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Lauren Goldbreg, an attorney with extensive experience reviewing, drafting, and advising municipal clients on their charters, appeared before Groton's Charter Review Committee on July 1 to explain the pros and cons of various legal avenues for submitting proposed Charter changes to the legislature...
Former Parks Commissioner Jon Strauss came before selectmen seeking support for a plan to rehabilitate the track next to the Middle School using CPC Funds [Community Preservation Committee] to pay for most of the project, a project estimated to cost between $80,000 and $125,000. The plan's...
During the Board of Seletmen's meeting July 6, Chairman Jack Petropoulos offered an unreserved apology to the public and fellow Board members for inadvertently releasing executive session minutes on June 21. The minutes revealed details of settlement discussions with four firefighters who are suing...
Town Manager Mark Haddad received a complaint that there is no fee for using Sargisson Beach, thus attracting people from out of town who don't pay Groton taxes.
The Town Manger reported that Sargisson beach was 'packed over the July 4 weekend - it was very popular.' It was so popular, he said,...
Correction to Editorial
In the July 3 edition of the Groton Herald, a quote in the Editorial was attributed to the Groton Charter when, in fact, it was taken from Town of North Andover's Charter. We do not believe this significant error changes the fundamental argument of the Editorial, but it is...
[Ed. Note: The following press release was prepared by Attorney Robert Bowen representing the four Groton call firefighters who, in response to their firing, have filed suit against the town for wrongful termination. Minutes of a Board of Selectmen's Executive Session were released to the public...
Although West Groton doesn't have a traditional New England common, the area bounded by Tarbell School, its surrounding playground, St. James Church and 'The Square' - including the Post Office and Clover Leaf Farm store - function as central gathering places for the community, - as well as...
Joe Wong's Chinese Restaurant, formerly located at the Four Corners, a large family restaurant offering 'good food cheap', is being resurrected on the same site in more upscale form.
The former restaurant was something of a local landmark, attracting diners from a wide area at a time when there...
In another sign that Devens is the prime local hub for high quality industrial and manufacturing space--making it unlikely that Groton could ever compete with similar land, tax and transportation advantages--Calare Properties and Hackman Capital Partners, LLC, announced June 2 that they had...
With completion of the Groton Electric Light Department facility, renovations to the old Groton Fire Station, reconstruction of the adjoining parking lot and new municipal parking behind main street banks, Station Avenue is poised to realize its potential as a hub for business, dining and...