GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton – About a 20-year process of collecting artifacts resulted in the opening of the nonprofit Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center (MSPMLC) in the former barracks built in 1931 at 44 Worcester St. (Route 140) in Grafton. While the building’s renovation is still “a work in progress,” the time and energy is deserved, noted Charlie “Shirl” Alejandro, a retired trooper and museum director.

North Grafton - Estelle Stephanie (Kaberry) Wheeler, of North Grafton, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at Beaumont Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge. Born Jan....

Grafton – The town of Grafton’s Recreation Commission has begun preparations for Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Sunday, Dec. 6. Each year, dozens of local...

Grafton - Interested in revenge, murder, intrigue, ghosts, romance, lyrical poetry, and even a little bit of Shades of Grey ala Richard III? Join the Shakespeare Club of Grafton twice a month as they explore the works of William Shakespeare and his contemporary playwrights.

Grafton – What’s better than the aroma of a warm apple pie on a crisp autumn day? How about the aroma of 275 of them? For Caroline “Carrie” Peacock, co-chair – along with her husband, Craig – of the 36th annual Harvest Fair and Apple Pie Social, it’s definitely the latter. On September 26, the Congregational Church of Grafton’s free fair offered music, food, raffles, games, antiques and lots of apple pie to the Grafton Common.

Grafton - Grafton native and 2007 graduate of St. Peter-Marian High School in Worcester, Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jeffrey T. Egan, was recognized as...

Grafton – Police Chief Normand A. Crepeau Jr. released this statement this evening: On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, officers from Grafton Police Department, working with...

Grafton - Anna K. Frederico, 87, Colonel Retired U.S. Army Nurse, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. She is survived by two brothers, Tom and...

Grafton – Grafton resident Jen Andersen has been named the town’s new director of recreation, replacing Betty Wright who recently retired. “I started working in...

Grafton - At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Grafton Board of Selectmen reviewed 35 proposed articles for presentation at the Oct. 19 fall Town Meeting, and deleted six of them. Town Meeting warrant articles are proposed by the town government or through a petition submitted by voters.

Grafton - A Town Meeting article regarding Super Park – a recreation and improvement of the park destroyed when the new high school was built - was a topic of discussion at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Grafton Board of Selectmen. Voters had rejected funding the park at the spring Town Meeting. Two articles on the warrant sought a total of $243,000 for the first phase of the Super Park’s land acquisition. The committee secured $100,000 from Community Preservation funds but did not, however, secure the $143,000 requested from leftover funds from building the Grafton Fire Station.

Grafton - Helen M. Bulger passed away Sept. 17, 2015. She was born in 1921 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Louis and Flora...

Grafton/Worcester - Anne Killian Reardon, 22, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 after losing her battle with addiction. Annie was a compassionate and giving spirit....

Grafton – Grafton resident Jen Andersen has been named the town’s new director of recreation, replacing Betty Wright who recently retired. “I started working in...

Grafton – The Grafton High School Eagles football team started the season with a win over Westborough High School Rangers by a score of 28-14, in a game played on September 11, 2015.

Grafton - Agnes C. (Blanchard ) Whitney, 84, passed peacefully Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, with loved ones at her side, from complications of a...

Grafton – At the Board of Selectmen’s Sept. 1 meeting, a vote on a proposed amendment that will come before the voters at the Monday, Oct. 19 Town Meeting led to the board questioning their support of a new Department of Public Works (DPW) building project.

Grafton - Apple Tree Arts’ Community Chorus invites singers ages 18 and older to attend one of the Chorus’s open rehearsals of its...

Grafton – A nonprofit youth service organization for preteen girls and young women ages 11 to 20 is based in North Grafton for its fifth year, but it has a much longer history.

Grafton - Eileen N. (Ryan) Adams, 76, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She leaves her husband of 55...