Letters
Dear Editor,
Groton faces many challenges. Some are related to money - everything seems to cost more, and we seem to have ever-increasing calls for more people, programs, facilities and equipment that only makes the problems worse. The Schools are only part of this problem.
I am running for...
Dear Editor,
A few weeks ago I signed a petition that seemed innocuous enough; a request to commission a committee to redesign the Town Seal for Groton.
As an artist, prior curator of the Groton Public Library for eight years, and current Gallery Coordinator for UML’s Art & Design Department...
Dear Editor:
As spring approaches, our local turtles will emerge from months of hibernation under water or, if a box turtle, under leaf litter on land, to face monumental hurdles to survival.
Turtles, with other reptiles and amphibians, are the local wildlife species most at risk of extinction in...
Dear Editor:
Students, parents, faculty, building staff – lights, action, camera. Kudos to all for the magical Flo Ro production of “Beauty & the Beast” with its ascendant theme: “We can all be human again.”
Claire Macy
Baddacook Pond
To the Editor,
Are you a band instrument musician, currently or in the past? Did you play a band instrument when you were in school? Would you like to play in a fun, non-judgmental environment that will benefit your Town?
For many years, Groton had a “Chowder Band”. The band played and...
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Groton History Center, I want to thank all in our community who contributed to the success of our wine tasting held at Groton School on the frigid Saturday evening of March 11, 2017. Groton School’s beautiful Schoolhouse and the offerings of Jed Coughlin, Director of...
Dear Editor,
It seems that once each night, or perhaps once every other night, we hear a helicopter overhead that sounds quite close to the ground. I cannot say that I am too bothered by it; it still arouses in me a boyhood wonder of flight.
However it will be troublesome if this portends...
To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to the story in the March 10 edition of the Groton Herald headlined, “Selectmen Won’t Support Warrant Article Stopping Police From Enforcing Presidential Immigration Orders.”
I want to thank Connie Sartini for a clear and succinct article on the...
Dear Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity to announce formally that I will not be a candidate for re-election to my seat on the Groton Board of Selectmen. I have been a member of the Board since 1996 and during that time have seen much that has changed our community; mostly in a...
Dear Editor,
Our Federal system of government has many advantages. Unfortunately, having both a Federal government and code of laws sometime conflicts with the governments and laws of the 50 states. Sometimes these conflicts can seriously affect individuals. Here is one such instance that the...