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Commenting on the report for the final quarter of fiscal year 2015, Town Manager Mark Haddad reported that the town had a very good fiscal year in terms of revenues. He said, "We exceeded our revenues by 1.17% from what we anticipated. We also spent less that what we were appropriated. We spent 97....
In a well-orchestrated and emotional show of support for the Charter and for Mark Haddad's leadership, the heads of town departments presented a united front, praising the effectiveness and fairness of their boss and extolling the benefits of the Groton Charter, all this at the September 2 meeting...
"It pains me to have to do this, but for personal issues I must resign from the Charter Review Committee so I can attend to matters of a personal nature," said Committee Member Mike Bouchard when contacted by the Groton Herald on hearing news of his resignation.
Mike Bouchard, a resident of...
If somehow, you never realized the span of globalization, never understood the push toward worldwide economic, financial and cultural integration, then the sounds of ancient Sanskrit prayers echoing off New England stone walls and woodlands, prayers chanted by Hindu priests in saffron-colored robes...
The ballooning cost and spectacle of one town board suing another came to a desultory finish when the owner of the property at 101 Lost Lake Drive threw in the towel, withdrew his application for a non-use variance, and left Land Court little option but to nullify the ZBA's original ruling,...
The Finance Committee appointed John Giger to the Charter Review Committee, replacing Scott Harker who reluctantly resigned for health reasons.
The Board of Selectmen is looking to appoint a resident to serve on the Regional School Agreement Review Committee as a community member at large. Any interested persons should fill out a Committee Interest Form and submit it to the Office of the Board of Selectmen.
About 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, Postal Delivery Van was reportedly in accident with another vehicle. Groton Police and Fire Responded. Reportedly postal worker was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries sustained.
After weeks of establishing procedures, hearing expert testimony, holding a public hearing, planning community out-reach and working out the details of a process for receiving suggested changes, the Charter Review Committee began their first in-depth discussion of the Charter by looking at the town...
Last week Newsweek magazine announced its 'America's Top High Schools 2015' list with Groton Dunstable Regional High School as one of nine Massachusetts high schools in their top 200. This is a repeat performance for GDRHS which was ranked at 139th this year, 86th in 2014 and 388th in 2013. The...