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With Groton Representatives Margaret Scarsdale and Dan Sena voting in the affirmative the House 151-0, approved and sent to the Senate a proposal that would prohibit the posting of sexually explicit images of another person online without their permission— commonly referred to as “revenge porn...
There are two types of Property Tax Relief Programs available to residents: Statutory Exemptions and Town Adopted Programs.
The Statutory Exemptions include Elderly Exemption; Senior Over 70 or Surviving Spouse: Disabled Veterans; Blind Exemption and Tax Deferral.
Clause 41C – Elderly...
In the January 5 edition of the Groton Herald, we ran an opinion piece from the Gateway Cities Caucus advocating for a lottery for admission to the commonwealth’s vocational-technical schools. The piece argued that the current system is unfair to lower income applicants for various structural...
Why were residents and businesses in West Groton and even town officials unaware of news that Groton was moving forward on a request for funding to remove the West Groton Dam? Not only was the town moving forward with such a request, it was doing so on behalf of a private resident of Shirley who...
In a letter to Town manager Mark Haddad dated January 8, 2024, Council on Aging Director Ashley Shaheen formally resigned from her position in the Town of Groton. The letter expressed gratitude for the opportunities provided during her 2.5 years of service.
In the letter Shaheen outlined...
by Connie Sartini
In a letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals dated January 10 2024, Attorneys for the Heritage Landing Chapter 40B development at Cow Pond Brook advised that the plans for the project has been revised as of January 3, 2024. The plan, down from the original proposal of 40 units,...
by Robert Stewart
Senator John Cronin who represents Groton in the Worcester and Middlesex District took the opportunity last month at the Devens Committee to inform residents at Devens and in his district that his top priority in 2024 will be the creation of more housing in North Central...
Order Of Candidates’ Listing On The Ballot Of The March 5 Bay State Presidential Primary Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced the results of a random drawing to determine the order on the ballot of the names of all of the qualified candidates in the March 5 Massachusetts Presidential primary....
The ‘Blue Envelope Bill’ - Autism and Police (S 2542)
With Groton Senator John Cronin voting in the affirmative, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill designed to improve interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder during traffic stops. The...
Potential 2024 Ballot Questions
Several campaigns to put proposed lawS on the November 5, 2024 ballot for voter consideration have cleared the next hurdle. Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s office certified that the necessary 74,574 had been filed for several potential ballot questions.
Galvin...