online news source news feature stories education sports the opinion page letters to the editor obituaries animals front the last post a letter from the editor dear groton i ve been procrastinating . been thinking about writing this post for about six weeks but haven t fired up the keyboard to do it . because i m not local to groton any longer it s been hard to cover town news and its newsmakers as it should be covered . so i m officially ending what has been a exhilarating really fun occasionally frustrating very rewarding and exciting five year run as a hyperlocal news writer editor reporter photographer and janitor . you can t do hyperlocal journalism if you re not local.read more yard sale grilled chicken and a parade highlight labor day in groton groton s annual firemen s muster is in full swing right now . the kickoff parade began at 11 a.m. and winds along main streets to the h & v field on townsend road in west groton ... read more sobriety checkpoint in middlesex county this weekend according to a news release from the massachusetts state police a sobriety checkpoint will be operated by the department on a public way somewhere in middlesex county from friday september 4 into saturday september 5 2015 ... read more check it out library survey summer reading programs and more hot weather fun check it out gpl did you know that you can now have more free music through the library with freegal patrons can download up to 5 songs per week and now can have up to 3 hours of music streaming per day just a reminder that groton public library surveys are due july 15 . the library trustees and staff will use this information to guide our goals and objectives for the next five years so don t miss this chance to share your thoughts with us pick up a paper copy at the library senior center town hall ; print a ... read more a swarm of drumlins outdoors in july in groton fireworks farmer s market walk paddles and more light up july in groton ... read more body of susan mclean found in scottish highlands the body of susan mclean a groton native and longtime resident who went missing on may 17 while on vacationread more groton dunstable schools open wednesday september 2 groton dunstable regional schools will start the 2015 2016 school year on wednesday september 2 for students in grades 1 12 . that putsread more cyclists head through groton in saturday ride to end alzheimer s more than 425 cyclists will pass through groton on saturday july 18 during the 19th annual ride to end alzheimer s.read more accidental release of exec session minutes prompts apology during the board of selectmen s meeting on july 6 chairman jack petropoulos offered an unreserved apology to the public andread more what groton s thinkingdear editor the editor of the groton herald once again advances his narrative of an omnipotent town manager july 17 2015 by peter cunningham 1 comment on dear editor the editor of the groton herald once again advances his narrative of an omnipotent town manager guest editorial does groton need a strong town manager model administration july 15 2015 by the groton herald staff 1 comment on guest editorial does groton need a strong town manager model administration dear editor new facilities and long term costs and trends july 5 2015 by kevin kelly no comments on dear editor new facilities and long term costs and trends dear editor re the data scientist does lost lake pay 40 percent more in taxes july 5 2015 by art prest no comments on dear editor re the data scientist does lost lake pay 40 percent more in taxes dear editor the school committee is looking for three residents june 15 2015 by jeff kubick no comments on dear editor the school committee is looking for three residents dear editor thank goodness that s over june 8 2015 by jack petropoulos no comments on dear editor thank goodness that s over read more opinions the groton line poll if the board of selectmen create a policy to follow should they follow it yes 92 % 22 votes i don t know need more information 8 % 2 votes no 0 % 0 votes total voters 24 loading ... polls archive oiopublisher.com arts & leisure cyclists head through groton in saturday ride to end alzheimer s jul 17 2015 more than 425 cyclists will pass through groton on saturday july 18 during the 19th annual ride to end alzheimer s. the ride starts and finishes at fort devens . riders loop into west groton for a pit stop manned by volunteers at rivercourt residences before heading up townsend road into new hampshire . check it out library survey summer reading programs and more hot weather fun jul 08 2015 check it out gpl did you know that you can now have more free music through the library with freegal patrons can download up to 5 songs per week and now can have up to 3 hours of music streaming per day just a reminder that groton public library surveys are due july 15 . the library more a swarm of drumlins outdoors in july in groton jul 05 2015 fireworks farmer s market walk paddles and more light up july in groton . high school musicians end year on a sweet note jun 11 2015 the school year ended on a sweet note for groton dunstable regional high school band and chorus students when they presented an annual concert in the performing arts center in late may . the night s lineup started with performances by the band chorus and drum corps . after a ten minute intermission the jazz band and chamber chorus performed more sports and outdoors groton dunstable girls lax falls to norwell in state tourney