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by Robert Stewart    Senator John Cronin who represents Groton in the Worcester and Middlesex District took the opportunity last month at the Devens Committee to inform residents at Devens and in his district that his top priority in 2024 will be the creation of more housing in North Central...
Order Of Candidates’ Listing On The Ballot Of The March 5 Bay State Presidential Primary Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced the results of a random drawing to determine the order on the ballot of the names of all of the qualified candidates in the March 5 Massachusetts Presidential primary....
The ‘Blue Envelope Bill’ - Autism and Police (S 2542)    With Groton Senator John Cronin voting in the affirmative, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill designed to improve interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder during traffic stops. The...
Potential 2024 Ballot Questions    Several campaigns to put proposed lawS on the November 5, 2024 ballot for voter consideration have cleared the next hurdle. Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s office certified that the necessary 74,574 had been filed for several potential ballot questions.    Galvin...

Marlena Gilbert: “Once I’m in, I’m in.’ And I’ll always be in Groton.”

by Barbara Scofidio     You realize almost the instant you meet Marlena Gilbert that this is a woman who gets things done—sharp, driven, no nonsense.      The impression starts with her very first sentence, as she states that she is going to give me the Cliff Notes version of her story. After all,...

FY 2025 Tax Impact

by Connie Sartini   Town Manager Mark Haddad opened his comments in a joint meeting with the Finance Committee, saying,  “This is the sixteenth Proposed Operating Budget that I have submitted as Groton’s Town Manager.” He pointed out that the “FY 2025 Budget Process started earlier than usual. The...
Groton Explorer Post #4879 will be picking up Christmas Trees again this year in town.  Pick ups will be the weekend of January 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 pm.   If you would like your tree picked up, please call 978-391-9627 and leave a message (it rings for a bit before the recording starts) and...
    Artist Sue Edwards writes that Upswing Farm provided inspiration for her new installation, “Loving a Leek and The Soil It Grows In,” showing at the Lawrence Library Art Gallery, 15 Main Street, Pepperell now through January.      The opening reception was Saturday, January 6. Singer/songwriter...
   A bill before the Judiciary Committee would give local law enforcement agencies the authority to obtain criminal offender record information (CORI), including sealed records, for people who volunteer at an organization primarily engaged in providing activities or programs to children 18 years of...
   With Groton Senator John Cronin voting in the affirmative, the Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House legislation that would legalize the sale, possession and distribution of fentanyl test strips as well as other testing equipment used to identify fentanyl in a drug. The measure includes a...

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