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A robot in Nashoba Tech’s new robotics lab grabs for Governor Baker’s wallet (at his request). [l to r] Drew Norton, a Senior in Robotics, Governor Baker and Robotics Instructor Jeff Scheminger. Gov. Baker told the crowd assembled in the Nashoba Tech Engineering Technology lab that they should be proud of the school’s accomplishments for receiving grants two years in a row. The Workforce Skills Capital Grant program has been in effect for two years, with Nashoba Tech receiving a grant in both years. In 2015, it received $500,000 and received another $495,000 in the 2016 funding cycle. Photo by John Ellenberger.
Gov. Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Secretary of Education Jim Peyser and Secretary of Labor, and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta toured the Nashoba Valley Regional Technical High School newly renovated Engineering Academy to see firsthand the state-of-the-art equipment the school purchased with...
Groton-Dunstable High School principal Michael Woodlock presented his plans to expand dramatically the travel opportunities available to Groton-Dunstable high school students this year. In particular he is adding two opportunities to do community service in Maine and Florida as well as three, new,...
Aladdin, Jr Cast: (L to R):
1st Row: James Mayes, Hayley Cahill, Destiny Bou, Amy Dressel,
Hannah Noble, Parker Lamburn, Brady D’Eon
2cnd Row: Greta Helfter, Ella Dickinson, Sofia Santoro, Ethan White,
Anna Young, Logan Bell, Aidan Lamburn
3rd Row: Lindsay D’Eon, Hailey Daniels, Martina Smyth, Mallory Graves,
J Zaferacopoulos
4th Row: Olivia Haskins, Leah Robinson, Gillian Misner, Jai Santoro,
Julia Thompson, Meagan Webber, Abbey Benotti, Lacey Gardner.
Missing from Photo: Maggie Pestana, Sammy Bennett, Rachel Young.
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ArtsNashoba is proud to announce that eleven children from Groton are currently in rehearsal for Disney’s Aladdin Junior! The delightful story of Aladdin and his infamous genie will be presented on Friday, November 17th and Saturday November 18th at 7:00PM, with a matinee on Sunday November...
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Applewild School will welcome local and regional communities to campus for the school’s annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 14 from 10am-4pm. The Harvest Fair, which is open to the public and staffed by Applewild parents, teachers, and students, will include free, live entertainment by...
The Groton Dunstable Regional School District announced last week that contract negations with their largest union, the Groton-Dunstable Educators Association, would seek assistance of an impartial mediator to help bring the two sides to an agreement. “We view the request for mediation as a...
Groton Dunstable Regional School District will conduct Preschool Screenings Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25 at Boutwell Early Childhood Center, 78 Hollis Street, Groton. This screening is only for parents who have concerns about their child’s development. Children between three and...
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Commissioners of Trust Funds announce that they are accepting applications for the Dorothy Ganser van Hoogen and Andre B. van Hoogen Scholarship. This Scholarship is designed for persons who have left school and wish to re-enter education at a time in their lives which may be complicated by...
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At what school committee chairwoman Marlena Gilbert billed as the first summit meeting of the school committee’s budget cycle, district business manager Michael Knight shocked attendees with a projection indicating a significant jump in the school assessments for both Dunstable and Groton next...
[Ed. Note: The following letter, sent to the newspaper Wednesday morning, will be read into the record at the beginning of Wednesday night’s School Committee meeting. Marlena Gilbert requested that we publish it in our pages.]
Letter To Mark [Haddad], Groton BoS, and Groton FinCom Members:
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Groton Dunstable Regional Schools Superintendent Laura Chesson announced that Twitter would be the preferred channel of communication in the district. She will announce breaking news, such as school closings, first on her personal twitter account @LSChesson and following-up with...