GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - Summer is here and Pecorino, a country cheese shop, that also has a fine wine assortment, is offering a summer picnic bag special, featuring a bottle of wine, two cheese pairings, a dry salametto and fresh baguette. Customers can use the neat jute tote for their future purchases, such as the “Wednesday Wine Deal” where six bottles of wine are handpicked by store owner Simone Linsin.

Grafton – Fred Orkiseski is a busy man. And at age 83, he intends on staying that way. He has spent a lifetime performing and teaching music, including serving as director of music for Grafton Public Schools for 40 years. Now, along with making music, he spends his time on other pursuits - golfing, painting, cooking, and learning more about the subjects he loves, such as World War II aviation, railroads and carpentry.

South Grafton/Gardner - Charles E. "Chas" Hitchcock, 21, of Gardner, formerly of South Grafton, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 after an unexpected illness. He...

Grafton - Billie Hisoire, 89, left behind family, friends, and a unique legacy after passing away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. She leaves her sisters, Aldea...

Grafton – Nipmuc Indians have resided in Grafton since before recorded history and Nipmuc Nation is stronger than ever. The tribe will be holding its 92nd annual Powwow Sunday, July 29, at the Hassanamesit Reservation in Grafton. The festival features traditional dancing, drumming, food, kids’ crafts and vendors.

Grafton - Judith E. (Mikolsky) Fossbender, of Grafton, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the age of 69. Judi was born Dec. 23, 1945...

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) will have its high definition cameras at the Grafton Common over the next seven Wednesday evenings filming the...

Grafton – Work has started on the renovations for the Town House located on Grafton Common. The town voted overwhelmingly in May, 2015, to allocate $928,741 to the ongoing project, with $860,924 coming from unexpended bond proceeds from the new high school construction and $67,817 from free cash.

Grafton - The Grafton High School class of ’85 will be holding its reunion in Grafton on Saturday, Sept. 12. For more information contact...

Grafton/Millbury - Shane Paul McClure, 36, passed peacefully at home Tuesday, July 14, 2015 with his angels by his side. He leaves his parents, Beverly...

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

Northbridge/Grafton - Peter Michael Inman Sr., 71, passed Saturday, July 11, 2015 from complications of recent illness. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Elaine...

Grafton - Ronald G. Mack, 78, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, July 8, 2015 following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his loving...

Grafton - Robert S. Berger, inspector of buildings and zoning enforcement officer, appeared before the Grafton Board of Selectmen at its July 7 meeting. He told the board that current fees for building permits, last set in 2004, were not covering the expenses of required building and land inspections. He indicated that for fiscal year 2016, current building permit fees would be short approximately $38,000 in covering the actual expenses. Noting that fees are based upon the square footage of the proposed structure or room, he advocated three changes: (1) a change to $5 fee per $1,000 building/renovation cost, with a $50 minimum; (2) a change to fire systems protection inspections to $200 for up to a two-hour inspection; and (3) a buildable lot/zoning inspection fee of $200 for up to four hours.

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) will have its high definition cameras at the Grafton Common over the next six Wednesday evenings as it continues filming the 2015 series of Concerts on the Common.

Grafton – At its July 7 meeting, a strongly divided Grafton Board of Selectmen debated the reappointment of Affordable Housing Trust (GAHT) Chair Edward Prisby. What was to have been a nearly pro-forma discussion and vote devolved into a lengthy reiteration of what Prisby had allegedly been involved with earlier in the year, when a legal settlement with Pulte Homes became an issue of contention.

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 - John David Mullen, 66, died this past Friday, July 3, 2015 in the early morning hours following a difficult struggle with respiratory...

Grafton - Michael Francis Maloney, 69, of Elmwood Street, died peacefully early Saturday morning, July 4, 2015 with his family by his side. He is...

Grafton - Elizabeth L. (Yates) Magliaro, 46, passed Wednesday, July 1, 2015 after being stricken ill. Her husband, Steven J. Magliaro, a Grafton firefighter,...