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After months of failed attempts to bring a troubled property into compliance, the Groton Board of Health voted Monday night to authorize its health agent to pursue legal enforcement for the rental unit at 23 Cypress Road, including possible court action.
Health Agent Kalene Gendron of the...
Captain Cassin Young, USN
Just steps from Old Ironsides in Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard sits the USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer that brings the world of "Greyhound" vividly to life. Visitors can walk the same cramped decks, peer through the bridge windows, and experience the claustrophobic...
Tom Hanks as Captain Ernest Krause in “Greyhound,” the World War II drama quietly finding new life among veterans and younger viewers — a sign that shared stories can still unite us. [This photo is used by agreement with Apple TV+ for non-commercial editorial purposes.]
We’re running this story for Veterans Day because Greyhound’s quiet success suggests Americans may be ready to move beyond political division and reconnect with genuine appreciation and new-found respect for military service and veterans.
The film’s vision of honorable duty and mature...
by Connie Sartini
The Groton Finance Committee and Select Board established strict budget guidance for Fiscal Year 2027 at their joint meeting October 28, directing Town Manager Mark Haddad to prepare a balanced budget with no consideration of a Proposition 2½ override while limiting municipal...
Groton is taking aim at a flooding problem that has plagued Broadmeadow Road for decades.
The Conservation Commission voted unanimously on October 28 to support a state grant application that would bring more than $140,000 to replace an aging culvert and restore nearby wetlands.
"By far, the...
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A $1 million financial crisis has forced the Ayer Housing Authority to take over day-to-day financial management of the Groton Housing Authority. Officials say years of mismanagement, including questionable transfers between state and local accounts, have left the agency unable to...
After several months of normal operation, Groton’s new Whitney Water Treatment Plant is again showing signs of manganese “breakthrough” — with one of its three filters already exceeding the state’s limit for manganese in drinking water and another close behind.
The $7 million plant, built to...
by Bob Katzen
Financial Literacy (H 4670) – Teaching Teens To Count More Than Likes
Beacon Hill discovered what many parents already know: teenagers can ace calculus but can’t balance a checkbook. The House voted 155–0 to create a Financial Literacy Trust Fund and require instruction in money...
The Groton station house at the intersection of the Nashua River Rail Trail and the foot of Station Avenue in Groton Center, photographed around the time the town established its municipal electric service.
by Russ Harris
When Groton Stepped Out of the Dark: 1910 Report on the Town’s First Electric Lights
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In 1909, Groton took a daring step into the modern age, voting to build its own municipal electric system at a time when most small towns still relied on oil lamps. Within months, its...
Town Manager Mark Haddad, Tom Delaney and Brian Callahan
After 40 years of service, the town names its DPW building for Tom Delaney
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For 40 years, Tom Delaney has been the steady hand behind Groton’s roads, bridges, and buried infrastructure — the man you never saw at dawn plowing snow but always counted on to have done it. Hired as a young...