Schools
Valerie Langlois of Groton, a member of Hofstra's Class of 2024, has been named to Hofstra University’s fall 2023 Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List. Valerie is studying Filmmaking.
by Marlena Gilbert
It is well known that the state of Massachusetts views both Groton and Dunstable as affluent towns that can pay more towards education than some other towns in the Commonwealth. State funding remains flat for the Groton Dunstable Regional School District.
This creates a...
The Chairs of the Gateway City Caucus sent a letter to Governor Maura Healey this week, urging her administration to end discriminatory outcomes at vocational schools by mandating an admissions lottery across the Commonwealth. Among the letter’s 26 signatories are Senate Ways and Means Chair...
by Marlena Gilbert
Over the last couple of years, the Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee and administration have been working to help teachers and paraprofessionals manage student behavior because of the Covid-19 pandemic. A review of their work as well as a status update was provided to...
by Marlena Gilbert
The naming of the newly reconstructed Florence Roche Elementary School has sparked a passionate debate among community members. Select Board member Becky Pine led an effort to rename the school the Marion Stoddart Elementary School, in recognition of Stoddart's exceptional...
by Marlena Gilbert
Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) convened on November 15 to address pressing financial concerns with a focus on the Fiscal Year 2025 school budget. During the well-attended public forum, community members seized the opportunity to delve into the complexities...
by Connie Sartini
Last week, the Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School principal was alerted by an eighth grade student to an incident of an anti-Semitic symbol - a swastika - that was drawn in one of the seventh grade bathrooms. Following this report, all bathrooms were checked.
Then, a...
by Marlena Gilbert
The Dunstable Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, for the first time to discuss publicly the possibility of Dunstable exploring options to restructure or dissolve the Groton Dunstable Regional Agreement. The meeting drew a record number of attendees as...
by Robert Stewart
In a close vote at a town-sponsored Special Election this past Tuesday, voters approved an estimated expenditure of nearly $17 million to address PFAS contamination of the water supply at the high school. The plan to bring potable water to the high school is a complicated two-...
by Marlena Gilbert
The Town of Dunstable has been a part of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District (GDRSD) since 1967. During those years, there had been some level of interest brewing in both towns, ranging from the whispers of rumors to putting interest into action by hiring consultants...