Dunstable News

Grange meeting: 7 p.m. Groton Grange invites the public to attend in observation of State Grange "Farm Week." Guest panelists from Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, and Pepperell Agricultural Commissions will be present to talk about their civic roles, etc.

Modern technology has made impending hurricanes prime fodder for 24-hour news and weather networks, which offer extensive coverage of major storms long before they make landfall.

From left, Moroccan exchange students, Khalid Chraibi, 18, Hehdi Beqqali, 18, Mehdi Talout, 19, Oussama Chafil, 18, Abir Fakir, 18, and Sophia Zizi, 18, stand outside Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, where they are experiencing American life for two weeks.

State testing results for high school, middle school and elementary school students at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District presented last week showed continued overall improvement in scoring but also some setbacks.

It has been said that time is infinite but that has never stopped man from trying to capture it in stone, sand, or under glass or to slice and dice it into hours, minutes and seconds.

In a race where a political newbie challenges an incumbent, the race for Ward 5 alderman is shaping up as a contest between two candidates with differing philosophies.

After leading the Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth for the last 3 years, High Oaks Path resident Alice Anne Barbo has chosen to step down as president, handing the reins over to someone else.

There was standing-room-only in many classrooms at the Groton-Dunstable Middle School last Friday, when parents were invited to "shadow" their children for a day.

State Rep. Robert Hargraves with Groton lawyer Sheila Harrington, who he hopes will take his seat.

Last January, a standing-room-only crowd at Town Hall demanded that the Board of Assessors explain why residential property taxes suddenly soared for many homeowners in the Lost Lake neighborhood.

Some are made of antique pewter. Others are made from polished nickel. You might prefer simple lines, something rustic or maybe even ornate looks for your kitchen.

Budget reductions, personnel changes and planning projects headline the 28-article warrant for the 2009 Fall Town Meeting, which will begin Oct.

Intending to move quickly with the search process for a new school superintendent, members of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee last week worked on final wording of advertising and composition of focus groups.

Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m., Final Williams Barn Farmers Market of the season, 160 Chicopee Row in Groton.

Principal Shelley Marcus Cohen of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School has announced the names of Steering Committee members who will direct the school's efforts during its self-study and the accreditation by the Commission on Public Secondary Schools of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The Groton Local Community Farm, a local nonprofit organization located in West Groton, is a tremendous resource available to our community.

Moving quickly to replace a key member of the district's administrative team, members of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee voted unanimously last week to hire Clare Jeannotte as interim director of business and finance.

Dunstable was so sparsely populated during the early 20th century that the erection of a specific town hall with just $10,000 from the estate of Sarah R. S. Roby could combine many uses -- meeting rooms, offices and the town library.

The Groton Dunstable Education Foundation is gearing up for another busy year of events and fundraising to support this year's enrichment grants to our district schools.

Sophomores at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School did very well on the MCAS tests this spring, with 97 percent of the class scoring "proficient" or better on both the math and English tests.