News
by Russell Harris
Note: original reporting for part of this story by the Harvard Press
In a recent meeting held on November 8 at Ayer Town Hall, the Devens Jurisdiction Framework Committee took steps to explore the possibility of rezoning Vicksburg Square for housing.
The proposal, initially...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad opened the Monday night Select Board meeting by advising the Board that by December 18, he needed to finalize the FY2025 budget with the Finance Committee. With the current financial situation facing the town, Haddad stressed that the “reductions that...
GELD One of Two Municipal Electric Companies in the U. S. to Receive Such Recognition
by Robert Stewart
Despite a small number of customers who complain about such things as aggressive tree cutting, a near unanimous sentiment amongst customers of the Groton Electric Light Department is love for...
As the Groton Garden Club celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2023, we are looking back at the club’s projects and activities through the years. A prior article (see The Groton Herald, Nov. 24 issue) covered the early years, and this article showcases the more recent work of the club. Today...
Gun Legislation – The Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on several bills dealing with guns including these three:
Ghost Guns (S 1496) – Would make ghost guns illegal in Massachusetts. Sponsor Sen. Cindy Creem (D-Newton) explains that ghost guns are unfinished firearms...
by Joshua Vollmar
One of the significant historic houses that graces Main Street is the Waters House, sitting at the crest of the hill at the corner of Route 40 and Route 119, between the Groton Inn and the First Parish Church. Today, this French Second Empire Style villa is being reinvented as...
Doxing (S 1116, H 1707 and S 971)
The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on several bills that would make doxing illegal in Massachusetts. One of the measures defines doxing as “the knowing disclosure of personal identifying information of a person without that person’s consent that is intended...
by Connie Sartini
At the Select Board’s Nov. 20 meeting, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board, “In another effort to find efficiencies and cost savings in the FY 2025 budget, I have been examining our membership with the Minuteman Nashoba Health Group (MNHG). As you know, the Town has...
by Connie Sartini
At the Select Board’s Nov. 20 meeting, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board, “In another effort to find efficiencies and cost savings in the FY 2025 budget, I have been examining our membership with the Minuteman Nashoba Health Group (MNHG). As you know, the Town has...
by Connie Sartini
At the Select Board’s Nov. 20 meeting, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board, “In another effort to find efficiencies and cost savings in the FY 2025 budget, I have been examining our membership with the Minuteman Nashoba Health Group (MNHG). As you know, the Town has...