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Although Finance Committee member Steve Boczenowski continues to challenge the administration at the Nashoba Valley Technical High School in its claims on per-student spending, local school officials are agreed that the amount of such costs depends on how the statistics are looked at.

Is joining a regional hazardous-waste program still in the formative stages better than a town-operated program, or forcing residents to drive 45 minutes to Lexington now that the Lunenburg regional program is going away? The majority of Special Town Meeting voters were willing to take the chance this week, against the recommendation of the Board ...

The Prescott Elementary School on Main Street was closed by the Groton-Dunstable School District last year as a cost-cutting measure, and deliberations are now under way to chart a long-term plan for the future of the historic building.

In March 1989, Kerri Stephenson stepped out of the Fort Myers, Fla., airport and thought she saw her deceased grandfather standing there.

People here knew the man drove a silver Jaguar. They knew he lunched four days a week at Cliff's Cafe, invariably ordering in a barely audible voice: carrot sticks, soup, and a sandwich.

Voter registration deadline Nov. 18. Massachusetts will conduct a special election cycle to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sen.

Every Tuesday, Elisha Ewing, a.k.a. Liberty Fish, delivers fresh seafood to customers in Carlisle, Westford, Chelmsford, Littleton, and Groton.

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.

A close friend of Misty Bassi, the bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident on University Drive on Memorial Day, approved of last week's court settlement in which driver Parvin Niroomand avoided jail time.

A five-month probe by the state Inspector General's office into the practices of the Groton Zoning Board of Appeals over the past six years has revealed that the board improperly hired its consultants, among other infractions.

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.

Come to the Lawrence Library in Pepperell and enjoy paintings by featured artist Nan Quintin.

Halloween is almost behind us, so it's time to think about Thanksgiving. If you do your own baking, there are coupon deals that will help make it easy for you.

Groton Community Dinner: 5:45 to 7 p.m. All are welcome to a free, monthly dinner on the last Friday of every month, held at First Parish Church, located at the intersection of routes 40 and 119 in Groton.

Haunted House at Christian Union Church: 7 to 9 p.m. Get ready for the thrill of your lifetime in a deep, dark, spooky basement! The youth group of West Groton's Christian Union Church would like to invite you to visit their Haunted House on Friday, Oct.

Nov. 17 Fall Town Meeting voters will be asked to consider joining 10 other towns in using a proposed regional hazardous-waste facility on Cook Street in Devens that would terminate using the Lunenburg DPW, but offer 10 times as many collection dates.

What kind of superintendent do you want to lead the local school district? Local residents and parents will have a chance to tell the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee about the "attributes, experience and knowledge" they want to see in the schools' next leader at three meetings next week: * Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at the Performance Arts ...

"Holding a public office is a public trust," said state Rep. Robert Hargraves, "and I trust her.

Town Meeting opted to establish a Department of Public Works last night, but only after lengthy debate on how that would impact the town's water and sewer commissions.