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Groton is taking aim at a flooding problem that has plagued Broadmeadow Road for decades.
The Conservation Commission voted unanimously on October 28 to support a state grant application that would bring more than $140,000 to replace an aging culvert and restore nearby wetlands.
"By far, the...
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A $1 million financial crisis has forced the Ayer Housing Authority to take over day-to-day financial management of the Groton Housing Authority. Officials say years of mismanagement, including questionable transfers between state and local accounts, have left the agency unable to...
After several months of normal operation, Groton’s new Whitney Water Treatment Plant is again showing signs of manganese “breakthrough” — with one of its three filters already exceeding the state’s limit for manganese in drinking water and another close behind.
The $7 million plant, built to...
by Bob Katzen
Financial Literacy (H 4670) – Teaching Teens To Count More Than Likes
Beacon Hill discovered what many parents already know: teenagers can ace calculus but can’t balance a checkbook. The House voted 155–0 to create a Financial Literacy Trust Fund and require instruction in money...
The Groton station house at the intersection of the Nashua River Rail Trail and the foot of Station Avenue in Groton Center, photographed around the time the town established its municipal electric service.
by Russ Harris
When Groton Stepped Out of the Dark: 1910 Report on the Town’s First Electric Lights
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In 1909, Groton took a daring step into the modern age, voting to build its own municipal electric system at a time when most small towns still relied on oil lamps. Within months, its...
Town Manager Mark Haddad, Tom Delaney and Brian Callahan
After 40 years of service, the town names its DPW building for Tom Delaney
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For 40 years, Tom Delaney has been the steady hand behind Groton’s roads, bridges, and buried infrastructure — the man you never saw at dawn plowing snow but always counted on to have done it. Hired as a young...
Homeowner threatens to call police on commission chair during certificate of compliance hearing
A routine certificate of compliance hearing turned tense Tuesday evening when a homeowner threatened to call police on the Conservation Commission chair after learning that erosion controls should have...
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As climate change brings heavier rain and rising water, Groton’s Gratuity Road subdivision has become a test case for how outdated flood maps collide with new hydrological realities. What began as a simple water-line permit has turned into a months-long inquiry into where water really...
by Barbara Scofidio
A recent episode of “60 Minutes” focusing on Chinese cybersecurity attacks profiled a breach that occurred at the Littleton Electric Light & Water Department (LELWD) and has raised concerns among residents about whether Groton’s systems could also be at risk.
The...
Finance Committee says process already exists; voters decline by 70 percent margin.
by Connie Sartini
The last article on the Fall Town Meeting warrant, Article 23, was a Citizen’s Petition asking Town Meeting voters to create an ad hoc advisory committee to make recommendations to the town on the...