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With Groton Senator John Cronin voting in the affirmative, the Senate 39-0, approved a package that provides $590 million in tax relief. The House has already approved its own tax reduction package and a House-Senate conference committee will hammer out a compromise version.
Key provisions...
Amos A. Lawrence. Photo colorized by the Groton Herald.
by Joshua Vollmar
Juneteenth, the holiday officially recognized by the federal government in 2021 as commemorating the de facto end of slavery in the U.S., is right around the corner. While no Grotonians were present for the announcement on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, by U.S. Army Major...
Select Board Reorganization
Per the Select Board’s Operational Policy, Town Manager Mark Haddad called the June 13 Select Board meeting to order and called for the annual nomination of Chairman for the Board.
The Board voted for member Peter Cunningham to serve as Chair, John Reilly to serve...
The Groton Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) would like to encourage residents to submit their comments or questions concerning the Groton Farms 40B comprehensive permit application. The application is for a 200-unit development located at 500 Main Street at the site of the former Deluxe Corporation....
Board of Registrars of Voters Duties
Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 51 §15 requires that there shall be in every city or town, other than one having a board of election commissioners or an election commission, a Board of Registrars of Voters.
Registrars and Assistant Registrars must...
by Connie Sartini
Town Clerk Dawn Dunbar sent a memo to the Select Board regarding the term expirations for the Board of Registrars.
She wrote. “As you are aware, each year the term of one member of the Board of Registrars expires. In 2023, the term of Jane Fry (D) is due to expire on June...
by Connie Sartini
Recently police officers across the commonwealth wore specially designed patches to show their solidarity and celebrate differences.
The effort in Groton was led by Officer Gordon Candow. Officer Gordon Candow is one of the presenters for ALEC (Autism Law Enforcement...
• Orcutt, Ohringer Win Election to Sewer Commission, Park Commission as Write-In Candidates
• Vacant Seat on Groton’s Housing Authority to be Filled by Select Board and Housing Authority
by Robert Stewart
The hallmark of this year’s town elections was not only the extremely low voter turnout (8....
by Connie Sartini
A vote at the 2023 Annual Spring Town Meeting to enter into a Conservation Restriction agreement with the Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife did not include the complete information regarding the constraints that Wildlife and Fisheries would place on the 103-acre property...
• State Senate Approves Their Version of State’s Fiscal 2024 Budget; Senate Budget Includes Significant Tax Relief for Groton Taxpayers
• Groton’s State Senator John Cronin and Former Groton State Senator Ed Kennedy Tout Budget as Making Key Investments in Education, Transportation Infrastructure...