WEST NEWBURY — West Newbury Fire Chief Michael Dwyer, West Newbury Health Agent Paul Sevigny, Newbury Police Chief and Emergency Management Director Michael Reilly and Groveland Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski seek to provide residents with information and safety reminders after mosquitoes in West Newbury tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
GROVELAND — Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski reports that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has elevated the town’s risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) from “low” to “moderate.”
GROVELAND — Principal Emily Puteri is pleased to share that Bagnall Elementary School partnered with a local firefighter and entrepreneur to thank summer staff last week.
GROVELAND –Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski announces that the Town of Groveland is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on some of its boards and committees, including the Finance Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
GROVELAND — Chief Jeffrey Gillen reports that the Groveland Police Department is actively investigating after a vehicle was broken into and a suspicious person, apparently looking into vehicles, was seen on a home surveillance camera at a second location.
GROVELAND — Chief Jeffrey Gillen is pleased to announce that fifth grade Bagnall Elementary School students graduated from the Groveland Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.
GROVELAND –Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski is pleased to share that Groveland has a new Town Clerk.
GROVELAND — Longtime Town Clerk Anne Brodie is retiring today after more than 12 years in Town Hall.
Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski is pleased to announce that the Town of Groveland has received a state grant to support its assessment of how climate change will impact the community.
The $25,000 grant, awarded in concert with the Commonwealth’s observance of Earth Day, will enable the town to develop a resiliency plan through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program.
The program is an effort by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration to provide municipalities with technical support, climate change data and planning tools to identify hazards and develop strategies to improve preparedness and resilience.
With the grant funding, Groveland will evaluate its own vulnerabilities related to climate change and determine its best course forward to mitigate those risks. The grant is the result of an application submitted by Town Planner Rebecca Oldham.
Groveland’s effort will include representatives from all town departments, as well as the community, as it looks inward to determine what needs to be done to defray the impacts of the projected rise in sea levels and associated flooding. With the grant money, Groveland will pursue public meeting listening sessions and workshops, as well as study the work that will be needed to make climate change-related updates to its bylaws.
“This grant will enable us to work as a community to take essential proactive steps to ensure that we are as prepared as possible to face the inevitable impacts of climate change,” Oldham said. “I’m grateful for the support of the Baker-Polito administration on this critical issue, and am looking forward to building a stronger understanding of the challenges that lie ahead for us.”
Groveland was one of 27 communities statewide to benefit from the current round of funding under this initiative.
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GROVELAND — Chief Jeffrey Gillen reports that the Groveland Police Department arrested a man early this morning on two charges following a traffic stop.
JUSTIN FARINATO, AGE 37, OF GROVELAND was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle With a Revoked License (Second Offense) and Providing a False Name to a Police Officer.
Early this morning, Groveland Police investigators determined that FARINATO, who is known to police, was operating a rental car despite his license being revoked and that he allegedly provided a false name when questioned by law enforcement.
At 6:39 a.m., an officer monitoring traffic on Seven Star Road observed the gray Hyundai sedan, known to have been rented by FARINATO. Officers began to follow the vehicle and subsequently stopped it on Main Street. During their interaction, FARINATO allegedly informed officers he did not have his license and subsequently provided officers with a family member’s name as his own.
Officers confirmed his true identity and subsequently took FARINATO into custody without incident. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Haverhill District Court this morning.
This case is part of an open investigation.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
