Editorials
After having approved spending an additional 10 million dollars to complete the new elementary school, it feels shocking to be asked to spend another $10M to resolve the PFAS contamination at the High School. There is an understandable desire to just say ‘No! It’s too much.’
But, resolving this...
by Russell Harris
The greatest barrier to exploring the full reach of Groton’s extensive Conservation lands is fear - fear of getting lost. But there is a simple, tool that allows the inexperienced hiker to explore these lands with confidence. This tool is a smartphone loaded with a trails...
One has to wonder if equity has been achieved if everyone gets nothing. How are we creating learning environments that encourage curiosity by canceling an annual trip to our nation’s capital? How are we introducing our students to a larger world if we are limiting our field trips to local trips to...
Once a month the Groton Herald sends renewal notices to subscribers whose subscription is about to expire. Thankfully, most of you, our readers, resubscribe. The few who do not renew usually are moving out of town.
Two weeks ago we received a response to a renewal notice from one of our out-of...
At Spring Town Meeting voters authorized the Select Board to approve the sale of conservation restrictions on multiple town-owned conservation properties to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW). Among these properties is the 103-acre parcel at Brown Loaf Hill.
After the Town Meeting...
For at least 10 years Groton taxpayers have been squeezed by a relentless financial vise, a vise making the annual process of creating the town budget a disheartening and discouraging exercise, a process pitting the needs of municipal government and public safety against our equally important...
It may not feel like it, but our regional economy is growing and changing at warp speed. These changes are not well understood or widely reported. But, new hi-tech manufacturing companies are moving to our area, North-Central Massachusetts.
These companies could be the fuel that transforms...
Light Pollution Should be an Integral Issue with the Town’s Sustainability Commission and Planning Board and Deserves a Stronger Bylaw to manage light pollution.
When the Groton Herald interviewed Tim Brothers, the on-site manager for MIT’s Wallace Observatory, he stated, “I think light...
Light Pollution Should be an Integral Issue with the Town’s Sustainability Commission and Planning Board and Deserves a Stronger Bylaw to manage light pollution.
When the Groton Herald interviewed Tim Brothers, the on-site manager for MIT’s Wallace Observatory, he stated, “I think light...
In today's world, where the internet reigns supreme and social media feeds never sleep, the concept of a weekly newspaper may seem like a quaint relic from a bygone era. But fear not, dear readers, for a weekly newspaper is like an old dog - dependable, always up for a walk around town, often...