GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) will present a LIVE edition of “Grafton Update” Friday, Oct. 19, in Conference Room A of the Grafton...

Grafton – For the 10th year, Grafton residents and guests joined thousands of communities nationwide Aug. 4 by celebrating the 32nd annual National Night Out. The event is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and locally by the Grafton Police Department.

Grafton - Sotir Papalilo, the developer of the proposed 40B affordable housing development at 23 Prentice St., met with the Grafton Board of Selectmen June 7 to discuss the project. The planned development is estimated to cost $9.4 million and would have 54 units in five buildings: 21 one-bedroom, 28 two-bedroom, and six three-bedroom units.

Grafton – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) E-ZPass Van will be coming to Grafton Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 12 – 4 p.m., at the...

Grafton - John F. Powers, 85, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, following an illness. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Thelma...

Grafton - John T. King, 70, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 following complications from heart disease. He is survived by his wife of 47...

Grafton – The Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton and Upton, 3 Grafton Common, will host Libby Hoffman, founder and president of Catalyst for Peace,...

Thanks to the community for supporting Apple Tree Arts’ fourth annual Community Ice Cream Social celebrated on June 14 on the Grafton Common.

Grafton - The battle between the Town of Grafton and the Grafton and Upton Railroad (G&U RR) received continued attention at the May 19 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. At issue is the recent decision by the federal Surface Transportation Board to allow, after a two-year court battle, the G&U RR to install four, 120-foot liquid propane gas (LPG) storage tanks at the railroad’s switching yard on Westborough Road in North Grafton, adjacent to the site previously selected for the town’s Super Park and in a residential neighborhood.

To the Editor:    It is with great pleasure that I write this letter in support of Mat Often for Grafton Select Board. As the finance...

Grafton - Kathryn E. (Tibbetts) Beaman, 65, passed peacefully at home Monday, July 13, 2015 after battling cancer. She leaves her husband of 44 years,...

Grafton - Janice C. (Reed) Wenc, 88, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge following a valiant...

Boy Scout Troop 107 will hold its autumn bottle drive on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Grafton Municipal Center.

Grafton - Stanley W. Whynott, 86, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife...

Grafton  - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton and Upton will be holding a Candlelight Vigil to be held in solidarity with the victims...

Grafton - Sylvia E. (Lessard) Anderson, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 after an illness. Her husband, Melvin J. Anderson, passed away in...

Grafton - Robert H. Cournoyer, 75, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 after a battle with ALS. He was the husband of M. Carolyn...

Grafton - Something praiseworthy has been happening during the past few years regarding animal care. The Tufts at Tech Program has joined the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton with Worcester Technical High School to teach high school students animal care so that they may become Certified Veterinary Assistants or Certified Veterinary Technicians. And in the process, animal owners who would otherwise not have been able to afford costly veterinary care have such for their pets and other animals.

Grafton - Donna A. Daveau, of Grafton, formerly of Leominster, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015. She was 55 years old. Donna graduated from Leominster...

Grafton - Boy Scout Troop 107 will hold their next bottle drive Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your deposit...