Letters
Tom Delaney To Be Honored at Arbor Day 2025
I would like to invite the community to join the Friends of the Tree Warden in celebrating Groton’s 42nd Annual Arbor Day Celebration. The event will take place on Sunday, April 27th at 1 PM at Blossom Common, located at the intersection of Blossom Lane...
There is a long-standing tradition in West Groton Village to bet on the date that winter ice would be totally cleared out of West Groton Pond. This tradition has been going on even before we moved to West Groton 55 years ago. This year the ice out date was March 19. Last year the date was March 5,...
Surviving is one thing - but if you want a community to thrive, you’ve got to invest in the local schools. Financially, strong schools attract families and businesses, boosting property values and local economies. When an area is known for its excellent educational institutions, more families are...
The decision by the Select Board to support two override proposals at this year’s town meeting completely disregards the commitments made to the voters after last year’s defeat of a similar tax hike. By a margin of 60/40 the residents of Groton were clear on the issue of continuing to support an...
On January 13, 2025, Town Manager Mark Haddad released the Report on PILOTs that Groton’s PILOT Working Group had painstakingly created. It includes listings of all Groton nonprofits and the value of their land holdings in Groton.
After careful research, the working group recommended payments...
Renowned poet and author, Maya Angelou has written eloquently on how a school library saved her life. It is a true story of abuse, selective mutism and the healing power of reading, and learning as guided by the school librarian.
Not all stories of the impact of a librarian are that dramatic and...
I want to thank the Destination Groton Committee for organizing Groton’s celebration of America’s 250th on April 6. The celebration included a gathering of Minutemen and Fife and Drum on Minuteman Common in front of First Parish Church and a program at Lawrence Academy. The featured speaker was...
One of the most important factors prospective homebuyers consider when deciding where to locate is the quality of the school system. It also is equally important to homeowners who may no longer have school-age children and are considering either downsizing or relocating.
There is an undeniable...
This is to announce the formation of the group Seniors for Our Schools, whose goals are to proactively support our schools by advocating passage of the school override Question 1, and to inform people of the issues before us.
As senior citizens who have sent our kids to GD schools and whose...
When faced with a letter that castigates President Donald Trump and our fellow citizens who supported him with broad accusations it is necessary to respond to restore civility and comity. It is sad to see the amalgamation of charges which see a danger in only one side of the equation without one...