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A fight over turtle protections and access to Groton-Dunstable Youth Baseball League's fields spilled into a Conservation Commission hearing this week, with league and Park Commission leaders pressing for relief from a road-closure order.

The biggest sports story in Groton this week wasn't a game but a gate: Groton-Dunstable Youth Baseball League President Josh Pollock told the Conservation Commission on July 14 that closure of the Cow Pond Access Road, ordered to protect turtles under a 2009 wetlands determination, is c…

Groton's annual fireworks celebration receives an update as the town heads into the last week of June.

Groton's town government issued an update June 22 on its annual fireworks celebration, per the town website. On the recreation front, the town's ongoing pickup softball (Sundays) and pickup baseball (Wednesdays) programs remain open to participants — contact Jon Strauss at 978-870-8596 …

Park Commission vacancy draws two applicants as Groton's Select Board opens joint appointment process.

Groton's Select Board and Park Commission met June 15 to interview two applicants — longtime former commissioner Jeff Oberinger and community newcomer Eric Burr — for an open Park Commission seat running through the 2027 annual election. Both candidates cited the Cow Pond area as a prio…

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