GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - With few exceptions, the Grafton Board of Selectmen dealt expeditiously with a number of items at the Nov. 3 meeting. The board voted to sign a contract with Graves Engineering for services relating to the Stowe Road Drainage Improvement Project. At the fall Special Town Meeting, the town voted to approve $50,000 to study the feasibility of repairing a chronic water drainage problem at 38-40 Stowe Road which has resulted in an ever-growing chasm between the properties there.

Grafton - The annual Operation Friendship Ski Swap will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Congregational Church on the Grafton Common, 9 a.m....

Grafton – John and Laurie Pardee have literally been at the center of the Grafton community for 15 years, as owners of the Grafton Inn on the common. “The inn is where local people come to meet and eat,” John said. “Residents seem to gravitate toward it.”Jo

Grafton – Playing for the love of the game has always been a cornerstone of high school sports, and perhaps no area team knows that better than the 2015 edition of Grafton High School (GHS) boys’ varsity soccer. Head coach David Mitchell uses the term “field rats” to describe the current team. It’s a compliment to the dedication and desire that his players exhibit day in and day out, a play on the term “gym rats” commonly used for the commitment and perseverance of those who love gym activity.

Grafton - As an alternative to the traditional Sunday morning church service, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in North Grafton and St. John's Episcopal Church in Sutton have teamed up to offer Messy Church, a ministry which engages and builds relationships with thousands of people outside the usual church context. It is a way to way to offer the “Good News" of God's love through a time of food, friendship and fun for people of all ages, stages and abilities - no faith required.

Grafton - Apple Tree Arts has been given the 2015 Exemplary Program Award from Musikgarten, the leader in early childhood music education. The nonprofit...

Grafton - Dr. Marilyn A. Chard, 84, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. She is survived by her beloved sister, Patricia (Dr. James) O'Neil;...

Grafton - Grafton Recreation is seeking crafters and vendors to participate in Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Craft Fair Sunday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to...

Grafton – Grafton officials and residents were disappointed to learn that their request to have a judicial review of a federal Surface Transportation Board...

rafton - Jon Bonsall, an attorney representing Algonquin Gas, appeared before the Grafton Board of Selectmen Oct. 20 to discuss Algonquin’s proposed 1,100 mile liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline that would run through part of Grafton.

Grafton - The Grafton Police Association will once again be participating in “Movember,” as a way to raise money to support Massachusetts Special Olympics...

Grafton – The town’s Super Park project once again came before the voters, as the subject was debated at the Oct. 19 Town Meeting (TM). But unlike a request at the spring TM, the voters approved a warrant at the fall TM for funding for the project.

Grafton - The 2015 fall Town Meeting on Oct.19 got off to a lively start when a voter angrily interrupted Town Moderator Ray Mead’s instructions as Mead was explaining the new electronic voting procedure and the electronic device issued to each voter before the meeting started.

Grafton - The Grafton High School boys’ soccer team defeated South Worcester County League opponent Auburn High School by a score of 4-0 Oct. 19.

Grafton - Winifred "Winnie" Paul, 96, passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge after an...

Grafton - The Baptist Church of Grafton, 1 South St., will hold its annual Fall Fair Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3...

South Grafton - Raymonde F. Trottier, of South Grafton, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 at UMass Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was...

Grafton – A single year can make all the difference in high school sports, and perhaps there is no more tangible proof of that than the Grafton High School girls’ varsity soccer team.

Grafton - Luther A.D. Ward Jr., 88, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 following a short illness. Luther is survived by his six children, Jo-Anne...

Grafton - The Grafton Inn, owned since 2000 by The Pardee Group, Inc., of Westborough, will soon be changing hands. The inn is now in the process of being purchased by James J. Hunter of Whitinsville. The Pardee Group, with John Pardee of Westborough, as president, purchased the inn in 2000. In 2007 he leased it out but returned as operator in 2009. In 2013 he put the 12,000-square-foot bar, restaurant, and inn at 25 Grafton Common on the market for $925,000. Laurie C. Pardee is also listed as a director of the two-person Pardee Group.