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Selectmen met stiff resistance from Groton Electric Light Department Commissioners when asked to restore their pervious $30,000 PILOT [Payment In Lieu of Taxes] to the town after having reduced the payment to $15,000 last year. Last year's payment was reduced to recoup a portion of the estimated $...
Groton Planning Board refused to grant a waiver to Groton Electric Light Department after the more detailed construction docs for the new Station Avenue building showed that the roof pitch of the proposed structure was in fact two and a half feet higher than the original drawing.
The change in...
A routine Planning Board request to approve finishing walkout basements in new condo units at Boynton Meadows, became an opportunity for abutter Karen Corey of Main Street to express concerns of fire danger to her property due to proximity of her barn to the new condo units at the rear of her...
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee voted March 5 to propose a $39.86 million budget for fiscal 2015 (July 2014 to June 2015) which is down slightly from this year's total budget. While the total budget is down, assessments to member towns Groton and Dunstable are projected to increase...
Four candidates will be seeking election to the two open seats open for election on the Board of Selectmen including the two incumbents currently holding the positions. All four candidates have returned their nomination papers and all four will appear on the ballot at town elections on May 20....
Selectmen ratified town Manager Mark Haddad's appointment of Melissa Doig of Ashby to fill the vacant position of town Human Resources Director. Introducing Ms. Doig, Town Manager Haddad said she had worked for the town of Ayer for 16 years and had withstood a detailed background investigation by...
In a surprising turn of events, Town Manager Haddad said that he does not want Groton-Dunstable Regional School District to vacate their offices located in the old Prescott School building in August and asked them to reconsider and share expenses with the town. "I want to find a way to work this...
Groton Realtor John Carver told Selectmen at their meeting Monday night that the current offer of $100,000 that they have on the table for the old Groton Fire Station" is inadequate" and he felt that the property had not been properly marketed, citing the fact that only Groton residents were...
Groton Police and EMTs responded to an emergency medical call Sunday, April 6, where a 78-year-old resident suffered cardiac arrest and fell 10 feet from a ladder. He wife broke his fall and began CPR.
Groton Police were the first to arrive on the scene and immediately began defibrillation....
Chart shows how each town has voted in budget over-ride elections since 1990. Dunstable has approved 6 of 12 and Groton has approved 4 of 6.