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On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Aurelia Sanders, a Groton Brownie Girl Scout, won first place in the Brownie division of the district Pinewood Car Derby at Girl Scout Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham. Photo courtesy of proud mother, Julie Sanders.
..has been celebrated by Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldwide since 1926. It is a day of international friendship and advocacy and focuses on addressing global issues. Our local Girl Scouts held a small event to recognize the 100th anniversary with a celebration of cultures. Several troops...
Carlo Perrotti of Groton, Class of 2029, has been named to Lafayette College ‘s Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must obtain an average of at least 3.60 with a full course load.
Abigail Anzivino of Groton, majoring in Biology, has been named to the Emmanuel College Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.
Olivia O’Connor of Groton, double...
School nurse Amber Mendes of Varnum Brook Elementary School in Townsend has been awarded the Rising Star Award for Region 6 by the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization (MSNO).
MSNO’s Rising Star Award is a new annual recognition honoring school nurses who have been in the practice for less...
London Casavecchia of Groton has been named to the UMass Amherst fall 2026 Dean’s List. To be placed on the Dean’s List, an undergraduate must have full-time status and attain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 based on at least 12 graded credits.
The following local residents were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the Fall 2025 semester.
Faith A. Kosiba of Dunstable
Matthew D. Bellis of Groton
Taylor K. Wiercinski of Groton
Students who complete at least 12 credits of classes and achieve a grade point average of at...
Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
Lauren Stoller, Class of 2028, of Devens
Rachel Leung, Class of 2027, of Groton
Tufts University, located on campuses in...
The College of the Holy Cross congratulates the students named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year. The following local students made the list:
Jolie Becker of Groton, 2029
Haly Buchmann of Dunstable, 2026...
During Monday’s storm this cardinal feasted on seed refilled just before the snow began. The homeowner reports that both male and female cardinals arrived at the feeder as well as male and female bluebirds at the small, cylinder suet feeders in each of the home’s front windows. Photo by Nancy Ohringer
Groton Woman’s Club welcomed Kara Fossey (pictured center) from the Groton History Center who gave a wonderful presentation at their February meeting. Kara, here with club members Joan Guimond and Julie Marston, took recollections from Groton resident, Clara Elizabeth Bywater, who wrote of life as a child in town one hundred years ago, complete with many photos of old Groton.