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Shorty Did you notice how much of this meeting was about giving land back? A smaller building here, less pavement there, and suddenly a backyard becomes a 3,000-square-foot restoration area. The curious part isn’t the redesign — it’s what comes next. Native plants look great on a plan set. Keeping...
by Barbara Scofidio
It has been one year since a provision of the Affordable Homes Act took effect allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to be built by right in single-family zoning districts across Massachusetts.
The change was intended to make it easier for homeowners to create in-law...
Shorty: Did you notice how often we talk about fixing Main Street by changing Main Street? More signs. More paint. More bump-outs. More rules layered onto a road that’s already trying to be a highway, a downtown, a school zone, and a parking lot at the same time. No wonder it’s tense. The quieter...
Shorty: Did you notice how often we talk about fixing Main Street by changing Main Street? More signs. More paint. More bump-outs. More rules layered onto a road that’s already trying to be a highway, a downtown, a school zone, and a parking lot at the same time. No wonder it’s tense. The quieter...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad announced Monday that the Town of Groton has secured more than $5.8 million in state and federal grants over the past two years, providing significant outside funding for infrastructure, public safety, recreation, and community services.
Speaking at...
Shorty: Did you catch the detail about the chainsaws on a motorboat? Not on the river banks, not after a storm — but mid-river, as if this were just another chore, like mowing the lawn. And then the trees are neatly tied off and left there, waiting for the next flood to decide their fate. So here’s...
Shorty: Did you catch the moment when the town manager called the governor “no friend to the Town of Groton”? It wasn’t shouted. It wasn’t theatrical. It came in the middle of a dense budget presentation, followed almost immediately by an apology for being flippant. Which is what made it stand out...
Anticipating questions from residents following recent state actions on civil immigration enforcement, the Groton Police Department this week issued a statement clarifying its role under Massachusetts law.
The department said its priority is ensuring the safety of all residents and emphasized...
MUNICIPAL FINANCE Groton maintains AAA bond rating following successful Wall Street meeting. Town to issue bonds February 11th for Florence Roche Elementary School completion, PFAS remediation project, and other municipal projects.
OBITUARY Former Select Board member and state representative...
Shorty: Did you notice how rare recorded disagreement actually is? One hundred twenty-two Democrats voted with the speaker every single time, and most of them declined to say why. The explanations that did surface all pointed offstage — to committees, negotiations, and fixes that happened before...