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G-D Middle School Promotion Cermony, Boys, (L-R) Travis Vlahos, Rye Rivard, Andrew Rider, Brody Duffy, Connor Perry, Logan McCormack, Max Vogel, Wyatt Cassa, Henry Anderson, Tyler Tamsett and Andrew Consolo. 

 

G-D Middle School Promotion Cermony, Girls, (L-R) Kirsten Whitefield, Cate O’Leary, Sophia Collins, Molly Daigle, Adeline Cole, Avery Graber, Caroline Conley and Claire Ellis.

 
Dean’s List A total of 2,331 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) were named to the university’s spring 2025 Dean’s List....
Dean’s List    Madison Murphy of Groton, a full-time senior who majors in Social Work and Sociology, has been named to Eastern Connecticut State...
  President’s List Kyle Bowman, of Groton, was named to the College of Charleston (SC) spring 2025 President’s List. Bowman is majoring in Special...
  Dean’s List Bronwyn Bacon of Groton has been named to Stonehill College spring 2025 Dean’s List. To qualify for this recognition, students must...
  Dean’s List Erik Tobies of Groton has been named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List or Adirondack Scholars at Paul Smith’s College, New York.  
     Join the Groton Conservation Trust and the Groton Public Library for a free family event at the General Field to celebrate the Summer Solstice...
     Summer sessions at Periwinkle start June 23! Lots of new art glass projects as well as a wide selection of painting, quilling, jewelry making,...
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News

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:21pm
 by Connie Sartini   The Select Board met with Town Moderator Jason Kauppi to consider lowering the...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:15pm
Shorty: Did you know that common rat poisons are killing hawks, eagles—even threatening drinking...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:04pm
     Annual Summer Break – No Papers July 4 or July 11        As is our long-standing tradition,...

Obituaries

Friday, June 13, 2025 - 10:06am
William Fraser Shute, lovingly known as Bill, passed away on June 1, 2025. He was a charismatic...
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 1:53pm
Edward Allan Perkins passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at the Life Care Center in Littleton...
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 12:33pm
   Eleanor Astrid Bond, of Milford, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the...

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

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:39pm
Crusaders capture league title, breaking a two-decade tournament drought before Martha’s Vineyard...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:37pm

Aadi Ravindran fires a serve over the net. Photo by Matt Detora 

 
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:30pm
Boys Baseball Champions at Polar Park Division 1 Braintree 2, Chelmsford 8 Division 2 Walpole 7,...

Happenings

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:37pm
     Join the Groton Conservation Trust and the Groton Public Library for a free family event at...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:36pm
     Summer sessions at Periwinkle start June 23! Lots of new art glass projects as well as a wide...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:34pm
prescottscc.org | 978-877-6933 connectwithus@prescottscc.org ADULT & FAMILY CLASSES    Walking...

People

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:53pm

G-D Middle School Promotion Cermony, Boys, (L-R) Travis Vlahos, Rye Rivard, Andrew Rider, Brody Duffy, Connor Perry, Logan McCormack, Max Vogel, Wyatt Cassa, Henry Anderson, Tyler Tamsett and Andrew Consolo. 

 
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:49pm

G-D Middle School Promotion Cermony, Girls, (L-R) Kirsten Whitefield, Cate O’Leary, Sophia Collins, Molly Daigle, Adeline Cole, Avery Graber, Caroline Conley and Claire Ellis.

 
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:45pm
Dean’s List A total of 2,331 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) were...

Schools

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:25pm

Ribbon-cutting marks culmination of years of planning and partnership. Fay Raynor said, “It’s a symbol of what we can achieve when we come together.” Photo by Steve Lieman

 
Under bright June skies, hundreds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of Florence Roche...
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 5:42pm
Shorty: Did you know Groton must take one more step to align with Dunstable before the school...
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 5:36pm
Shorty: Did you know Groton students may soon be able to train for the trades without leaving their...

Letters

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:09pm
In addition to the health and financial risks of tearing down the West Groton Dam, there is another...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 12:06pm
It is not often in life that one gets a second chance to correct a previous mistake.  Fortunately,...
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 4:48pm
I am writing to express serious concern about the proposal to tear down the West Groton Dam—an...

Public Notices

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:48pm
UMass Memorial  Health Care Inc. In accordance with the provisions of the Code of the Town of...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:47pm
   The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm at...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 5:47pm

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