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by Town Manager Mark Haddad
Fiscal Year 2023 Tax Bill
The average tax bill (a home valued at $633,985) in Groton grew by about $717 in Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023). The bills are significant for two reasons. First, fifty (50%) percent of the permanent debt service for the...
Matt Detora with ‘Toro,’ the mischevious Shiba Inu puppy.
by Matt Detora, Sports Editor for the Groton Herald
When a beloved pet – a dog or cat – goes missing it is a harrowing experience for the whole family, an experience that many pet owners have lived through, an experience few would wish to repeat because it is emotionally wrenching. There are...
by Connie Sartini
There are two interlocking pieces of the town budget puzzle. The first piece is the municipal portion of the budget that includes Fire, Police, DPW and General Government and the second piece is the schools’ portion of the budget.
To make the budgeting process especially...
•Shepherd Campaign: Margin of Scarsdale Victory So Narrow That it Falls Within Range of Errors That Might Have Occurred During General Election and Recount
•Scarsdale Campaign: Disappointed with Action of Shepherd Campaign; Believes Election Results Were Conducted with Integrity, Transparency and...
House 154-0, Senate 39-0, approved and the governor signed into law a bill that would require the state to develop and implement a Women’s Rights History Trail Program.
The measure includes requiring the state to designate properties and sites that are historically and thematically...
Ayer Cultural Council (ACC) announces the recipients of their 2023 Grant funds. The largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program enriches the cultural life of all cities and towns in the state. Led by...
• Devens Selected as Location for Temporary Housing Shelter and Central Intake Center for State’s Rising Homeless Population; Some Migrants May Also be Housed and Processed at Devens
• State’s Housing Crisis Behind Move to Locate and Operate Temporary Shelters with Goal of Finding Permanent Housing...
• Shepherd Campaign Still Reviewing Election Recount Numbers to Determine Whether to Challenge the Results
• Similar Election Results in Second Essex House District Being Challenged in Court
by Robert Stewart
State Representative candidate Andrew Shepherd of Townsend told the Herald that his...
by Connie Sartini
Members of the Sustainability Commission Chairman Alison Dolbear Peterson and Vice Chairman Phil Francisco and members of their commission presented a report of their activities over the past year to the Select Board.
One of their major initiatives of the Commission is the...
by Beacon Hill Roll Call
Citizens for Limited Taxation announced that it would shut down at year’s end, leaving behind a legacy that includes the 1986 law responsible for that tax refund check you got in the mail this fall. Also, you are probably familiar with Proposition 2 1/2 - a ballot law...