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A Year After the Fire: An Interview With The Herb Lyceum’s Will Gilson
By Barbara Scofidio
It will be one year on September 1 since a tragic fire destroyed the 19th-century carriage house at The Herb Lyceum, which has been in Groton’s Gilson family since the 1800s.
The venue was known for...
A bee and a butterfly share the summer blooms at Bates Land, where restored meadows now buzz with pollinators and color.
by Susan A. Hughes
Bates Land is the oldest parcel stewarded by the Groton Conservation Trust. It is a beloved area for picnics and hiking up Indian Hill for sweeping views of Groton Hill Music, the Groton School church tower, even Mt. Monadnock and Temple mountain in the distance.
In 2022,...
Shorty: Did you know? Friends of Ukraine are coming to Grotonfest with crafts, cookbooks, homemade desserts — and even a kids’ craft table! The highlight? A hand-knit sweater that took 80 hours to make, raffled off for just $10 a ticket! Don’t miss the sweets, art, and handmade treasures — all to...
Groton Animal responded to 32 calls in July in the following categories;
Dogs; 17
Dog bites; 1
Hawks; 2
Owl; 1
Raccoons;2
Squirrels 1
Porcupine; 1
Deer; 1
Possum; 1
Bobcat; 3
Bat; 1
Roosters; 1
A word on capturing animals in live traps; wildlife in any town in the Commonwealth is the property...
The demolition of the Prescott House on Old Ayer Road could easily have been remembered as nothing more than a dispiriting defeat for historic preservation in Groton. Instead, thanks to the energy and vision of the Groton Historical Commission, it has become something else entirely — a turning...
PFAS PUSH ACCELERATES PROJECT
by Connie Sartini
The Groton Select Board has unanimously approved an amendment to its Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) with the towns of Dunstable and Pepperell to speed up Phase II of the regional water system expansion, a project aimed at addressing PFAS...
by Connie Sartini
Groton’s Capital Planning Advisory Committee will take on a stronger role in shaping the town’s long-term building and equipment needs, under an updated charge presented to the Select Board this week.
Town Manager Mark Haddad said the new charge emphasizes three main...
The Bottom line: The corridor is quiet. The conversation isn’t.
Groton has a distinction few towns can match: it has more miles of walking trails than paved roads. Today, those trails and the Rail Trail are used for hiking, biking, and enjoying the outdoors. But with so many miles already in place...
After years of planning, Groton’s hopes for a West Groton Rail Trail ended with just two words from the railroad company that owns the land: “zero interest.”
That was the reply from Genesee and Wyoming Railroad, which rejected the town’s request to lease or buy the unused corridor. The company...
Shorty: Did you hear the buzz? The old 1793 Prescott House is gone — but not before a 3D LIDAR scan caught every nook and cranny! Its timbers are off to Pennsylvania, like a heart transplant keeping history alive in a new body. And here in Groton, we’ve got brand-new bylaws to make sure the next...