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     High school seniors, transfer and other prospective students interested in pursuing a UMass Lowell bachelor’s degree are encouraged to visit...
  November’s free Groton Community Dinner will be held at the First Parish Church on the hill by Lawrence Academy,, on the third Friday, November 21...
     Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry would like to  invite the community to donate a  ham during our “Ham It Up For the Holidays” food drive. We are...
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      COMMUNITY EVENTS: Community Spelling Bee Friday, Nov 14, 7:00 PM Join us for Prescott’s LARGEST fundraiser of the year—the Community Spelling...
Join the Groton History Center for its annual holiday party (coinciding with GrotonFest Winter) on Saturday, December 6. Drop in to the Boutwell...
Week of October 27, 2025    During the week of October 27, 2025, Patriot Regional Emergency Communication Center answered 1652 calls for service. The...
by Ginger Vollmar    In a 2024 survey of 314 residents, 86 percent said Groton should take action on climate change. Since then, the town’s...
The Groton Garden Club installed a Blue Star Memorial Garden at Sawyer Common on Veterans Day on November 11t 2011 at 11 a.m.       The Blue Star...

News

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:37pm
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:29pm
by Ginger Vollmar    In a 2024 survey of 314 residents, 86 percent said Groton should take action...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:19pm
After months of failed attempts to bring a troubled property into compliance, the Groton Board of...

Obituaries

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 4:07pm
Douglas Gregg Bover of Groton, at the age of 78, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, of...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 5:29pm
Ruth “Jeri” Gray, 93, of Groton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Born in...
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 7:02pm
Harold “Dave” Emerson Davis, age nearly 90, of Jaffrey, NH, died at home on Saturday, October 4,...

Features

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 3:16pm
by Barbara Scofidio    Anyone who thinks of Amy Degen as Josh’s wife does not know Amy Degen. She...
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 2:26pm
  It is customary for a weekly newspaper like the Groton Herald to limit reporting to local...
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 7:56pm
   Gov. Baker vetoed and sent back to the Legislature a section of the cannabis bill that he...

Sports

Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 11:48am
Football Oct. 30 GD 16, Quabbin 10 Korbin Larsen caught the tying two-point conversion pass from...
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 11:44am

Groton-Dunstable’s Boys Varsity Soccer Team uses the keeper to maintain possession and build up from the back. Photo by Matt Detora 

 
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 11:31am

The Girls Varsity Soccer Team defends the corner kick against Westford Academy. The Crusaders’ season was highlighted by big wins over Ayer-Shirley, Marlborough, and Shawsheen Valley, and Oakmont. Photo by Matt Detora 

 

Happenings

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:58pm
     High school seniors, transfer and other prospective students interested in pursuing a UMass...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:56pm
  November’s free Groton Community Dinner will be held at the First Parish Church on the hill by...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:55pm
     Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry would like to  invite the community to donate a  ham during...

People

Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:22pm
Alexandra Knittel and Abhi Patel have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit...
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:21pm
Jenna R. Beauchain of Dunstable has been named to first honors on the Clark University Dean’s List...
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:20pm

Pictured are rider/owner Kristin Hubbard, age 29, and her horse Tango, age 33, as they walked down Whitman Rd. last week following their adventure to Lawrence Academy. Kristin started The Groton Horse in 2017 to share her adventures with her horse Tango as they rode the trails of Groton and surrounding towns, as well as enjoying their visits to Grotonfest each year. Since 2022, she and Tango have been the Headless Horseman in town. It was something she had always wanted to do together, and after she saw how much joy it brought to the people of Groton, she knew she had to continue. On October 30, the day this photo was taken, Kristin and Tango were returning from an outing to Lawrence Academy after being invited to come and share the spirit of Halloween with the students. The following evening, Halloween, they did their last adventure as the Headless Horseman in Groton Center. Due to Tango’s age, Kristin has made the decision to retire him from his Halloween activities, but is lovingly committed to keep adventuring with Tango on Groton trails!  Photo courtesy of Nancy Ohringer.

 

Schools

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:07pm
The Florence Roche Elementary School building project will finish $3.1 million under budget, Town...
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 11:23am
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee opened its October 15 meeting with a tribute to...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 6:41pm
Shorty: Everyone was hoping the school audit would reveal easy savings. Instead, it dropped a quiet...

Letters

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:27pm
The Groton Garden Club installed a Blue Star Memorial Garden at Sawyer Common on Veterans Day on...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 3:25pm
In a letter to the editor on 10/30/2025, Paul Fitzgerald wrote, “In the previous teachers’ contract...
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:32pm
Despite a competing Patriots game, it was a fantastic turnout Sunday afternoon at the Prescott...

Public Notices

Public Notices are also online here.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 4:02pm
   The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6:30 pm...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 4:01pm
    In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L Ch. 131, Sec. 40 and the...
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:10pm
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 9 and the Townsend Zoning Bylaw, the Townsend Zoning...

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