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Part 1 of the series ‘Rebuilding the Republic,’ One House at a Time
For most of American history, owning a home didn’t mean signing a mortgage. It meant picking up a hammer. From barns and cabins to kit houses and post-war cottages, Americans built much of their own shelter. Neighbors lent hands,...
Summary
Until 1800—nearly 150 years after Groton’s founding—the town had no post office and no regular way to receive mail. Letters from Boston might arrive weeks or months late, often advertised in newspapers as “unclaimed.”
That changed on September 29, 1800, when the Groton Post Office was...
Editor's Note: A summary of Town Meeting vote results appears below, followed by comprehensive coverage of individual articles.
TOWN MEETING VOTE
SUMMARY
Articles 1-11 (Consent Agenda): Routine appropriations and transfers - PASSED 99-8
Article 12 - Fitch's Bridge Headwall Repair: $60,000 from...
Writer Stephen King, whose works have thrilled millions and shaped popular culture for more than 50 years, will join acclaimed author and UMass Lowell English Professor Andre Dubus III for a free, virtual program open to the public later this month.
The inaugural Andre Dubus III UMass Lowell Alumni...
by Connie Sartini
Half a million dollars just to keep breathing — that’s the bill Groton faces as its firefighter air packs reach the end of their 15-year life and can’t be recertified. After four failed federal grant attempts, the town will borrow the money, spread over five years.
The cost...
As candlepin’s heritage meets badminton’s boom, a new chapter in indoor recreation takes shape on Ayer Road, Harvard.
Just across from the polished maple lanes of Harvard Lanes — where the soft rumble of candlepin bowling has echoed for generations — another sound will soon join in: the crisp,...
by Connie Sartini
Groton has landed a major recreation victory: the town has been awarded a $1 million Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to renovate and expand Cow Pond Fields. The announcement came Monday night from Town Manager Mark Haddad at the Select Board meeting.
“We are very...
At the October 6 meeting of the Housing Partnership, John Amaral warned that rural-suburban 40B multi-family projects may no longer be viable; calling the current proposal the “last, best opportunity” for multifamily housing on the 500 Main Street parcel in Groton, the former site of Deluxe Corp...
Groton Animal Control responded to 21 animal calls in September in the following categories;
Dogs found; 6
Dog bites; 2
Dog nuisance complaints; 3
Cattle; 1
Turtle (snapping variety); 1
Goose;1
Bobcat; 2
Horse loose; 1
Deer vs. auto; 1
Porcupine; 1
Snake; 1
Peacock strutting its stuff; 1
Some...
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Groton has won a $432,000 state construction grant for two major sidewalk projects — one on Lovers Lane and another on Sandy Pond Road — but the money comes with strings attached. Town Meeting voters must first approve $30,000 in additional engineering funds on October 18 to unlock the...