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Chief Mike Luth and Don Black coordinate Memorial Day commemoration at Groton Cemetery. Photo by Steve Lieman

 

Does Groton want to change from an elected Town Clerk to a position that is appointed? Town Manager Mark Haddad asked the Selectmen to allow him to put this change before the Charter Review Committee for their consideration, in addition to another proposed change to the Charter that would allow him...
Unofficial results: The town/school override vote in Groton lost by a vote of 1254 No and 906 Yes, 58% to 42%, a 16-point margin. Turnout was approximately 27% of registered voters. Amount of override in Groton was $812,013. In Dunstable, the Yes-No margin was a little closer on the override...
Additional Editors Note July 1, 2016. The School Committee met at 9:00 PM last night, immediately after the results of the override were known. Although no official vote was taken, the consensus of opinion of school committee members was to call a Super Town Meeting for this summer or early autumn...
After two generally combative appearances before the Planning Board, Indian Hill Music’s project manager for its development at 122 Old Ayer Road, Gary Shepard, showed a much more cooperative demeanor at the June 9 meeting of the Planning Board. He opened by saying, “I want to be clear that we’re...
Tuesday night the Board of Selectmen approved the RFP (Request for Proposal) for the lease of Prescott School. Town Manager Mark Haddad advised Selectmen that as written the RFP was drafted for a non-profit entity only, as was previously approved by the Board. He stressed that this will limit the...
At a previous meeting, the Board of Selectmen postponed the annual appointments of members to the Economic Development Committee (EDC) pending a new charge for the group and the definition of the appropriate skill sets needed for the committee to move forward. Selectman Barry Pease presented six...
Economic Development Committee (EDC) Chairman Michael Rasmussen cut to the chase Tuesday night when he told the Board of Selectmen that the EDC wanted to put the “cards on the table” and said that they were aware that Selectman Chairman Jack Petropoulos did not want to re-appoint Selectman Anna...
Groton Housing Coordinator Fran Stanley has updated Groton Housing Trust members on the progress of the properties at 134 Main Street. The one-bedroom affordable condo that has been on the market for several months is now under agreement with the hope of closing in late July. The three-bedroom...
More than a dozen Chambers across the Commonwealth, including Nashoba Valley Chamber, (NVC) are participating in the Chamber Solar Challenge to help local businesses save on energy costs and encourage economic development through solar energy. The Challenge enables businesses and homeowners to...
[Editor's Note: Discussion of plan by Beals and Associates engineer Todd Morey follows this story.] The Planning Board scheduled a scant half hour for what they expected to be an uneventful discussion of Indian Hill Music’s application for a minor site plan review for their new campus at the corner...

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