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Jonathan D. Poor murals in place on walls of the 18th century Oliver Prescott House on Old Ayer Road in Groton.

The annual applications for the Community Preservation Committee funds for FY2019 are in and many submitters are hoping for funding for their project.    Along with the usual requests from the Library, Conservation Commission, the Baddacook Pond weed removal program and office staff appropriations...
  With three members present at the Monday night Board of Selectmen’s meeting and a shortened agenda due to the cancellation of the update from the Town Manager on the Prescott School negotiations, those present took advantage of this to catch up on the following questions and issues. Country Club...
  Mary Athey Jennings, 2017 chair of the Groton Cultural Council, has announced the award of 15 grants totaling $4,750 for cultural programs in Groton.  This year’s grants include a wide range of musical, artistic, theatrical, historic preservation, community dialog, and environmental projects. A...
Ex-Gov. Jane Swift takes command at Florida health-care career academy     The Tampa Bay Business Journal, via the Boston Business Journal, takes a look at former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, who earlier this month was appointed executive chair of Florida’s Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit...
This article is reprinted by permission from the Andover Townsman newspaper. Its focus is the impact of tax-exempt properties on communities near Andover. However, the growth of tax-exempt properties on the functioning of towns and municipalities is statewide. According to Groton’s newly appointed...
 The AFSME Union, representing the Town of Groton Supervisors, submitted a grievance to Town Manager Mark Haddad regarding their objection to how pay for holidays that fall on Mondays is treated.      Currently, work hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays, with the later opening hours designed to...
The Following is an excerpt from the Groton Budget Sustainability Committee’s conclusions:       "We found that assuring the sustainability of our budget, specifically, the sustainability 0f our ability to pay for the services that we desire, is elusive. We anticipate overrides of approximately $...
 At the request of Police Chief Donald Palma, the Board of Selectmen, Tuesday night, approved establishing a Safety Zone of 20 MPH on Willowdale Road from Hollis Street to the end of the Willowdale.    This request was based on a suggestion from the Mass Dept. of Transportation due to the density...
[Editor: In three articles, the Herald describes the major pressures in Groton's complicated town budgeting process: collective bargaining, schools, and changes in the town.] Collective Bargaining Negtiations with Teachers Union are Budget Wild Card  by Connie Sartini  Town Manager Mark Haddad...
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a reversal of the Cole Memorandum, written in 2013 by the Obama Administration’s Deputy Attorney General James Cole. The memo provided non-interference guidance to federal prosecutors instructing them to take a laissez-faire stance and not interfere...

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