and prudent investments as the Commonwealth announced an automatic reduction of the state income tax for the second...
THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate during the week of December 9-13. The House and Senate are meeting only in brief, informal sessions until January and there will not be any additional roll calls until that time. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports...
In one more step in executing GELD's on-going strategy of creating a low cost, diversified, portfolio of power for Groton rate payers, GELD is acquiring 500kw of the 51 megawatt Hancock Wind Project, representing about 1.2 percent of the total project. Combining the 500kw from Hancock Wind with...
Chief Donald L. Palma Jr. of the Groton Police Dept. would like to remind residents of Groton that Winter Parking Regulations are in effect. Article IV, Section 5 of the Town By-Laws prohibits parking on any public way for more than one (1) hour between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. from Nov. 15 to April 15....
Speaking at the Dec. 11 Selectmen's meeting, Lawrence Academy Headmaster Dan Schiebe thanked Groton Fire Department's first responders for quick action and immediate administration of CPR, thus saving the life of an L.A. student from Hong Kong saying, "Our gratitude pours out to you; our community...
At an unusually scheduled Wednesday morning meeting, Selectmen voted to approve a unified tax rate of $17.38 for all property in Groton, both commercial and residential.
Although the unified tax rate increased from $16.85 last year to $17.38 for this coming year, the average tax impact on...
At the December 5 public hearing for the proposed medical office building at 120 Boston Road, Planning Board members expressed concern with the size of the sign proposed for the property, a sign requiring the Board to grant a significant variance from Groton's sign bylaw, a bylaw often fought by...
Land Use Director Michelle Collette reported that there is a big increase in residential building permits coupled with a one-third increase in applications to the Zoning Board of Appeals for additions and improvements to existing homes.
She added that there are several more big projects that she...
Selectman Jack Petropoulos is proposing the anonymous testing of some private drinking wells in the Lost Lake area to determine how they might be affected by area septic systems. He said that the well testing would be free to residents of that area, and he would like to see between 40 to 50...