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There are three separate areas in the center of Groton that are under assessment for municipal parking sites in reaction to feedback from Main Street businesses regarding the need for additional space for deliveries as well as for customer parking.
Town Manager Mark Haddad said that he had been...
Monday, Jan. 12, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas will host an event to celebrate passage and signing into law of the Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act at the office of Nashua River Watershed Association. She will be joined by local officials and local conservation organizations and advocates...
A Groton resident, long-time teacher and principal at the Ayer Public Schools, Louise Gaskins, was honored by the Celtics organization, receiving the 'Hero Among Us', award given to 'outstanding individuals who have made 'exceptional and lasting contributions to their communities..' Gaskins taught...
Peter Cunningham, using the Massachusetts Public records laws, filed an official PIR [Public Information Request] with Town Clerk Mike Bouchard on December 17, 2014 seeking "any and all communication, electronic or otherwise, between Groton Selectman John Petropoulos and The Groton Line Editor, Mr...
Groton Selectmen and Finance Committee members listened as Town Manager Mark Haddad went through the first overview of the town's FY2016 budget that if passed as it stands, would raise taxes on a home valued at $400,000 by another $250 annually or 3.45 percent or from $7308 to $7560.
Included in...
Saying, "We are in the unfortunate position that we think this appeal has to go forward", George Barringer, member of the Planning began a compelling and spirited argument for reversing the Zoning Board of Appeals grant of a variance to develop a property at 110 Lost Lake drive as a year-round...
At the urging of the Great Ponds Advisory Committee, Selectmen signed a Notice of Intent to reexamine applying the herbicide Sonar to Baddacook Pond to control an infestation of invasive, non-native, aquatic weeds, weeds choking roughly 35 acres of Groton largest natural pond. Chairman of the Great...
Josh Degen: Town Manager Evaluation Comments - 2014
Comment on any and all competencies that Needs Improvement or Does Not Meet Expectation:
Mark continues to be an effective TM overall. He still needs to improve his interpersonal set. If you are on Mark's good side or (A) list he will laugh it...
Even though the town requested, scheduled and paid for a formal 'removal' hearing, hoping to clear the town of charges of illegally dismissing three Groton call firefighters, John J. Clifford, the hearing officer, ruled against the town on December 5, writing, "I do not find that the record...