Letters
I am writing to object to the subtext of a message on my current light bill, discussing the reinstatement of the Power Cost Adjustment. I understand the rationale for this adjustment and have no objection to it. However, reading the message, I detect a subtle plug for the myriad pressures being...
I’d like to offer a sincere shoutout of congratulations to our Groton Fire Department for the success they have realized in forming the new training class of on-call recruits. Chief Steele and Lt. Shute consistently pursued a broad program of recruitment, to find willing men and women motivated...
Start the new year off right by disposing of your Christmas tree promptly. A dried out Christmas tree will ignite quickly and spread a fire very fast. Even a well-watered tree dries out quickly and becomes a danger.
For example. On December 18, 2018, at 2:00 a.m., the Revere Fire...
In 2004 the town of Groton, initially at town meeting then ratified at a town election, voted to participate in the state's Community Preservation Act (CPA).
By committing to participate in the CPA, residents demonstrated their willingness to pay a supplemental levy of 3% on their real...
When I hear someone, usually a politician, talk about unifying the American people, about how he or she is the one who can unite us, I take it with a large grain of salt.
Only once, perhaps, in our history, and then for only a very brief time, has the United States ever been a “united”...
I write this letter with deep gratitude as I refelct on Groton Community School’s 15th Annual Home Tour – our biggest and most successful Home Tour to date.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, a record number of participants –– more than 550 –– toured some of the most unique homes that Groton, and the...
Thank you to our community.
Once again the simple elegance of the Gibbet Hill barn was the perfect backdrop for a beautiful expression of gratitude and community. On Thursday, November 21, the seniors of Groton were invited to the barn to gather as a community, and celebrate the...
I’m glad to see some discussion taking place about domestic violence response in the wake of the recent tragedy in Groton. (See front page story, Groton Herald, Dec. 6, 2019)
This incident happened in the space where the opioid crisis, domestic violence response and the state’s mental...
When a worker is killed on the job, it is incredibly rare that an employer is held responsible, despite knowingly putting their workers lives at risk.
“This case was even more egregious in that Kevin Otto and Atlantic Drain had already been issued multiple OSHA violations, had been...
This was a long time ago and may not matter...but I want to let people know. I lived on Gratuity Road from 1991 to 2010. I was told by the Realtor at that time that all the private wells on the street had been closed due to a toxic waste plume that was found all along the street coming from a...