Groton News

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.

It's October and the Groton Public Library is offering a Trio of Treats! Groton resident Leroy Johnson remembers the fast-moving Hurricane of '38 that uprooted trees all over town, destroying many homes, and taking off the roof of Legion Hall.

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.

Police say an 18-year-old man faces a charge of disorderly conduct for donning a mask like in the movie "V for Vendetta" to terrorize residents of central Massachusetts towns of Ayer and Groton.

Aldo Luca pulled into the parking lot at 68 Boston Road for the first time in years yesterday, looking for one thing: a good sandwich.

In comic book series-turned-movie "V for Vendetta," the imagery of the main character "V" is haunting.

The youth group of West Groton's Christian Union Church invites everyone to visit its Haunted House on Friday, Oct.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation are accepting applications for grant funding from the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund through Nov.

Mark it down: Voters will get the chance to vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion to build a new Parker Elementary School.

Growing Places Garden Project installed a community garden for residents at the Bolton Manor Senior Housing in 2009.