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Some former members of the Groton Fire Department are questioning whether three members of the Call Fire Department were denied their due process rights as outlined in the Groton Charter and specified in Massachusetts General laws when they were not re-appointed to fire fighting positions held for...
As Selectmen worked their way through the lengthy list of annual appointments to the town's boards and committees, Selectman Chairman Josh Degen stopped at the appointments for the Conservation Commission dead in its tracks. Almost all appointments of volunteers by the Board tend to be perfunctory...
Selectmen hosted a second informational meeting this past Monday night and approximately 60 residents attended. Most of those in attendance expressed opposition to the proposed pipeline which will run through northern sections of Groton after tunneling under the Nashua River. The meeting was...
Selectmen will host a second informational meeting on a proposed natural gas pipeline which will traverse northern sections of Groton on its way to a terminus in Dracut. The informational meeting will not focus specifically on siting issues or on the process but rather provide general information...
Out-going Fire Chief Joseph Bosselait along with Town Manager Mark Haddad, in a decision seemingly preempting the prerogatives of the incoming fire chief, have effectively reorganized the command structure of the Groton Fire department by declining to reappoint Deputy Chief Clarence Jefferson, a 39...
The Lost Lake Sewer Advisory Committee spent the past year attempting to understand and quantify the factors that affect water quality in Lost Lake, its associated ground water and nearby Whitney Well.
The Committee, led by Selectman Jack Petropoulos, believes that septic systems at Lost Lake...
Selectmen, by majority vote, called a Special Town Meeting for Monday, June 30 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center to vote on a non-binding referendum in opposition to the Proposed Tennessee Pipeline that reportedly will traverse a number of properties including Groton-Dunstable Regional High...
After going to press with the story headlined: "Kevin Lindemer, Energy Expert, To Lead Study Of Pipeline Proposal", the Herald has learned that Mr. Lindemer cannot provide public input on the pipeline due to his being an elected public official and the consequent potential for a conflict of...
Garry McCarraher, Fire Chief in Franklin, MA was recruited by Town Manager Mark Haddad to prepare a document titled Fire Chief Recruitment Profile, the purpose of the document being to set forth the complex management challenges facing the new fire chief in the coming months and years and to define...
Town Manager Mark Haddad announced that the Fire Chief Search Committee has selected two finalists for Chief of the Groton Fire Department. According to the Groton Charter, the Town Manager is responsible for organizing a search committee for the purpose of screening and presenting candidates to...