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by Connie Sartini
Groton Sustainability Commission asked voters to approve $15,000 to enable them to continue their tire recycling program, pollinator garden program, and provide educational materials to residents in their effort to set up educational programs that focus on sustainability.
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Destination Groton committee members Jeff Gordon, Joni Parker-Roach and Greg Sheldon (l-r) at Town Meeting. Photo by Steve Lieman
by Russell Harris
By a vote of 164 to 73 Town Meeting voters approved Destination Groton’s request for $15,000.
Member Greg Sheldon said the funding would be used for a “comprehensive marketing campaign to promote Groton and its many attractions.” Sheldon also said $15,000 is the minimum...
by Connie Sartini
Two of the 33 Spring Town Meeting articles asked voters to authorize the Select Board to petition the Massachusetts General Court to amend the Town Charter to make changes in two specific sections of this governing document. Following discussion and voter comments and questions...
by Connie Sartini
Groton Spring Town Meeting voters resoundingly rejected a proposal to rezone 797 Boston Road, from RA (Residential Agricultural) to NB (Neighborhood Business). This is often referred to as the fourth corner of the Four Corners.
The owner of the property, Donald Van Dyne,...
•MIT’s Wallace Observatory Sounding Alarm Over Light Pollution; As Development Progresses in Groton and Surrounding Towns, Night Skies Become Brighter
• Fast-Paced Development Coupled with Technological Advances in Lighting Pose Threat to the Dark Skies That Brought MIT Astronomers to the Area
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by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad updated the Select Board at their Monday night meeting regarding the current status of the PFAS contamination at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School, and of a change in direction he and the Groton Water Commissioners and Water Superintendent Tom...
At the Groton Fall Annual Town Meeting of October 22, 2022, the town voted to amend Chapter 196 of the Groton bylaws, “Signs,” to prohibit signs that “threaten violence against particular individuals or groups” under Article 14. The amendment was proposed after several complaints were made about...
Hearings On Lottery Games and Rules
The Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee held a hearing on several bills making changes in the Lottery including:
Reduce Lottery Litter (S 201)
Would require the Lottery to create a second chance Lottery game involving all paper lottery...
by Connie Sartini
Groton Sustainability Commission announces a major initiative, a series of informational seminars entitled “Sustainability in Groton: What You Can Do” starting with a “Big Picture” panel of local Boston-area Climate Leaders. The first of the “Sustainability in Groton” seminars...
• Are The Night Skies Over Groton Getting Brighter? MIT’s Wallace Observatory Believes So as Fireflies Decline and the Milky Way Dims
• Rapid Growth and Development in Westford, Littleton and Groton Threaten Dark Skies that MIT’s Astrophysical Research and Education Depend On
by Robert Stewart
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