Editorials
About three weeks ago, Kevin Kelly, Manager of the Groton Electric Light Department, sent a letter to all ratepayers warning of the risk of rolling electricity blackouts this winter. A blackout is a total shut off of electricity across the whole town for about four hours. Despite the criticism he...
We believe in the truth of the time-worn and occasionally derided expression, ‘Everybody has a book in them.’ In fact, small-town newspapering is, at its core, an affirmation of this idea - the great American idea that everybody’s experience, observations and ideas can be interesting and worthwhile...
Town Meeting approved funding for the elevator at Prescott School in large measure because both the FinCom and the Select Board supported it. In recommending the funding, both boards brushed away questions about cost, safety and appropriate process - like swarms of pesky gnats. For them, opposition...
Town Meeting should assert its legislative authority and postpone funding for the Prescott elevator. There are too many questions that deserve answers before spending $580,000 in public funds. This rushed, out-of-cycle recommendation by the CPC brings to mind the Boynton Meadows project which lost...
The Select Board is sponsoring an article seeking out-of-cycle CPC funding to install an elevator in Prescott School at Fall Town Meeting. With a grant paying roughly half the cost and with the town paying the rest from Community Preservation funds, the total cost for the elevator would be about $...
The people of Groton stepped up and did the right thing for our town and our young people by voting to approve the $9.5 million in additional funding for FloRo. But, As Bud Robertson, chair of the Finance Committee, made clear, the town was confronted with a Hobson’s choice – voting against the...
One of the major questions to come out of the Sep. 6 Primary aside from those who won election was how the District-wide vote would be impacted after the redrawing of District lines that carved the Town of Groton essentially in half by keeping Precincts Two and Three in the First Middlesex and...
We love Groton history, what Groton is today, and – most importantly – thinking about how to build a better future for all. One of the initiatives celebrating Groton’s past, present and developing our future is the Destination Groton Committee.
We agree that Groton could benefit from...
We love Groton history, what Groton is today, and – most importantly – thinking about how to build a better future for all. One of the initiatives celebrating Groton’s past, present and developing our future is the Destination Groton Committee.
We agree that Groton could benefit from...
We do not have to look beyond our household budgets to understand how much expenses have increased. We can all see our grocery bills and the cost of our home repairs; who does not cringe every time you stop to fuel up your vehicle?
I do not believe it is fair to point the finger solely at "COVID...