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Prescott Community Center Kicks Off Fall Season with New Gallery, Sculpture, Live Music
Shorty: At Prescott, the season opened with brushstrokes and bright voices, a gallery alive with color and song. Outside, a Heart of Steel caught the shifting light, inviting passersby to step inside and see...
Week of September 1, 2025
During the week of September 1, 2025, Patriot Regional Emergency Communication Center answered 1537 calls for service. The following is a summary of just a few of those calls.
Groton Police Officers responded to seven abandoned 9-1-1 calls; most ended up being...
by Connie Sartini
On Monday, September 15 The Select Board voted to accept the Capital Planning Advisory Committee’s recommendation to continue operating under its current charge for at least one more year before revisiting any changes. Town Manager Mark Haddad said the committee will again...
Groton's Planning Board unanimously approved a residential compound project September 11 that uses creative zoning to protect active agricultural land permanently while allowing limited housing development.
The Madigan Hill project at 23 Old Ayer Road will create a residential compound with...
Groton's Planning Board voted September 11 to recommend that town officials explore a joint purchase of Chapter 61 land on Common Street, citing potential for both new housing and conservation.
The 23-acre parcel, currently under agricultural tax classification, is subject to the town's right of...
Groton Animal Control Report August
Animal Control responded to 35 calls in August in the following categories:
• Dogs, loose or found: 15
• Check on dog in possibly overheated car (unfounded):
• Assist with elderly dog: 1
• Dog bite: 1
• Cats missing: 1
• Cattle: 1
• Horses: 3
• Raccoons...
The Destination Groton Committee (DGC) is inviting town officials and residents to help shape a ten-year economic vision for Groton’s Town Center.
Working with consultants Stantec and Studio InSitu, the committee is holding a series of stakeholder and public forums this fall. While the focus is...
Shirley Road parcel: The 14.5-acre town-owned property abuts the Ayer town line at the southwest corner of General Field. A recently granted driveway easement for an Ayer house has become the center of the current access dispute.
Shorty: Did you know a piece of Groton’s public land is at the center of a cat-and-mouse battle over access? How about a driveway easement that lets one homeowner reach his house — but keeps hikers locked out? Find out why barriers keep popping back up on Shirley Road, and discover how a decades-...
Analysis by Barbara Scofidio
There’s an emerging “Wellness Corridor” or “Wellness Trail” along Route 119 — a proliferation of wellness businesses, from spas to healers to personal trainers.
This has caught the attention of local groups, including Destination Groton, which sees an opportunity...
Shorty: Did you hear? Groton’s biggest housing plan just did a major makeover. The 200-unit 40B is out, and a new MBTA Communities project with a Boston developer is in. Find out why rising costs forced the switch — and what it means for affordable housing here.
John Amaral of Omni Properties...