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by Connie Sartini
Article 13 on the Fall Town Meeting warrant requests voters to approve special legislation to change the Town Clerk position from one that is currently elected to one that is appointed.
Groton’s Town Charter would need to be changed by a special act to remove the...
by Amanda LaRiviere of the Harvard Press
The Devens Fire Department and the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad successfully detonated two unexploded munitions in Devens on Aug. 19 and 23, both discovered during the redevelopment of sites at 45 Jackson Road and 111 Hospital Road.
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by Connie Sartini
Groton Housing Authority Chairman Don Black advised the Select Board that by unanimous vote of the Groton Housing Authority, the last article on the 20 article Fall Town Meeting warrant asks voters to approve the transfer of a parcel of town-owned land on Nashua Road to...
If a new Multi-Family zoning bylaw is approved at Fall Town Meeting [see story below], voters will be asked to rezone five adjoining parcels of land at 500 Main Street from General Business (GB) to Multi-Family Development (MFD). The combined parcel shown in the graphic above, mostly owned by Deluxe Corporation, was recently put up for sale. The combined land area will be about 36.5 acres. The graphic shows the approximate boundaries of the combined parcel. It is rumored that a local, well-respected developer is prepared to purchase this property if the new zoning is approved.
by Russell Harris
Year after year for at least 20 years, Groton voters have approved new spending, new regulations, and changes to the bylaws to improve the quality of life in town, while also making living in Groton more expensive. These factors and others have driven up the cost of living...
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by Robert Stewart
After hearing dramatic testimony from Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney Thomas...
On January 29, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) issued preliminary guidance for MBTA communities regarding compliance with new law requiring by-right multifamily zoning. Included in the new law were both carrot and stick incentives encouraging MBTA...
by Bob Katzen, Beacon Hill Roll Call
The current makeup of the Senate is 37 Democrats and three Republicans.
A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto in a full 40-member Senate when there are no vacancies. The governor needed the support of 14 senators to...
According to the CCC [Cannabis Control Commission], for the first eight months of 2021, recreational cannabis retailers in Massachusetts sold $140 million more than they did throughout all of 2020.
To date, total sales of legal cannabis products exceed $2 billion in Massachusetts. The...
Attorney General Maura Healey has determined that 16 out of the 28 possible ballot question proposals have met the requirements outlined in the Massachusetts constitution and are authorized to proceed to the next step in the process to get their question on the ballot in November 2022.
The...
A Hearing on alcohol-related legislation discussed a bill on Allowing Restaurants To Offer Discounted Drinks (H 408)
This bill would allows restaurants that are licensed to serve alcohol to offer discounted prices on alcoholic beverages for three consecutive days between Sunday and Wednesday of...