Comments for The Groton Line

Comment on Watch For Dog Flu Symptoms This Spring by Lisa Wiesner

Lisa Wiesner — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:32:43 +0000

Please tell me, what is the NAME of the respiratory virus that has mutated from horses? Thanks. I am a little worried because my dogs had cold noses this evening, though the house was cool.

Lisa Wiesner

Comment on Gabriel, a 9-year-old Labrador Retriever Last Seen Near Surrenden Farm by Jeanne Cassin

Jeanne Cassin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:19 +0000

Gabriel was lost but now is found! Thanks to everyone for looking out for him. It is such a relief – he looked relieved too!

Best regards.

Jeanne Cassin

Comment on William Woitowicz Comes Home to a Day of Silence by Diane Kerwin

Diane Kerwin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:32:57 +0000

OUR AMERICAN HERO

Thank for the beautiful story of Billy in the GDRHS 2011-2012 Crusader Hockey program. It really touched my heart. Your family must be so proud of all his awards and being such a kind person. We as a community will be honoring him on Feb. 8 during one of our home games at Groton School. He deserves so much recognition. The hockey families look forward to honoring him as a friend, soldier and a hero.

Comment on Town Moves Forward On Central Fire Station Site Search by Jayme Kulesz

Jayme Kulesz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:42:20 +0000

Very interesting. This is the site that Russ Harris, publisher of the Groton Herald, suggested the town consider the night the vote was taken that defeated the Sacred Heart Church property site.

Comment on Petapawag Place Rentals Heavily Damaged By Fire (Updated) by Immilling

Immilling — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:29 +0000

I am horrified that the residents of the affected apartments were given very little assistance by the management company of the apartment complex. They were given a very short time to remove their belongings, before the apartments were to be cleaned out. The residents were told their stuff would be thrown out if they did not remove them quickly. Because this complex is low income, it is an undue burden to find storage, hire movers etc. The fire appears to be a defect in the apartment, not the fault of the residents, and yet the two most effected are looking at a real possibility of homelessness. How could this happen? People of Groton, it is up to you to help the people in your community who can’t help themselves. Please reach out to Miss Dunn and the Tarter family.

Comment on Petapawag Place Rentals Heavily Damaged By Fire (Updated) by christopher john dunn

christopher john dunn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:42 +0000

Im happy the fire was not bad the appartment c was my home from 2008 to 2010 my mom has been there ever since the day of the fire i called my mom and she seemed distrated i finally got it out of her she said that half of her hous caught fire i was in shock my first reaction was i my sister fine she said yes the i asked if she was ok she said yes they i asked if the cat was ok she said yes my next question was hows my room she said fine i was concerned for my room going up in flames cause i did alot of model car buildings and still had flamable stuff in my room and all my stuff in it that i need for my apartment luckly it was contained and no injurys but thankful they got out safe tody i just read the article and cryed for a bit i currently had special needs and this stuff gets to me alot i worry and worry till i do something negative and lands me up in hospitals bur right now im not worreid cause my mom and sis is safe thank you

Sicncerly Chris Dunn son of the fire victim

Comment on Selectmen Respond to Allegations of Haddad “Inappropriate Behavior” by MV

MV — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:03:45 +0000

Interesting Helen – since Lawrence Academy was an all-boys school from 1898 until 1971. If you are 72 years old, you wouldn’t have been able to attend LA for High School. You are clearly not being honest.

Comment on Town Struggles to Keep Gigliotti and Elie Resignation Info Hidden by MV

MV — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:44:46 +0000

Perhaps I’d get a good night’s sleep if I felt better about our town. EAM.

Comment on Just a Thought To Think: Mining for GOLD – Shape An Ongoing Dialogue in Groton by Patrick Parker-Roach

Patrick Parker-Roach — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:54:40 +0000

We had our first GOLD meeting on Saturday. It wasn’t a proper “dialogue” as much as it was a planning meeting to think through ways of moving forward.
What happened? In a nutshell (and this is just through my lense and I hope others who attended will share their points of view)…

• We had 11 (thought there were 13, but my old mind can only put names to 11 faces) people in attendance. Most were what we described as “the usual suspects”; i.e., people who are active in the Town, volunteer, and show up for a lot of meetings!

• We investigated various forms of conversations that can be structured to encourage different outcomes; polite conversations for social situations, decision making conversations where outcomes are expected with winners and losers, small reflective conversations with those we respect where we suspend judgment and listen to learn, and generative dialogue where larger groups of people gather, suspend judgment and allow totally new ideas to emerge. There was a recognition that the attributes of these different styles of conversation were different, each had a purpose and usefulness, and that we shift between these types of conversations all the time and it would be impossible and counterproductive to only have one kind.

• We talked about whether regularly setting aside a little time for the generative dialogue style would be useful and whether we could get more people to show up on an ongoing basis. I believe that people saw value in doing it, but were not convinced we could get other to join in the conversation (outside of the “usual suspects”) without a stated agenda or at least a published “topic” for each gathering. This latter point is still a question mark as we have not yet tried it.

• We talked about where and how often we should meet. We seemed to agree that it would be a good idea to rotate the meeting space around Town as a way to encourage a wider participation, and also for participants to learn more about the different areas in greater Groton. Venues that were brought up for suggestion included: the Lost Lake Fire Station, the Senior Center in West Groton, the various public and private schools in Town and someplace near 4 corners if we can find one. We didn’t land on a frequency of meetings but all agreed to get back together in about a month for another meeting. Each person volunteered to invite at least one other to the meeting. All are welcome. We would like the next meeting to be at the Lost Lake Fire Station but I will have to wait until regular business hours to book the room and lock in a date. We agreed that a Saturday morning would be best for the next meeting.

I propose a topic for the next meeting – “The Quality of Life in Groton”. It is my hope that this will continue to be the topic for these generative dialogues for a long, long time, but we will see where the conversations take us. I hope that they will provide a vehicle for people to come and learn more about the place we live and have their voices heard in safety.

Comment on Town Struggles to Keep Gigliotti and Elie Resignation Info Hidden by sbg

sbg — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:32:57 +0000

MV, perhaps you’d feel about your town if you got a good night’s sleep.