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In a 4-1 vote the Board of Selectmen rejected Selectmen Josh Degen's call for re-doing the Town Manager's performance review, effectively silencing Degen, not allowing him to discuss his disagreements with Selectman Stuart Schulman's official summary of the Town Manager's performance review....
Before the end of September, 128 Main Street LLC, developers of the Groton Inn, will submit an application to the Planning Board to make modifications to the Inn project, according to John Amaral, a representative for the owners of the property.
The modified plan proposes simplifying and...
Construction of something as large and complex as a natural gas pipeline in a densely populated area is a long process filled with twists and turns requiring years of persistence on everybody's part before it becomes a reality (or not). The proposed Kinder-Morgan "Northeast Direct" new pipeline...
The Charter Review Committee established a strict process for receiving and evaluating changes to the Charter at their July 29 meeting: all suggestions, comments and ideas for changes to the Charter, including testimony at legal public hearings must be submitted in writing and will not be...
Before the end of September, 128 Main Street LLC, developers of the Groton Inn, will submit an application to the Planning Board to make modifications to the Inn project, according to John Amaral, a representative for the owners of the property.
The modified plan proposes simplifying and...
The Charter Review Committee's first Public Hearing was dominated by suggestions for changing the Charter to improve Groton's financial management and budget creation process and better oversight to improve checks and balances on government function.
Long-time resident Connie Sartini said...
After listening to multiple complaints from abutters about the siting of garages for his three apartment units, additional parking spaces, and possible drainage and storm water run off from the Tarbell School property, and after having previously responded to Planning Board requests that he...
Charter Review Committee Chairman Mike Manugian opened the committee's first public hearing July 21 saying that he would outline the ground rules and schedule for submitting suggested changes to the Charter and then seek comment on the proposed process.
Manugian said there was a link on the town...
The Northeast Municipal Gas Pipeline Coalition, composed of municipal officials from eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire communities, strongly encourages all communities potentially affected by the Kinder Morgan pipeline to participate in a special set of "Scoping" meetings hosted by the...
Groton has netted $45,000 in the first five months of the implementation of the Local Option Meals Tax that was adopted by voters at Fall 2014 Town Meeting, and, according to Town Manager Mark Haddad, it is right on track to reach his projection of $100,000 in total for the year.
Haddad pointed...