Letters
May through June, turtles will be on roadways and in yards even more, as they travel long distances to sunny nesting sites. Please be on alert for them and enjoy watching them from a distance. Nesting may take several hours, so please give shy turtles privacy and keep pets away.
Turtles live...
Here are facts to consider regarding the Fire Department's Request for Additional Staff:
There have been a lot of questions and comments regarding the need for additional emergency staff for the Town of Groton Fire Department. I have been following these issues in depth since 2018 and hope that...
We are long-time residents of Groton and former members of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee and we want to encourage Groton’s voters to approve the school override both at the Town Meeting on April 26 and at the election on May 20.
The budget problems of our town were created by...
Are you fed up with having to vote on overrides? So are we. Does putting a “No Override” sign in your yard fix the problem? Probably not. Meaningful change takes time and considerable effort. So, when we ask folks to vote yes on the school funding override question, we recognize that this is an...
I'd like to thank John Bates for his April 4 letter about “the restoration of democracy.” I often wonder how so many fellow Americans remain unconcerned by our current administration’s corrosion of democratic norms, and perspectives like John’s help clarify that divide. The US won’t overcome its...
Tom Delaney To Be Honored at Arbor Day 2025
I would like to invite the community to join the Friends of the Tree Warden in celebrating Groton’s 42nd Annual Arbor Day Celebration. The event will take place on Sunday, April 27th at 1 PM at Blossom Common, located at the intersection of Blossom Lane...
There is a long-standing tradition in West Groton Village to bet on the date that winter ice would be totally cleared out of West Groton Pond. This tradition has been going on even before we moved to West Groton 55 years ago. This year the ice out date was March 19. Last year the date was March 5,...
Surviving is one thing - but if you want a community to thrive, you’ve got to invest in the local schools. Financially, strong schools attract families and businesses, boosting property values and local economies. When an area is known for its excellent educational institutions, more families are...
The decision by the Select Board to support two override proposals at this year’s town meeting completely disregards the commitments made to the voters after last year’s defeat of a similar tax hike. By a margin of 60/40 the residents of Groton were clear on the issue of continuing to support an...
On January 13, 2025, Town Manager Mark Haddad released the Report on PILOTs that Groton’s PILOT Working Group had painstakingly created. It includes listings of all Groton nonprofits and the value of their land holdings in Groton.
After careful research, the working group recommended payments...