GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - Caelan Laverty (l) portrays Pumbaa, a warthog, and Audrey Murdock (r) acts as a young lioness, Simba, in Apple Tree Arts' production...

By Cindy Zomar, Education Coordinator GRAFTON -  Principal Steve Wilshire has been at the North Street Elementary School for about six years and enjoys chatting...

Grafton ---When discussions center on successful sports teams at Grafton High – and there are many - it is no accident that the conversation and accompanying accolades point to the school’s varsity softball team. And why not? Under the tutelage of veteran head coach John Gemme, the Indians have captured a pair of Division 2 state championships (2012, 2013), advanced to another (2014) and earned a spot in the Central Mass. finals (2015). During that period, Grafton has run off 89 victories while losing just six times.

Grafton – There’s no doubt that most children love pets. But can that child-animal bond help them expand their education? Dr. Cyndie Webster, associate chair for research at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, thinks so.

A commercial development is coming to the former Grafton State Hospital on Westboro Road. It was sold to GFI Partners.

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.

Worcester - Montene Murphy Bieber, 91, of Worcester, formerly of Grafton and Westborough, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at home. She was the wife...

Grafton - Earl F. Parenteau, of North Grafton, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. His wife, Genevieve (Wojtanek), passed away in July 2013. He is...

South Grafton - Janice M. (Whitehorn) Mulvey, 82, passed away peacefully July 8, 2018, surrounded by the family that meant everything to her. She...

April 24th is the 101st commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. Our history is well documented; save for some who think that revising history somehow changes it. We should never forget April 24, 1915, through 1923, when Armenian intellectuals and community leaders were rounded up and murdered, or forced into death marches. This massacre left over 1.5 million Armenian dead from the actions of Young Turk Government members.

Grafton - Apple Tree Arts will hold the Blarney Blast party to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Friday, March 4, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m....

North Grafton - Simone Linsin can wrap up an assortment of your favorite cheeses, or recommend cheeses you’ve never heard of. And she’ll find the exact wine to complement them. Linsin’s Pecorino cheese shop on Route 30 in North Grafton features anywhere from 60 to 85 different cheeses, depending on the season, about half imported and half from American cheesemakers, with a strong representation of New England producers.

Millbury/Grafton - Susan C. Dussault, 54, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She is survived by her father,...

Grafton - Chief of staff and legal counsel of the state's Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation visited the studios of Grafton Community...

Grafton - Patricia A. (Brown) Wojnar, 89, passed away February 4, 2022 at Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Whitinsville following a lengthy illness. She...

Grafton – It’s regular season stretch-run time and that can only mean playoffs in sight once again for the Grafton High School (GHS) varsity softball team. Under the tutelage of veteran head coach John Gemme, the Indians have captured a pair of Division 2 state championships (2012, 2013), advanced to another (2014) and earned a spot in the Central Mass. finals (2015, 2016). During that period, Grafton has rightly earned the distinction as one of the premier teams to beat in not just SWCL but across the spectrum of Central Mass. teams.

Grafton - Daniel Crossin, assistant vice president of real estate lending at Homefield Credit Union, was raised in Grafton; he and his family live not far from the neighborhood where he grew up.

Grafton - Sophia M. (Duzyk) Perron, 96, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her...

The Grafton Garden Club has announced the awarding of two grants of up to $500 to Grafton teachers, Jenni Peters and Katlyn Gieser.

Grafton - Join Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippo and Melman the giraffe and their friends on a hilarious adventure in...