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In 1823 and 1828, districts 10 and 1 each split, forming new sub-districts within the town. 1831 map of Groton showing locations of District Schools. For some portion of the 1850s, then Massachusetts Secretary of Education, and future Governor, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury George S. Boutwell served on the school committee. [2]
Groton is a town in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 11,315 at the 2020 census.An affluent bedroom community roughly 45 miles from Boston, Groton has a large population of professional workers, many of whom work in Boston's tech industry.
On Monday, December 5, 1859 the first public high school opened in the lower hall of the Town House (Town Hall). [18] For some time in the 1860s, the high school was held in the upper part of the Gerrish building at Groton Center, before moving into the new District Number 1 school, built in 1870 [16] at a cost of $32,000.
Nov. 8—GROTON — Four Democrats and one Republican won four-year seats and a Democrat won a two-year seat on the Board of Education in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results from ...
Dec. 1—GROTON — The Town of Groton has joined a movement of communities and states that no longer observe Columbus Day, as it will now observe the holiday on the second Monday in October as ...
Aug. 5—GROTON — The Town Council voted to extend the town manager's contract by another year, so it now ends on Aug. 2, 2026. The council recently gave Town Manager John Burt a positive ...
Groton Public Schools (GPS, Groton School District) is a school district in New London County, Connecticut based in the city of Groton, Connecticut, United States. The Groton Public School District services approximately 4,000 students [ 1 ] from the City of Groton, Town of Groton, Groton Long Point, Noank, and West Mystic areas.
Sep. 16—GROTON — Opposition to the redevelopment of the Mystic Education Center, a desire for fresh perspectives and advocacy on issues, and an effective campaign were among the reasons cited ...