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Groton Fire Department has issued its report on the investigation of the May 10, 2013 Boat House Road fire in which it took some 23 minutes to establish the initial water supply to attack the fire in the single family residence. Fire Chief Joe Bosselait estimated that the fire in the home had been...
12:01 Toned out for a structure fire at 99 Boat House Road
12:09 A2, F1 and Engine 1 arrive on scene
12:16 Crew from Engine 1 makes entry into the house
12:24 Engine 1 gets water from Boat House Road hydrant
Time: 23 minutes to establish initial water supply
12:41 Relay pump starts
Time: 19...
Squannacook Greenways, a local nonprofit organization, announces that it has been awarded an $18,000 grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts to kick start a fundraising drive for construction of the Squannacook River Rail Trail.
The planned Squannacook River Rail Trail...
While you would never know it statewide or even locally, the Special US Senatorial Election in Groton was on the minds of many voters despite the indifference that voters displayed statewide. The Secretary of State's Office in Massachusetts had forecast an historically low turnout for the Special...
Subsequent to the fire on Boathouse Road and one that happened in November on Lost Lake Drive, Town Manager Mark Haddad established a committee that is charged with looking at exactly what is required in order to provide adequate water to fight fires anywhere on the lakes. This may include...
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"PAIRING" VOTES
If your local state senator is one of the following-- Sens. Gale Candaras, Sal DeDomenico, Jamie Eldridge or Richard Moore-this explanation of "paired" voting may be...
Stage sets and props used in an Indian Hill Music School production are reprising their role in a small town hit with tragedy. After sitting in the music center's basement for a year, the sets are now being donated to a charity production of "Seussical the Musical" benefiting Newtown, CT, and...
Volume 38 - Report No. 23, June 3-7, 2013
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Beacon Hill Roll Call records Groton's local representative's votes on the five roll call votes taken in the State House during the week of June 3-7 when they met for a total of six hours and 20...
ASSISTANT TREASURER TRAINING PROGRAM
Selectmen unanimously approved Town Manger Mark Haddad's recommendation to provide an Assistant Treasurer/Tax Collector training program which will allow a new hire to work under the Treasurer/Tax Collector and learn the responsibilities of the position....