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by Connie Sartini    Town Manager Mark Haddad reminded the Select Board at their Monday night meeting that the three-month trial period for starting the Board’s meetings at 6 p.m. was concluded and that the Board had to make a decision on whether to keep the start time at 6 p.m. or return to the...
   On July 27, 2023, with Senator John Cronin voting with the unanimous majority, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would allow Bay Staters to choose the gender-neutral designation “X” in lieu of “male” or “female” on their birth certificates and marriage certificates...
   Join us for the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Forum. Town officials will be presenting, reviewing, and answering questions on the proposed budgets for the Town of Groton, the Town of Dunstable, and the Groton Dunstable Regional School District.    The first forum was be held on Tuesday, February 27,...
Ed. Note: In last week’s edition of the Groton Herald, we inadvertently cut off the last paragraph and a half of Joshua Vollmar’s excellent story on the invention and production of manila paper in Groton. Below is the missing text.    The next proprietor of this plant was Tileston &...
  On November 15, 2023, with Senator John Cronin voting with the unanimous majority, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that supporters say would make major changes and reforms to the state’s pharmaceutical system by “lowering the cost of drugs at the pharmacy counter and...
Since 1995, we have celebrated women’s history during the month of March. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee in Groton offers these books, videos and events for you to learn more about some of the amazing women from Massachusetts. Books ● Margaret Fuller, who lived and was schooled in...
Presidential Primary is March 5 and Part of “Super Tuesday” Primaries Across the Country; Turnout is Unpredictable in Groton by Robert Stewart  Voting in the March 5 Presidential Primary in Groton will begin this Saturday, Feb. 24, as early in-person voting opens for voters from all four precincts...

John Mark Hollingsworth. Photo colorized by the Groton Herald

by Joshua Vollmar    What do manila paper and window screens have in common? They were both first manufactured by Grotonians. The former was an invention and product of the Hollingsworth brothers, and the latter of Charles H. Waters. This article will share the story of the Hollingsworths, and the...
by Connie Sartini      Groton Select Board, Dunstable Selectmen, Groton Finance Committee, Dunstable Advisory Board, and Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee met with State Senator John Cronin. Senator Edward Kennedy, State Representative Margaret Scarsdale and Representative Danillo Sena for...
State Senator John Cronin and State Representative Margaret Scarsdale Announce 59 Percent Increase in State Funds for Road Work in Groton by Robert Stewart    Groton’s State Senator John Cronin and State Representative Margaret Scarsdale jointly announced last week that Groton received a...

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