Editorials
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 an unwarranted authority and faux gravitas. Whoever had the foresight to attach the word MASTER to this plan was a propaganda genius or was making an...
Emma Zhou, LA Student and Groton Herald Intern.
Once or twice, you might find an unfamiliar face sitting in Dunkin’, talking on the phone in a foreign language. They are the international students living on campus at Lawrence Academy. They are everywhere in town, on a Friday night at Filho’s or buying a fresh bouquet at Lavender Florist. If...
The scarcity of housing for the middle class is holding back the Massachusetts economy and it has other negative systemic effects for our town and our state. Lack of housing opportunity also leads to a calcified society where only the well-off or people who bought houses many years ago can live....
When downtown Groton’s Main Street was repaved last spring, we assumed that the white line-striping delineating parking lanes along Main Street would be restored. It is now clear that there is no intention of re-painting these lines and experience shows that the absence of these stripes makes...
FloRo Topping Off Ceremony
Our State Senator John Cronin and former Senator Edward Kennedy are co-sponsoring a bill to allocate ARPA money to pay for the unexpected ballooning costs for construction of FloRo elementary school. On page 5 of this newspaper there are photos of the ‘Topping Off’ ceremony, a celebration of a...
Below are comments excerpted from former Gov. Charlie Baker’s final state-of-the-state address. We live in difficult times, but objectively, Charlie Baker’s address makes clear that we are doing some things right in our Commonwealth. When there is so much to be anxious about, it’s worth taking some...
Even though newspapers are one of the institutions that keep democracy strong, newspapers across America continue to close. Yes, printed newspapers cost more than online publications. And even though newspaper costs are higher, we believe most people would be surprised how little it takes to keep...
The towns and cities of Massachusetts were created by the legislature for various political and economic reasons that made sense at the time. The original purpose for the creation of any given town may be irrelevant now, but today each town and city carries a distinct character, each being a vessel...
In the new year we need to face our challenges head on, to be prepared to make changes that will benefit our town and our state. As we grapple with a changing climate, the steep cost of housing, surging property taxes, and the urgent needs of a changing society, it is important to figure out how...
Since the passage of anti-bullying legislation in 2012, Massachusetts has made solid strides toward preventing bullying in our state’s schools. Unfortunately, recent actions by the state legislature and the state educational bureaucracy make it harder to maintain and establish discipline in our...