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In a surprising early legal maneuver, lawyers for Groton's Insurance Company, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Agency (MIIA) have moved Groton firefighters' multi-charge lawsuit from state to federal courts, according to Robert Bowen, attorney for the four Groton firefighters. The strategic...
Selectmen approved renewal of the 10-year contract with Charter Communications that will be transferable when the company is taken over by Comcast and signed the license agreement.
The new agreement includes an expansion of cable channels available from two to three and a payment of up to $85,000...
Continuing their support and advocacy for the schools, this past spring GELD [Groton Electric Light Department] applied for a $48,000 state grant to upgrade lighting systems at the Florence Roche Elementary School, an upgrade which will save the schools $23,000 a year in electricity costs. The...
Town Manager Mark Haddad said that even though three members of the Board of Selectmen voted against out-of-cycle grade changes and salary increases for three town employees, he plans to keep these as part of Article 2 on the town meeting warrant.
Selectmen voted to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with Pepperell to provide water and sewer for 10 residential lots located in Groton that are part of a larger Reedy Meadow Estates development in Pepperell.
Two of the 10 units located in Groton would be deeded 'affordable'. Water...
About 390 customers along Longley road were without power for almost three and a half hours starting at about 9:30 PM Saturday night, October 4. In a rare sequence of events leading to the outage, a wet tree branch fell on to electric lines on Longley Road just after Breakneck Road in such a way...
Dr. Kristen Rodriguez, new Superintendent of the Groton Dunstable Regional Schools, and a re-invigorated school committee, have found a new sense of purpose, given focus by creating a five-year strategic plan for the schools.
To help develop the new strategy, Dr. Rodriguez said a wide range of...
Groton Electric Light Department, Groton Water Department, Groton Sewer Department, and West Groton Water District were caught completely by surprise by proposed changes to Zoning Code by the Planning Board that if approved will seriously affect Groton's public utilities.
These local utilities...
After 105 years of purchasing electric power from remote producers for distribution to local ratepayers, GELD [Groton Electric Light Department] is evaluating serious proposals to bring significant electric generation capability within town borders. According to GELD Manager Kevin Kelly, recent...
Appearing somewhat concerned by the budget implications of the Groton-Dunstable Schools' unanticipated requests for substantially higher funding increases than the 2.1% increase he had budgeted for, Town Manager Mark Haddad announced that the schools want to increase their appropriation by between...