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Patrice Garvin, who has served for the past six years as Executive Assistant to Groton's Town Manager was named Tuesday evening to be the new Shirley Town Administrator following a vote by Shirley Board of Selectmen.
Garvin has been very involved in the operations of Groton boards and departments...
As a result of a Department of Environmental Protection assessment of the recently discovered underground storage tanks on the Groton Inn property, Nicholas Child, Section Chief, Bureau of Waste Cleanup, documented what "appears to be a release of petroleum discovered in soil below one of the tanks...
Groton Senior Work Off Program will have some significant changes this year including an increase in the amount of reduction in property tax, an increase in the amount of hours required to earn this benefit, filing Federal income taxes by participants on the earned income, strict income eligibility...
This is the first in a series of articles on Governor George S. Boutwell, one of Groton's leading men and a character of singular accomplishment and interest.
From a store clerk with no college degree, he rose to become Governor of Massachusetts and Secretary of the Treasury under President U.S....
The Groton Historical Society will kick off an exciting weekend of Grotonfest events starting with an auction of wonderful antiques, uniques, services and surprises on Friday, September 20th at the Groton Country Club.
A preview and silent auction will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. when the live...
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week.
Beacon Hill Roll Call has obtained the 2013 official list from the state treasurer's office of the "per diem" travel, meals and lodging reimbursements collected by the Legislature's 157 state representatives from...
Groton Electric Light Department will now return to the drawing board to simplify their design following receipt of seven bids for construction of the new Groton Electric Light Department office and garage complex on Station Avenue - all of them exceeding the estimated total project cost of $3.5M...
Recent excavation for the installation of a water line to provide a sprinkler system for the new Groton Seafood Grill located to the rear of the Groton Inn property unearthed an unexpected find - two 500-gallon underground tanks that were filled with water.
At this time it is not known what their...
Michael Rosa, a member of the Board of Selectmen in Billerica for 16 years and a summer resident at Lost Lake was the sole applicant to appear before the Board of Selectmen Monday night for appointment to the Lost Lake Sewer Committee.
A second potential candidate, Lost Lake resident Eric Garger...
STUDY BAY STATE HOSTING OF 2024 OLYMPICS
The House approved a bill creating a commission to study the feasibility of Massachusetts hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2024. A similar proposal was recently approved by the Senate 38-1. Supporters say this is a great opportunity for the state to...