Letters
Dear Editor
I will cast my vote for Don Berwick as the Democratic Candidate for Governor in the Primary Election on September 9. We are fortunate to be able to choose from three well-qualified aspirants: Attorney General Martha Coakley, State Treasurer Stephen Grossman, and Don Berwick.
All three...
Dear Editor:
Please visit our upcoming fundraiser at the Groton's Fireman's Muster on Labor Day, Sept. 1. Our organization, Hooper's Crew, is dedicated to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Association. We started fundraising in honor of our family member, John L. Hooper, a Vietnam Vet and a retired...
Dear Editor:
There is a long and strong tradition of Girl Scouting in Groton & Dunstable and I am pleased to say it is continues to thrive here. This year we have 20 active Girl Scout troops, from Kindergarten through Middle and High School. Our girls learn how to work in teams, discover and...
Dear Editor,
Last Wednesday 87 citizens braved soaring temperatures and the threat of thunderstorms and came together on the banks of the Nashua River to participate in Groton's portion of the state-wide "Pipeline Resistance Relay Walk".
The Groton Stop the Pipeline Coordinating Committee (SPCC...
Dear Editor:
As the Realtor responsible for the expanded marketing of town owned properties, I am trying to explore all options for the reuse of the Tarbell School. This visually striking building was born as a school in 1914. Now, 100 years later, can it be re-born as a school? A charter school?...
Dear Editor,
At the July 14th Board of Selectmen meeting, when a vote was called for during the debate to require Open Meeting Law training for all Committees and Boards, one member was recorded as abstaining. No explanation was given.
I will never understand why any elected representative at...
Dear Editor:
It's rhododendron time at Groton Place! The public is invited to stroll the beautiful pathway that was planted by the Dumaine family many years ago. Rhododendron Maximum, a native species, is blooming along the full length of the Rhododendron Trail. Blooms range from ground level...
Dear Editor:
Kinder Morgan's Northeast Energy Directive includes a plan to build a new 30-inch or 36-inch high pressure natural gas pipeline across 45 Massachusetts towns, including Groton. This company will be applying to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a license that would...
Dear Editor:
The Stoddarts' comments as usual were spot on (see letters to the editor, June 27). As to the relative safety of nuclear power I would add that not only have there been no deaths from nuclear power plant accidents in the U.S but that there have been none either from the Fukushima...
Dear Editor,
I was surprised - and very pleased - to read the letter by Hugh and Marion Stoddart in the most recent issue of the Groton Herald. They show a degree of common sense rare in environmental activists when it comes to the question of nuclear power.
Nuclear reactors, when properly...