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05/01/2026

Does anyone know where this little cutie lives?

**Attempt to Locate Owners**

This female bully was located on Osprey Drive earlier this week, and we still have been unable to locate her owners. Please share this post and reach out to our ACO's if you have any information: 860-441-6709. Thank you!

03/24/2026

Groton is a community that happily comes together for our kids. Our two mayors, Juliette Parker & Jill Rusk, and of course our faithful supporter, State Rep. Dan Gaiewski. Both town & city police forces, lead by everyone’s favorite (Officer Chase), Ofc. Heather, Ofc. Sherif, Cpl. Steph & Ofc. Cooper (who let kids climb into his cruiser). Two libraries, Ms. Marsha & Ms. Mary-Jane of Bill Memorial Library, and Ms. Tracy & Ms. Emily Groton Public Library. Both the town & city Parks & Recs, Ms. Denisse and Mr. Jordan. Snacks provided by Mr. Ernie & Ms. Justine and Ms. Erica. Free car seat checks (and replacements when needed) by Ms. Kelsey and her top notch crew. Let’s not forget some of our kiddos favorite stations NESS, Mystic Aquarium, and Denison Pequot Nature Center - and that’s on top of getting to tour a school bus, adopt pets (the stuffed animal variety, of course), make beaded bracelets, take home books, on top of tons of other goodies. Families got to stop and chat with lots of other important community organizations, after being welcomed by the one and only, Ms. Theriault of both MRMS & TRMS 🤗The ECRF is also an opportunity for community organizations to come together, share ideas, and expand. For example, Ms. Carolyn of GASP and Children First’s Ms. Jessica got a chance to talk about expanding the Groton ROCKS (Recognizing Our Children’s Kindness & Safety) program from the elementary schools, to possibly include our middle and high schools with Ofc. Sherif. When we all work together, we can make great things happen in and for our community. Speaking of community, this day wouldn’t be possible without our community of volunteers behind the scenes helping set up and break down our event, or our teen volunteers helping out at our fun stations. We’re all excited to see you next year at our 5th annual Early Childhood Resource Fair! And families, check your voicemails to see if you won one of Children First’s baskets containing lots of goodies for the family, and gift cards from Walmart, Big Y, or Stop & Shop!

08/24/2025

TODAY: 12-3 p.m. at The Cave Barbershop in Groton, CT!! Free haircuts, backpacks and more.

08/24/2025

FREE Bounce House, Backpacks, Ice cream & More! No registration required - open to the public. Sunday, August 24, 2025, starting after service at 11:30 a.m.

LIFEhouse Church, 79 Maxson Rd, Groton, CT (Across from Walgreens/The Shack)

View Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1076327577969808/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22groups_highlight_units%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

07/30/2025

We are excited to partner with UCONN Library Avery Point for a free, fun event for children!! Open to the public

We're excited to host Children First Groton CT for story time on Thursday 7/31 at 10:30! We'll have ocean-themed books to read and plenty of fun activities.

UConn Avery Point

07/29/2025

Join us for the THREE Storytimes left in the free Roaming Readers Storytime Program! Free lunch for all children under 18 years old, no questions asked - thanks to Groton Public Schools Child Nutrition Program. An educator from Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center will share an animal on Monday, August 4.

Walk-ins welcome. Optional registration at https://www.childrenfirstgroton.org/

07/21/2025

FREE EVENT: Outdoor Roaming Readers Storytime on Monday, July 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.! Meet next to the playground at Poquonnock Plains Park, 1 Central Ave, Groton, CT. Fire Chief Jeff Rheaume will be reading a story, a fire truck will be available for Touch-A-Truck, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center will bring an animal for children to meet, and Groton Public Schools Free Summer Meals will provide free lunches for all children under 18 years old, no questions asked.

Visit childrenfirstgroton.org for more information and to sign up for future story time information!

Hosted by Children First Groton Early Childhood Collaborative, the Community Table for Early Start CT in Groton.

06/23/2025

CFG Roaming Readers Summer Storytimes: June Schedule

“Meet an Animal Mondays” with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

“Story Journal Thursdays” with special guest readers

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Lunch included for children under 18)

Thursday, June 26: Bike Traffic Garden, 1 Harry Day Dr, Groton, CT (Old Claude Chester Elementary School) featuring Groton Public Library’s “Library Bike” and brand-new books for each child

Monday, June 30: Thames River Magnet Elementary School, 250 Brandegee Ave, Groton, CT. Meet at the greenhouse behind the school.

Looking ahead:

Thursday, July 3: Stroller-friendly walk and story time at Poquonnock River Boardwalk, 19 Depot Rd, Groton, CT

Stories will be geared towards preschool-early elementary school children, but all ages are welcome. The free lunch following each story time is for any child under 18 years old - no questions asked, and they are not required to be Groton residents.

FREE and open to the public. Optional registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pAGld9uyAPvxVpFsPCyOS2Fk-vpX6QBow6clhMWGat0/edit

06/23/2025

TODAY is the day!! Join us at Anchors Landing Community Center at 10:30 a.m. for the StoryWalk Grand Opening event. Hear from CFG Chairperson Chelsea Rodriguez, State Rep. Dan Gaiewski, and XO Commander Boyd from the Naval Submarine Base New London. Free giveaways for children, free lunch for children under 18 years old, and an interactive table with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center!

Groton Public Schools Child Nutrition Program
Groton Public Library
Groton Public Schools

06/03/2025

This award is well-deserved! Congratulations to Groton Public Schools Child Nutrition Program Director Ernie Koschmieder for winning Director of the Year!!! We love working with you and your team to collaborate together with your Free Summer Meals Program and our free summer story time programs. We can't wait to partner together again this summer to feed Groton children and encourage literacy skills all summer long!

Groton Public Schools Child Nutrition Department is pleased to announce that Director Ernie Koschmieder is the Director of the year for the State of Connecticut!!
For everything he does for the children of Groton, this is a much-deserved award!!
Congratulations Ernie!!!