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After listening to multiple complaints from abutters about the siting of garages for his three apartment units, additional parking spaces, and possible drainage and storm water run off from the Tarbell School property, and after having previously responded to Planning Board requests that he...
Charter Review Committee Chairman Mike Manugian opened the committee's first public hearing July 21 saying that he would outline the ground rules and schedule for submitting suggested changes to the Charter and then seek comment on the proposed process.
Manugian said there was a link on the town...
The Northeast Municipal Gas Pipeline Coalition, composed of municipal officials from eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire communities, strongly encourages all communities potentially affected by the Kinder Morgan pipeline to participate in a special set of "Scoping" meetings hosted by the...
Groton has netted $45,000 in the first five months of the implementation of the Local Option Meals Tax that was adopted by voters at Fall 2014 Town Meeting, and, according to Town Manager Mark Haddad, it is right on track to reach his projection of $100,000 in total for the year.
Haddad pointed...
The 19th Annual RIDE to End Alzheimer's took place Saturday, July 18 in Devens. There were four distance options, including 30, 62, or 100 mile routes through Central Massachusetts and southern New
Hampshire.
Diane Robinson, her brother Mike Robinson, GDRHS graduates, former Dunstable residents, ...
Selectmen are considering publishing a weekly or monthly newsletter summarizing issues of concern to the town. The newsletter might include articles written by Selectmen and approved minutes of their meetings, edited to be more readable.
The reason for such a publication is to increase dialog...
Lauren Goldbreg, an attorney with extensive experience reviewing, drafting, and advising municipal clients on their charters, appeared before Groton's Charter Review Committee on July 1 to explain the pros and cons of various legal avenues for submitting proposed Charter changes to the legislature...
Former Parks Commissioner Jon Strauss came before selectmen seeking support for a plan to rehabilitate the track next to the Middle School using CPC Funds [Community Preservation Committee] to pay for most of the project, a project estimated to cost between $80,000 and $125,000. The plan's...
During the Board of Seletmen's meeting July 6, Chairman Jack Petropoulos offered an unreserved apology to the public and fellow Board members for inadvertently releasing executive session minutes on June 21. The minutes revealed details of settlement discussions with four firefighters who are suing...
Town Manager Mark Haddad received a complaint that there is no fee for using Sargisson Beach, thus attracting people from out of town who don't pay Groton taxes.
The Town Manger reported that Sargisson beach was 'packed over the July 4 weekend - it was very popular.' It was so popular, he said,...