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Shorty: Guess what a Nobel Prize honoree said about Groton’s trees last week? Dr. William M00maw told Pepperell officials that our local forests are so dense and carbon-rich that Maine — yes, whole swaths of Maine — has only a third of our biomass per acre. “Forests are essential to Earth’s...
A decades-long environmental problem at Whitney Pond has reached a critical point, with massive siltation and invasive species creating challenges that appear beyond the reach of current municipal resources, according to discussions at the November 21 Great Lakes Association meeting.
The delta...
A decades-long environmental problem at Whitney Pond has reached a critical point, with massive siltation and invasive species creating challenges that appear beyond the reach of current municipal resources, according to discussions at the November 21 Great Lakes Association meeting.
The delta...
A major piece of legislation aimed at protecting healthcare workers passed the Massachusetts House last week with unanimous support—153 to 0. The bill, known as H.4767, would require hospitals, clinics, and health-care employers across the state to adopt stronger violence-prevention plans, improve...
The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission has revoked the law-enforcement certification of former Groton Police Officer Omar Connor, barring him from serving as a police officer anywhere in Massachusetts.
The ruling, issued November 20, 2025, also directs that his...
The Town of Groton entrusted Omar Connor with being a role model to the youth in the communities of Groton and Dunstable. He violated that trust by using his position to take advantage of those whom he had influence over. We are thankful to the two young women, who were directly affected by his ...
Parks representative Rob Foley informed the Community Preservation Committee at its November 25 meeting that a significant misunderstanding about the state grant’s reimbursement rules has complicated Groton’s largest proposed recreation project—one that, if adopted, would sharply limit CPC funding...
The Groton SelectBoard is exploring a significant change to state law that would exclude certain mandatory municipal costs from Proposition 2½ limits. Health insurance expenses and pension contributions continue to strain the town's budget capacity amid inadequate state education funding.
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As Massachusetts implements its new statewide Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) law, Groton finds itself unusually well prepared. Years of incremental updates to the town’s ADU bylaw have placed Groton ahead of many communities now scrambling to adjust — a point underscored during last week’s...
Groton’s conservation system is a success story with an emerging challenge: the town has protected more than 3,600 acres of conservation land, but ongoing stewardship remains dependent on volunteers. Most of the Conservation Commission’s time is tied up in regulatory enforcement and permitting...