Letters
It is spring and the turtles of West Groton Pond are sharing together a warm branch in the sun just outside our finishing room door. When I started to explain to them that the Groton Select Board is studying destroying their pond, they just jumped back into the cold water…
Carl Canner
On behalf of the Groton Garden Club, we would like to thank the Town for supporting our recent Plant Sale. The Legion Field site is perfect for our needs, and despite the cool, rainy weather, a large crowd of gardeners turned out to buy plants.
The funds we raise through our annual Plant Sale...
I would like to express my sincere thanks, and that of the staff at Loaves & Fishes, to the residents of Groton, who very generously contributed items of food and personal-care to this year’s National Letter Carriers’ Food drive held last Saturday, May 10. Also to be thanked are Kelli Andrews...
I gotta be honest—I didn’t expect to be moved by something that sounded like it came out of 1775. But I was.
Your editorial me pegó fuerte. It’s rare these days to hear someone speak with that kind of claridad about what matters—liberty, truth, sacrifice. Most of the time, everything just feels...
I have a few responses to comments made at town meeting, in regards to the proposed overrides.
To the women who read letters written by GCRHS students begging us to open our wallets for them: I don’t know who controls the finances in your household, but I can’t afford to let children run mine. A...
A recent study ranks Massachusetts as second among states with the quickest EMS Average Response Times in the Nation. Rhode Island was number one.
RI’s average response time was 6:21 minutes. Massachusetts’ average response was 6:34 minutes. Groton’s median EMS response time is 7:59 minutes (...
On a recent trip to the Children’s Room at GPL, a new book caught my eye: The Hare Who Wouldn’t Share by Steve Small. With my two little ones in the throes of sibling squabbles, it sounded very relevant. The book tells the story of a hare who grew turnips but never shared them. A group of rabbits...
Last year the town failed to support an override resulting in the school budget being slashed $2.7 million and the result was laying off 24 full-time positions.
The fact that the state Chapter 70 funding has been virtually flat for the past fifteen years caused the district not to be able to...
I support Mark Presti as a candidate for the Parks Commission and urge you to write-him-in on your ballot. With the recent decision of one of our members not to run again because of professional responsibilities, this position recently became open. Current Parks member Rob Foley is running for...
For many years I have served as the local volunteer coordinator of the National Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, now in its 30th year, taking place this Saturday, May 10, working with the local postmasters within our six-town area to help them implement this annual, national food drive, the largest one...