Town Government
Groton Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Groton voter helps choose all five, and the charter gives each a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a couple of seats on the ballot every spring. The charter also calls this board the chief policy making board of the town. It appoints the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, it appoints Town Counsel, the Conservation Commission, the Board of Appeals and most other town boards, and it signs the warrants that decide what Town Meeting gets to vote on. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Manager and can end that appointment at its pleasure.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide, and the chairmanship rotates. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers, with the Town Manager calling the meeting to order and opening the floor for nominations. At the reorganization on June 1, 2026, the first meeting after the May 19 election, the board named Peter Cunningham its Chair, Rebecca “Becky” Pine its Vice Chair, and Nick Degaitas its Clerk, each by unanimous vote.
Peter Cunningham
Rebecca “Becky” Pine
Nick Degaitas
John Reilly
Matthew Pisani
Emails to the whole board go to selectboard@grotonma.gov, and the town reaches the members through the Select Board office at 978-448-1111. The member roster is posted at grotonma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: Monday evenings, generally every other Monday, at Groton Town Hall, 173 Main Street. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted at grotonma.gov, where you can also subscribe for an alert when a new one goes up.
- Watch: meetings are carried and archived by The Groton Channel, the town’s public access station.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the registered voters in the hall, which can include you.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.