Letters
No email. No phone calls. I was in yesterday from my IT consulting gig and not a word from the staff.
As we can see from the upcoming agenda the Council on Aging is cruising along on autopilot as usual:
https://portal.grotonma.gov/public/meetings/16527
I reviewed the calendar and it seems...
Tiny turtle hatchlings, no larger than a quarter, have begun to emerge from their underground nests! Over the next month, please watch for them as they leave from tiny holes in garden beds, road shoulders, and sandy slopes. They travel great distances when making their perilous journey to safe...
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding our meal programs here at The Groton Center, so let’s talk about it! You may have noticed that some local Senior Centers offer a daily lunch for residents with a voluntary fee of $2. Many of those Centers are designated as Congregate Meal Sites and the...
I thought I would let you know that on July 3 I was out in my canoe and observed what appeared to be an unusual and unprecedented “release” from the wastewater outlet located just up the river from our dock, as you head toward the H&V facility.
The velocity at which the water was gushing...
Last week's Groton Herald article on the history of Groton's largest water body was excellent. However, there was one mistake which may confuse readers.
Fiske's dam, identified as being constructed at "the narrowest point of the meadow" is actually number 3 on the map, not number 2. And later...
I call it the mystery of the senior center kitchen.
On one of my early visits to our new senior center I was surprised to find a gleaming well-equipped kitchen was a major part of the new facility. Later, when I went for my volunteer interview at "The Center," cooking/baking was my first choice...
This letter is in response to the article in the July 18, 2025, edition of the Groton Herald entitled “Town Clerk, Dawn Dunbar, Resigns”. There were many comments made about the Town Charter changes that failed to pass at the Spring Town Meeting. I would like to address that topic.
Despite...
The Groton Herald’s June 6 editorial, "How a Worldwide Superpower Fell by Its Own Hand," made for chilling reading. Like medieval Spain, the Trump administration is waging a Counter-Reformation against science, medicine, higher education, and civil society, with disastrous consequences for our...
I don't know if this is the correct email address for a letter intended for possible publication, but I don't see another one on the web site, so here it goes:
I am a great lover of fireworks, and I have been attending the Groton fireworks for the past 25 years. The Groton fireworks have...
The Groton Hill Music Center has responded to the Planning Board's letter regarding lighting issues, prompting board members to praise the collaborative tone of the correspondence.
At the June 12 Planning Board meeting, member Russ Burke said he would "thank Lisa (Fiorentino) and Groton Hill for...