Special Notices
Due to COVID-19 the Groton Fire Dept has again decided to cancel our Annual Labor Day Muster BUT we are planning on having a BBQ Chicken Dinner Pick up on Monday, Sept 6 between 3PM – 6PM. If you would like to purchase a Chicken Dinner for $15 - please use the following steps:
#1 – Call 978...
The Week
During the week of July 19, dispatch answered 1201 calls for service. The following is a summary of just a few of those calls:
Police officers responded to 13 abandoned 9-1-1 calls; all ended up being accidental dials on cell phones. The police department investigated 2 calls...
Groton’s State Rep. Sheila Harrington 2021 legislative roll call attendance record through August 13, 2021 was 98.8%
[source Beacon Hill Roll Call]
The Groton Herald will be on hiatus for the first two weeks of August for staff vacations.
There will be no paper dated August 6 or August 13.
The next paper following our two weeks off will be August 20 with the usual deadline of Tuesday at noon, August 17.
After these summer...
While thousands of weekly newspapers have gone out of business in small towns across America, the Groton Herald remains viable. The foundation of our stability is our many subscribers and advertisers. In particular, The Groton Herald is fortunate to have a group of core advertisers, businesses...
Week of June 21 Through July 11, 2021
During the weeks of June 21 – July 11, dispatch answered 3727 calls for service. The following is a summary of just a few of those calls.
Police officers responded to 48 abandoned 9-1-1 calls; all ended up being accidental dials on cell phones. The...
FIREWORKS ! !
Groton’s Annual
Fireworks Festival
will be held at
Town Field (Behind the Library)
on Monday, July 26, 2021.
Activities, Food, Fun,
Music and Entertainment
begin at 6PM.
Week of June 14, 2021
During the week of June 14, dispatch answered calls for service. The following is a summary of just a few of those calls.
Police officers responded to 16 abandoned 9-1-1 calls; all ended up being accidental dials on cell phones. The police department investigated nine...
The Groton Herald will publish next week July 2, 2021
with a deadline for that week’s submissions of Tuesday, June 29 at noon.
Then the paper will go on hiatus for two weeks for staff vacations.
There will be no paper dated July 9 or July 16.
The next paper following our two...