Schools
by Marlena Gilbert
The naming of the newly reconstructed Florence Roche Elementary School has sparked a passionate debate among community members. Select Board member Becky Pine led an effort to rename the school the Marion Stoddart Elementary School, in recognition of Stoddart's exceptional...
by Marlena Gilbert
Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) convened on November 15 to address pressing financial concerns with a focus on the Fiscal Year 2025 school budget. During the well-attended public forum, community members seized the opportunity to delve into the complexities...
by Connie Sartini
Last week, the Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School principal was alerted by an eighth grade student to an incident of an anti-Semitic symbol - a swastika - that was drawn in one of the seventh grade bathrooms. Following this report, all bathrooms were checked.
Then, a...
by Marlena Gilbert
The Dunstable Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, for the first time to discuss publicly the possibility of Dunstable exploring options to restructure or dissolve the Groton Dunstable Regional Agreement. The meeting drew a record number of attendees as...
by Robert Stewart
In a close vote at a town-sponsored Special Election this past Tuesday, voters approved an estimated expenditure of nearly $17 million to address PFAS contamination of the water supply at the high school. The plan to bring potable water to the high school is a complicated two-...
by Marlena Gilbert
The Town of Dunstable has been a part of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District (GDRSD) since 1967. During those years, there had been some level of interest brewing in both towns, ranging from the whispers of rumors to putting interest into action by hiring consultants...
by Marlena Gilbert
On October 11 the Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee reviewed the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education DESE's metrics of how Groton Dunstable Regional School District weathered the loss of learning that students endured during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Groton Community School will inaugurate its new “Dig Deeper” project, made possible in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts. The project allows Preschool and Kindergarten children to “dig deeper” through hands-on, imaginative sensory explorations in nature...
The pressing issue of PFAS contamination at the High School in our town is one that demands an immediate solution. We are not only morally obligated but also legally responsible to ensure that clean and safe potable water is provided to our High School. This resolution is straightforward: extending...
by Robert Stewart
The Town of Dunstable received notice from the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District last year that the Union School Building located in the town’s center is no longer needed by the School District and is being offered back to the town. The return of the Union Building will...