Letters
To the Select Board:
I would like to raise some issues over the replacement of Island Road Bridge by MADOT, but I thought a little background may be of help first. This island in Knops Pond became attached to the mainland probably around 1925 when the original Lost Lake Subdivision Plan was created...
Nationally, there is a movement to limit cell phone access of children in school because it is distracting and potentially destructive effects. The increased access to cell phones in our school system is not in the best interest of children.
Richard Staub, MD,
(Groton School Physician for 3...
I want to thank the First Parish Church of Groton and Congregation Shalom of Chelmsford for participating in an Interfaith donation drive for the People of Ukraine. We collected a total of 22 boxes of towels, sheets, shoes, toiletries, water purification tablets and backpacks.
Specifically, I...
I’d like to respectfully provide my perspective on Robert Stewart’s article “Firearm Sales Under Scrutiny” in the June 21st edition of the Herald. The implied narrative in the first half of the piece - that local authorities have swiftly moved to prevent Groton from being overrun by roving gun...
Dear Groton, Dunstable School committee members. Thank you very much for honoring me by naming the Groton Dunstable Regional South building, the Marion Stoddard Building.
It is my hope that future students will be inspired to make a difference in the world. I want them to know that they do not...
I just discovered Deborah Burton’s go-fund-me page for rescuing the Oliver Prescott House. I am upset. What’s next, the Pentagon asking for bake sale donations for new tanks?
Most of the people living in Groton appreciate how nurturing being in this town feels. The townspeople residing here in...
Most people have not heard the “hole” story about how Lost Lake and Knops Pond were formed. The story starts between 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago during the Ice Age in North America when two kettle holes were formed eventually creating two ponds: Knops Pond and Springy Pond. Prior to 1850, these...
The fiscal challenge that the Town of Groton now faces has prompted many of us to become frustrated as we try to make sense of the financial relationships between our three major nonprofits and the Town. But, while we need to advocate for what we feel is right, until we have all the facts, we also...
Dear Community Members,
This year has been a remarkable journey for the Groton Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF) as we've had the privilege of contributing more than $22,000 back into the Groton Dunstable Regional School District.
In our major grant cycles, we were thrilled to support six...
Over a year ago the Town Manager, Select Board, Finance Committee, and Regional School Committee identified significant concerns in coming years about the projected imbalance between revenues and expenses for the municipal and educational needs of our community. Work began immediately to review...