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First you establish a municipal government within a municipality, a nonsensical creation sure to sow confusion. Then you hold the election for this odd political subdivision when no one is thinking about an election because they just went through a major election four months earlier. And you hold it on a Monday because, you know, people are conditioned to voting on a Tuesday. One more thing — members of only one party can vote. So, is the purpose to discourage voter participation? Create the perfect set up for nonrepresentative government, so to speak? If so, the recent City of Groton prima...

Groton — Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner won the Groton City Democratic mayoral primary by five votes over Mayor Keith Hedrick, after a recount on Friday evening upheld him as the winner in Monday's primary. The vote remained 335-330, according to Registrar of Voters Kristen Venditti. "I am honored beyond words that my fellow Democrats have chosen me to be the next mayor of our great city," Bumgardner said. "I look forward to continuing our door-to-door listening campaign through the general election and into the mayor's office. I'd like to congratulate Keith for his service as mayor a...

Groton — Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner edged incumbent city Mayor Keith Hedrick by five votes, 335-330, in Monday's Democratic mayoral primary, triggering a recount.  In-person voter turnout was 29% among the city's 1,851 Democratic voters eligible to vote in the primary, according to Registrar of Voters Kristen Venditti. Overall turnout including absentee ballots was about 36%. A recount will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, she said. "I am honored by the support for my campaign shown in today's vote and trust that our city election system will declare the final vote tally fairly," sa...

Published March 07. 2021 12:01AM  Like countless municipalities across the country, Groton City is at a crossroads, and who becomes our next mayor will play a big part in what direction we take going forward. Residents should know that Mayor Keith Hedrick, as a city councilor, voted to sell Thames Valley Communications to a private equity firm for $150,000. The city assumed $38.8 million in outstanding debt and sold 100% of the company's stock and all capital assets. Atlantic Broadband recently purchased TVC for $50 million. Is this the management experience we expect from Mayor Hedrick? Au...

Published March 04. 2021 8:32PM  Eugenia Villagra As an urban municipality with an extensive coastline, the City of Groton’s impact on Long Island Sound is considerable and vice versa. Groton Conservation Advocates, a non-profit 501(c)(4) group committed to protecting Groton’s environment, therefore asked the two mayoral candidates in the March 8 primary election to express their views on city environmental issues so we could share them with the public. Democratic incumbent Mayor Keith Hedrick and Democratic challenger Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner responded. Because both candidates ...