The Groton-Dunstable Regional School District School Committee will conduct a Public Hearing on the FY 27 Preliminary Budget at the Marion Stoddart Building in the Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. After the presentation, the public will have an opportunity to comment. Copies of the Superintendent’s Proposed budget is available for review on the district website www.gdrsd.org.
2/13/2026 D
In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L Ch. 131, Sec. 40 and the Groton Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the Groton Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by the Groton Stewardship Committee.
The subject property is off Townsend Rd (Parcel 101-14). The meeting will be held in-person at the Groton Town Hall, second floor meeting room, and virtually via Zoom - please see https://www.grotonma.gov/events/ or call/email the office of the Conservation Commission at 978-448-1106 or conservation@grotonma.gov for details.
Respectfully submitted,
Bruce Easom, Chair
Groton Conservation Commission
2/13/2026 C
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, §§ 9 and 11, and the Code of the Town of Groton, Chapter 218, the Groton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 7:15 PM, in the Groton Town Hall, to consider the Major Site Plan Review application submitted by the Town of Groton for site improvements at Cow Pond Brook Fields including construction of a formalized parking lot, renovation of natural grass athletic fields, construction of ADA accessible walkways, installation of stormwater management system, and landscape improvements. The use of the site is to remain as outdoor recreational.
Copies of the application are on file in the Planning Board office and the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall. The Town of Groton does not discriminate based on disability. A signed translation of this public hearing will be provided for the hearing impaired upon request by contacting the Planning Board at (978) 448-1105 at least one week prior to the hearing.
GROTON PLANNING BOARD
Lorayne Black, Chair
2/6/2026, 2/13/2026 B
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40C, the Groton Historic Districts Commission (GHDC) will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at The Groton Senior Center, 163 West Main Street, Groton, MA 01450. This meeting will be held to consider the application submitted by Terrence Rielly seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness for 133 Farmers Row, Assessors Map 107-5 to replace the AC units on the widows walk, shorten one chimney and rebuild another chimney to match the chimney next to it and cap all three chimneys, repair rotted wood around the house and demolish dilapidated shed, which will be replaced with a structure of the same size, shape and coloring. Copies of the application and supporting materials are available for review by contacting the GHDC via the Land Use Dept, 2nd floor of the Town Hall.
Brian Cartier, Chair
Historic Districts Commission
2/6 and 2/13/2026 A
Site Plan Review –
Cow Pond Brook Fields
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, §§ 9 and 11, and the Code of the Town of Groton, Chapter 218, the Groton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 7:15 PM, in the Groton Town Hall, to consider the Major Site Plan Review application submitted by the Town of Groton for site improvements at Cow Pond Brook Fields including construction of a formalized parking lot, renovation of natural grass athletic fields, construction of ADA accessible walkways, installation of stormwater management system, and landscape improvements. The use of the site is to remain as outdoor recreational.
Copies of the application are on file in the Planning Board office and the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall. The Town of Groton does not discriminate based on disability. A signed translation of this public hearing will be provided for the hearing impaired upon request by contacting the Planning Board at (978) 448-1105 at least one week prior to the hearing.
GROTON PLANNING BOARD
Lorayne Black, Chair
2/6/2026, 2/13/2026 F
LEGAL NOTICE
GROTON HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40C, the Groton Historic Districts Commission (GHDC) will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at The Groton Senior Center, 163 West Main Street, Groton, MA 01450. This meeting will be held to consider the application submitted by Terrence Rielly seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness for 133 Farmers Row, Assessors Map 107-5 to replace the AC units on the widows walk, shorten one chimney and rebuild another chimney to match the chimney next to it and cap all three chimneys, repair rotted wood around the house and demolish dilapidated shed, which will be replaced with a structure of the same size, shape and coloring. Copies of the application and supporting materials are available for review by contacting the GHDC via the Land Use Dept, 2nd floor of the Town Hall.
Brian Cartier, Chair
Historic Districts Commission
2/6 and 2/13/2026 E
As required by MGL Chapter 41, Sections 10 and 11, there exists a vacancy on the Groton Park Commission, with the term to expire in June 2026. All interested individuals shall complete a Committee Interest Form by Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Interested applicants will be interviewed by the Park Commission on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., held in Town Hall.
A final appointment to fill the said vacancy shall be in a joint session with the Select Board and the remaining Park Commissioners at a Select Boards’s Meeting to be held on Monday, February 9, 2026, in the Groton Town Hall.
Committee Interest Forms can be found on the Town’s website at https://www.grotonma.gov/government/boards-and-committees/committee-inte....
Matthew F. Pisani, Chair
Groton Select Board
Mary Jennings, Chair
Park Commission
1/30/26 D
In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L Ch. 131, Sec. 40 and the Groton Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the Groton Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Keith Allard.
The subject property is 331 Boston Rd (Parcel 235-14). The meeting will be held in-person at the Groton Town Hall, second floor meeting room, and virtually via Zoom - please see https://www.grotonma.gov/events/ or call/email the office of the Conservation Commission at 978-448-1106 or conservation@grotonma.gov for details.
Respectfully submitted,
Bruce Easom, Chair
Groton Conservation Commission
1/30/2026 C
Subsurface Sewage
Disposal Regulations
Proposed Repeal of Chapter 319
Swimming Pools Regulations
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 315 and 319 of the Code of Groton, the Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 7 PM in the Town Hall to consider proposed amendments to Chapter 315 of the Code of the Town of Groton, Subsurface Sewage Disposal Regulations and repeal of Chapter 319 of the Code of the Town of Groton, Swimming Pools Regulations.
Copies of the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file in the Town Clerk’s office in the Town Hall. The Town of Groton does not discriminate based on disability. A signed translation of this public hearing will be provided for the hearing impaired upon request by contacting ADA Coordinator Michelle Collette at (978) 448-1105 at least one week prior to the hearing.
The Groton Board of Health
Robert J. Fleischer, Chairman
January 23 & 30, 2026 B
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School District School Committee will conduct a Public Hearing on the FY 27 Preliminary Budget at the Marion Stoddart Building in the Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. After the presentation, the public will have an opportunity to comment. Copies of the Superintendent’s Proposed budget will be available for review on the district website www.gdrsd.org no later than January 30, 2026.
1/23 and 1/30/2026 A
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 610, Groton, Massachusetts 01450
Office
145 Main Street, Groton, Massachusetts 014510
[Prescott Community Center]
Telephone: 978-448-6061