Schools
by Connie Sartini
In his update to the Select Board Monday evening regarding the status of the PFAS issues at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School and surrounding private properties, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Board that he “has continued to investigate the best solution to bring...
• Fairness and Equity Are Behind Bill to Keep Admission Open to Students in Lower Economic Status
by Robert Stewart
It wasn’t too many years ago that student enrollment at the region’s vocational, technical high schools was viewed by many upwardly mobile middle-class families as somewhat less...
by Connie Sartini
Officials from Groton, Dunstable and Pepperell met in late May to continue the discussion on providing clean, potable drinking water at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School (and surrounding properties in Dunstable) to replace the private well on site that is contaminated...
by Connie Sartini & Russell Harris
As readers of this newspaper will recall, preparation of this year’s town budget was a chaotic, haphazard, and fraught process because members of the School Committee could not agree on spending priorities. Week after week, headlines in this newspaper...
by Marlena Gilbert
Public school lunch programs on a national level have been supported over the last couple of years by the Universal Free Lunch Program (UFLP). This is a program that provides free lunch to all students to help offset the financial impact of COVID. The GDRS Administration...
by Marlena Gilbert
As reported earlier in the school year, the Superintendent position is unique compared to all other Groton-Dunstable Regional School District positions. It is the only position that is publicly evaluated on an annual basis. This evaluation takes place in May.
A portion of...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board, “Officials from Groton, Dunstable and Pepperell met this past week to continue the discussion on providing clean, potable drinking water at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School (and surrounding properties in Dunstable) to...
by Marlena Gilbert
For the last two years this newspaper has published stories about behavioral problems at the schools. According to the teachers’ union [GDEA] these problems stemmed from new policies implemented in the name of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Social/Emotional Learning. In...
There is one open seat on the School Committee. Groton’s Catherine Awa submitted nomination papers, putting her name on the ballot, and becoming the uncontested candidate for the open seat.
by Barbara Scofidio
It took just a few minutes from the moment I met Catherine Awa for her to pull out her phone and start proudly sharing photos of her four daughters. There they were, a beaming Norah, Margaret and Samantha, in beautiful, summery pastel dresses, with little Catherine, named...
April was Autism Awareness Month and Groton Dunstable Regional High School celebrated with a number of spirited events. The week was created in collaboration with GDRSD SEPAC (Groton-Dunstable Regional School District Special Education Committee.)
This photo is from Monday, April 24. Dubbed "...