Groton receives grant to create PPE ‘stockpile’
16 Nov 2020
The town is planning to create a “stockpile” of Personal Protective Equipment to help battle COVID-19.
Economic and Community Development Manager Paige Bronk said the town is looking to use a $150,000 state grant to purchase a variety of equipment such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, sheet plastic, duct tape and plexiglass and store it at the Groton Community Center.
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