jun 20 2015 boston at the end of the day thursday . the difference between being one of the top division 2 girls lacrosse teams in the state and the state champs came down to groton dunstable being unable to stop a power duo from norwell caroline walsh and stephanie croke . the crusaders played a strong game but the more girls lax heads to state championship game after overtime victory over ipswitch jun 18 2015 wellesley the groton dunstable crusaders are headed to the miaa division 2 girls lacrosse state championship game against norwell this thursday afternoon after winning an overtime thriller over the ipswich tigers 10 9 monday night at babson college . the crusaders offense was sparked by hat tricks by sophomore sophia irby and freshman ellie eisenklam . ipswich ran more g d girls lacrosse powers past grafton to sectional title jun 15 2015 worcester the groton dunstable crusaders play in the miaa division 2 central west girls lacrosse tournament has belied their 9 6 regular season record and number 5 seed . with the exception of their upset of the number 1 seed bromfield in the sectional semifinal none of their tournament games have been close and that trend continued more girls lax team headed to semifinals on wednesday updated jun 09 2015 updated june 11 2015 sports writer sam feeley reports that 5 crusaders upset 1 bromfield 10 8 and will face 2 grafton at foley stadium in worcester at 5 p.m. on friday . the g drhs girls lacrosse team romped past mountgreylock 15 6 in an miaa division 2 central west quarterfinal on sunday and faces off against arch rival more education groton dunstable schools open wednesday september 2 groton dunstable regional schools will start the 2015 2016 school year on wednesday september 2 for students in grades 1 12 . that puts the last day of school in middle to late june next year according to the district s calendar ... read more groton dunstable girls lax falls to norwell in state tourney boston at the end of the day thursday . the difference between being one of the top division 2 girls lacrosse teams in the state and the state champs came down to groton dunstable being unable to stop ... read more girls lax heads to state championship game after overtime victory over ipswitch wellesley the groton dunstable crusaders are headed to the miaa division 2 girls lacrosse state championship game against norwell this thursday afternoon after winning an overtime thriller over the ipswich tigers 10 9 monday night at babson college ... read more g d girls lacrosse powers past grafton to sectional title worcester the groton dunstable crusaders play in the miaa division 2 central west girls lacrosse tournament has belied their 9 6 regular season record and number 5 seed . with the exception of their upset of the number 1 seed ... read more superintendent s cornerweekly roundup 10 14 16 october 14 2016happy friday to all yesterday i had a meeting with a parent who inquired about universal design for learning udl . we chatted about udl and discussed potential ways to share more about authentic udl with the community . i know that it was introduced in last year s district improvement plan and that i have shared videos blog weekly roundup 10 7 16 october 7 2016weekly roundupi enjoyed participating in our educator evaluation working group this week . i had the pleasure of being in a group with the talented sue wynn and jennifer maio . we constructed a powtoon video that shares some new resources to staff that our leadership team learned about last friday when an inclusive ambassador visited us weekly roundup 9 30 16 september 30 2016weekly roundupthis week i was lucky enough to visit swallow union . it was great to see all of the students and staff as they got into the swing of the school year there are some great photos below of students and staff in action i was able to attend two sepac special education parent advisory council groton dunstable district news gd players present arsenic and old lace11 october 2016the 2016 fall play arsenic and old lace will be performed on november 4th and 5th . tickets are 10 general admission at the door . however students are 8 and matinee will also be 8 for everyone . the show times are at 7 00pm on both days with a 2 00pm matinee on saturday . directed by our very own jenny ... read more nabh flu clinic october 24th9 september 2016in our effort to provide access to the seasonal flu vaccine the nashoba associated boards of health together with your local board of health will be providing flu clinics throughout the district during the month of october . the town of groton will host a flu clinic on monday october 24th from 3 00pm until 6 00pm at ... read more boiler replacement at florence roche rfp7 september 2016the groton dunstable regional school district is seeking sealed bids for boiler replacement at florence roche school . please review the full rfp information by clicking here . trendingsorry . no data so far . seeclickfix grotonhelp support the groton line and talk about groton memberships helper membership 12.00 usd great grotonian 36.50 usd gold membership 100.00 usd media god godess 365.00 usd tweetin about groton add your ad here use a free classy ad the groton line s classy ads are free . click this headline to place an ad.recent commentsjohn abrahamsen on what groton is thinking the opinion pagejosh degen on the last post a letter from the editorjeff gordon on the last post a letter from 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