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• Parent Remains Upset by School Committee’s Inaction After Her Student Was Assaulted in Attack at the High School Last November Parent Is Concerned...
by Connie Sartini    At their March 14 meeting, the Select Board and Finance Committee were advised that the Groton-Dunstable Regional School...
by Marlena Gilbert    On Saturday, March 4, the Groton Municipal Leadership spent hours reviewing budget line items within the Groton Town Budget,...
by Connie Sartini    Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board that he has been working closely with the Groton Dunstable Regional School...
    Gov. Maura Healey released a proposed $55.5 billion fiscal 2024 state budget. Here’s what they are saying about it.    “Our budget is what...
Good Morning Lieutenant Governor Driscoll: On behalf of the Town of Groton, I want to express my sincere appreciation and thank you and Mr. Gallego...
The Town has allocated $150,000 to prepare a new Master Plan. In our view this is a waste of money. The very name ‘Master Plan’ gives this document...
by Connie Sartini    On behalf of the Groton Select Board, the Board voted to authorize Town Manager Mark Haddad to send a letter to the Community...

Joan Reardon, owner of the Natural Market, a Main  Street institution  for 40 years, retires.

   Senate 40-0, approved a $368 million fiscal 2023 supplemental budget.  The House has already approved its own version of a $363 million package. A...

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:39pm
by Connie Sartini    Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board that he has been working...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:37pm
    Gov. Maura Healey released a proposed $55.5 billion fiscal 2024 state budget. Here’s what they...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:31pm
by Connie Sartini    On behalf of the Groton Select Board, the Board voted to authorize Town...

Obituaries

Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 2:14pm
Irene Janet Torgersen (McAdie), age 84, and a resident of Ayer/Groton, passed away on Monday,...
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 2:42pm
   Mimi Giammarino of Groton passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, surrounded by her family and her...
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 2:00pm
 Roselyn Virginia Morton, 73, a longtime resident of Townsend passed peacefully in her sleep on...

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...

Public Notices

Public Notices are also online here.
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:31pm
Dunstable Conservation Commission PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE    At its regularly scheduled meeting on...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:29pm
Groton Conservation Commission Public Meeting    In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:28pm
Groton Conservation Commissiion Public Meeting    In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands...

Sports

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 5:01pm

Olivia Scafidi serves the match-winner for the 16s Saturday night. Photo by Matt Detora

 
By Matt Detora Ignite VBC was back in action at Game-On in Fitchburg last weekend, the 13s, 15s,...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:54pm

New Varsity Head Coach Jessica Columbus with her last year’s Middle School team. Courtesy Photo.

By Matt Detora Groton-Dunstable's Boys Tennis program will have a new Varsity Head Coach entering...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:49pm
By Matt Detora Groton-Dunstable's Boys Tennis program will have a new Varsity Head Coach entering...

Special Announcements

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 9:01pm
  Any voters interested in serving on the Electronic Voting Study Committee should email Town...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 8:41pm
Week of May 2    During the week of May 2, dispatch answered 1136 calls for service. The following...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 1:34pm
Week of April 25    During the week of April 25, dispatch answered 1125 calls for service. The...

Happenings

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:37pm
  Boston Conservatory Orchestra will perform a special program of music, “Songs of Reflection and...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:36pm
  https://prescottscc.org/ 145 Main Street #104, Groton, MA 01450 Classes Starting  Mar 17 – Mar...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:34pm
     There is a powerful intersection between nature and art, and Nashua River Watershed...

People

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 3:26pm

Pictured – Members of the Make Your Own Terrarium Event with their finished creations, including the author. 

By Emma Zhou When I walked into a room full of young kids at Sibley Hall last Wednesday night, I...
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 3:49pm
Known as “The Heirloom Gardener,” John Forti discussed Engaging Youth and Ourselves in the Spheres...
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 2:18pm
  Saturday April 1, 2023  7-11 p.m. The Franco American Club 55 West Prescott St.  Westford, MA...

Schools

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:45pm
• Parent Remains Upset by School Committee’s Inaction After Her Student Was Assaulted in Attack at...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:44pm
by Connie Sartini    At their March 14 meeting, the Select Board and Finance Committee were advised...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:41pm
by Marlena Gilbert    On Saturday, March 4, the Groton Municipal Leadership spent hours reviewing...

Letters

Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 6:35pm
Good Morning Lieutenant Governor Driscoll: On behalf of the Town of Groton, I want to express my...
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 3:38pm
After reading the articles, “Budget Woes..” and “Teachers Understand Budget Woes and Teachers...
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 3:37pm
Groton Hill Music Center set the Platinum standard when they invested in Groton.  The Town of...

Out of Town

Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 2:47pm
The Dunstable Police Department would like to inform the public of upcoming road construction...
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 2:47pm
Saturday April 30, 6-10 PM War Memorial Building, 8 Church Street, Shirley, MA Join the Fort...
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 12:22pm
British guitarist Jeff Purchon grabs his friends and returns to the Parish Center for the Arts (...

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