Letters
This is a story of a boy named Max and his Groundhog friends. This is a true story.
Max lives with his mother and father, brother and sister at his grandmother’s house in southern New Hampshire. He will be turning 10 very soon. He likes nerf guns, Marvel super heroes and x-box. He has a...
I have read your article on the Open Meeting Law. When I was a Select Board member some years ago I attended an Open Meeting Law training session. The session was 2 hours long. Most of the training material included detailing the mistakes Towns have made in implementing the Law. In the...
Most of us -- Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents – want the same things: quality health care, low student debt, a clean environment, and well-paying jobs. The major obstacle to these goals is the vast amount of money large corporations, unions, and PACs can pour into elections....
On Monday evening July 8, we were privileged to be part of the largest gathering of Groton residents to ever assemble at Town Field. By the time Earl Carter’s Cannon fired to commence the Fireworks, several thousand of you were in place on the hillside.
Atlas Pyrotechnics once again provided a...
by David Brooks
c.2019 New York Times News Service; reprinted with permission
The two most recent times I saw my friend Makoto Fujimura, he put a Kintsugi bowl in my hands. These ceramic bowls were 300 to 400 years old. But what made them special was that somewhere along the way they had broken...
We write in opposition to the “End of Life Options Act, H1926/S1208.
Much has been said in opposition to Legislation that would facilitate euthanasia: palliative care reduces the suffering sometimes associated with dying; suicide leaves the survivors with lifelong burdens such as guilt,...
It's rhododendron time again at Groton Place in Groton! The public is invited to stroll the beautiful pathway planted by the Dumaine family in the 1920’s. Rhododendron Maximum, a native species, is blooming along the full length of the Rhododendron Trail. Blooms range from ground level to 15 feet...
My mother passed away in February from terminal cancer. As her breathing became labored due to pain, they increased her morphine until she was comfortable. When she suffered side effects of the morphine, they reduced it.
Those last weeks spent with her were very precious to me as I held her hand...
It’s time to check out the Groton farmers’ market. It is up and running. If you haven’t visited ours yet, there are a lot of reasons to start (see nutrition.gov or cuesa.org [Center for Urban Education on Sustainable Agriculture] for more information):
• When you purchase food from your local farms...
This past weekend’s Food for the Poor yard sale was fun and a resounding success. Thank you for your prayers, humor, donations and financial support.
A major thank you goes to Tom and Pat Daly, Diana Keaney, Anna and Xander Dunsmoor, Kayla Bitondo and the Knights of Columbus. Thank you to...