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Grafton library cuts back hours
Due to staff shortages, the Grafton Public Library has announced that it is temporarily cutting back its operating hours.
Region digs out from first snowstorm of season
The first snowstorm in nearly two years left the region with 10 to 14 inches of snow over Saturday, Jan. 6, into Sunday, Jan. 7.
Local police departments awarded state grants
Police departments in Grafton and Westborough recently received grants through the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety.
Communities impose parking bans as winter storm nears
With the first big snow on the season coming late Saturday into Sunday, the following parking bans will be in place.
Schreiber resigns as Grafton’s library director
Town Administrator Evan Brassard announced Beth Schreiber’s resignation on Dec. 13 while meeting with the library’s department managers.
North Street students get hands-on approach to engineering
“We like to think of ourselves as ambassadors of play, and we are helping kids learn some really valuable knowledge and skills"
Grafton Boy Scouts to pick up Christmas trees
Grafton Boy Scouts Troop 107 will pick up and dispose of your Christmas tree for a donation to the troop in January.
How communities have spent COVID-19 dollars
Under ARPA, Massachusetts and cities and towns received aid to deal with public health and economic impacts of the pandemic.
Rain, wind knocks out power for hundreds in region
Hundreds of residents spent at least part of Monday, Dec. 18, in the dark, as a powerful storm knocked down tree limbs and power lines.
Hundreds without power as wet, windy weather hits region
As of noon on Monday, Dec. 18, hundreds of residents and businesses in the region are without power, the results of fallen tree limbs and power lines from high winds and heavy rains.
Grafton plans to add names to Vietnam veterans plaque
The town is casting a second bronze plaque to include 187-plus names to honor the service of its veterans in the Vietnam era.
State fines Feedback Earth $6,000 for violations
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $6,000 penalty against Feedback Earth Inc.
Grafton welcomes the holidays
Local businesses and nonprofits offered programs, discounts and more during the annual “Grafton Celebrate the Holidays" on Dec. 3.
Willard House and Clock Museum launches annual appeal
Willard House & Clock Museum has passed its 50-year mark and has now raised its sights to better support the science of horology.
New dates, site for Small Stones Festival of the Arts
The 2023 Small Stones Festival of the Arts will take place on Dec.8 through Dec. 17. The exhibit is open daily from noon to 4 p.m.
Grafton Boy Scouts holding wreath sale
Boy Scout Troop 107 is conducting a wreath sale starting on Nov. 25 at Bread Guy Breads parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grafton football falls short in semifinals
The sixth-seeded Grafton Gators lost in the MIAA Division 4 semifinals, 20-10, against seventh-seeded Scituate Sailors on Friday night at Mansfield High School.
‘This team always stuck together’: Grafton girls soccer falls in quarterfinals
On Saturday afternoon, the two squads – with the same seeding as last year – met again in Hingham.
Grafton’s Puritan roots were mired in conflict
Before Grafton was officially established, we know there were established Puritan camps in the mid–late 1600s. The people settled on the land of the Indigenous people and the goal was to convert them to the Puritan way of life.
Local communities receive One Stop state grants
Several local communities have recently received grants through the state’s Community One Stop for Growth program.