Letters
Dear Editor:
Regarding the Conservation Commission holding $700,000 of taxpayer money to buy land, we feel this puts the Commission in the real estate business. They then lease the land back to farmers. They should be concerned with preserving rare species and the proper use of vacant land, as it...
Dear Editor,
John Ellenberger's defense of the "new new math" as proposed in the Common Core curriculum is disingenuous (See article in Nov. 6 issue of The Groton Herald). We have gone through several "new math" approaches, and none of them seems to be creating a huge crop of engineers and...
Dear Editor,
The Union Congregational Church would like to acknowledge and thank all the businesses and individuals who so graciously donated to this year's Harvest Fair Silent Auction. We thank them for their generous support. Alex and Kristin Ansted, Leon Avey, Bailey's Bar & Grill,...
To The Editor:
My name is Marlena Gilbert and I am a parent, taxpayer, Community Outreach Representative of APEX, a Pack 12 Cub Scout Den Leader and a Soccer Coach for GDYSL. When I attend any SC meeting I represent myself & my family, unless I specifically state I am representing an...
To the Editor:
The opening salvo of the American Revolution was fired 250 years ago. The shot was not musket or cannon balls, but a tax levied by the British Parliament. November 1, 2015 will mark the sestercentennial of the day the Stamp Act took effect in the American colonies.
In Massachusetts...
Dear Editor:
1. The cost: Joining the Central MA Mosquito Control Project will cost Groton $219,000 for three years. Is that the best use of town money to protect citizens from mosquito borne illnesses? A public awareness campaign for protection has been effective for helping to learn how to avoid...
Dear Editor:
Is it the Right to Farm Law, or The Right to Flood Law?
My next-door neighbor on W. Main St. has chosen to build a cement wall to hold up his bark mulch and other products. He did not seek permission from the Conservation Commission or the Building Inspector. His property, much of...
Dear Friends of Trails,
A truly huge THANK YOU! to a great group of 26 volunteers who not only put in a lot of work (an average of 3.3 hours per person!) but also did a high quality job in preparing the Nashua River Accessible Trail for the contractor who will put down and compacted a stone dust...
Dear Groton-Dunstable School Committee Members,
I am writing to you as a concerned taxpayer, parent and resident on behalf of myself and my family.
This past Wednesday at the School Committee workshop, Superintendent Dr. Kristan Rodriguez informed the School Committee that the District needs an...
Two men have been charged after allegedly shooting two Trumpeter swans at the Princeton Wildlife Area in Scott County. Levi Young, 25, of Davenport, and Kyle Munson, 25, of Eldridge, allegedly shot the two swans while waterfowl hunting, killing one and injuring the other. Attempts to capture the...