GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - The Grafton Police Association has established a support fund for 5-year-old Sofia Sugarman (Connors) whose family recently suffered a tragic event. Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation to this fund can do so by dropping donations off at the Grafton Police Headquarters, 28 Providence Road. Please make all checks payable to the Grafton Police Association and indicate in the note section “Sofia Sugarman Fund.” The Grafton Police Association has pledged the first $1,000 to this effort.

Grafton - Grafton Community Television and Charter Communications will hold a Christmas open house Sunday, Dec. 4, from 12 to 4 p.m. Come visit the...

Grafton - Eleanor M. (Hicks) Conway, 80, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her adoring husband...

Grafton - Phyllis E.M. (Hale) Brown, 95, passed Friday, June 12, 2015 after a long and rewarding life. Her husband, Arthur T. Brown, passed...

Grafton/Winter Haven, Fla. - Evelyn Farrell Paul, 94, of Winter Haven, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the...

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) will tape for rebroadcast the Finance Committee's Town Meeting warrant review hearings. The public hearings are held each...

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.

North Grafton - Kelly Benoit has been promoted to the position of vice president of retail banking and marketing at Homefield Credit Union. Lloyd Hamm, president and CEO of Homefield, was effusive in his praise of Benoit and the positive impact she has made since she joined the credit union in 1998.

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 - At the Dec. 15 meeting, Grafton selectmen tentatively set Monday, Feb. 8, as the date for a Special Town Meeting. Scheduled for a vote at the meeting will be an article asking voters to authorize the town to create an aggregate electrical supply authority.

Grafton - At the request of Selectman Dennis Flynn, on May 3 the Grafton Board of Selectmen again addressed the ongoing issue of licensing marijuana dispensaries and growing facilities in the town. Flynn noted that teen use in Colorado has increased 20 percent since marijuana was legalized there and that, according to recent research, regular use of marijuana is linked to lowered intelligence and poor school and work performance. He concluded by stating that with the advent of legal marijuana – to be smoked and eaten – its variable potency was especially troubling.

Grafton - Nancy Carlson, president of The Suburban Group job placement company, appeared before the Grafton Board of Selectmen March 1 to ask for rent relief. Her claim was that after seven months of ongoing construction and renovating at 1 Grafton Common, her business has been harmed and she has suffered a loss of revenue while incurring significant difficulties.

Grafton – Local musicians are rallying Saturday, May 7 at Hunter’s Grill & Tap at the Grafton Inn, 25 Grafton Common, to raise money for the Jeff Baskowski Music Scholarship. The night will feature music ranging from American roots to jump/swing. R&B and jump band Big Chief will headline the event, with other musicians to include Steve Beckwith, T.J. Peavy, Jeff Giacomelli, and Brad Kohl.

Grafton - Edward J. "Eddie" Crosby, 61, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 25, 2016 with his loving family by his side. He was born...

Grafton - Dennis R. Woodill, 66, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester following a brief illness. His wife,...

Grafton - Helen E. (Jordan) Roderick Simpson, 82, passed Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband of 26...

Grafton - Boy Scout Troop 107 will hold their next bottle drive Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your deposit bottles and...

Grafton - Apple Tree Arts is hosting the second annual Community Ice Cream Social Thursday, June 18, from 5-7 p.m. on the Grafton Common....

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 – Voters in the May 16 annual Town Election approved a debt exclusion request for the expansion of the Grafton Public Library, 1,197...