GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - Several thousand people turned out on May 25 to celebrate Memorial Day in Grafton Center. The parade included hundreds of veterans, volunteers, scouts, and town residents.

Grafton - Patricia L."Pat" Szczur, a long-time friend of and activist for those in need of a helping hand in Grafton, died at home...

Grafton - Grafton residents will have an opportunity to cast ballots in four different elections during 2016. Grafton Community Television's "Minute By Minute" program...

Grafton - Jean M. (Hurley) Drago, 83, passed peacefully at home Monday, May 16, 2016 in the love and care of her family. She...

Grafton - Grafton Youth Football recently announced their move this year from Central Mass. Pop Warner to Central Mass. American Youth Football. According to...

Grafton – State Representative David K. Muradian Jr. (R-Grafton), recently joined with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to approve a $40.2 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2018. The budget passed on a vote of 140-9 July 7.

Grafton – A workshop designed for women who are facing a challenge and would like to come together with other spiritually minded women to...

Grafton - Emery W. “Bill” Hart Jr., 70, passed away peacefully Friday, July 14, 2017, under the loving care of his family and the...

Grafton - Marguerite D. (Cove) Mills, 90, passed Thursday, July 14, 2016. Her devoted husband of 63 years, Harry S. Mills, passed in 2011. She...

Grafton – The Grafton Board of Selectmen discussed two requests concerning the Grafton Public Library at the board’s June 16 meeting. The requests, which would have to be approved by the voters at Town Meeting, were for an application for a grant to improve the library, and $150,000 for architectural plans for the construction of a new town library.

Shrewsbury - Representatives of Jensen Hughes Engineering (headquartered in Baltimore, Md., with local offices in Framingham and Marlborough) attended the Grafton Board of Selectmen’s meeting Aug. 18. The board had chosen the company to assist with potential issues related to the new liquid propane gas (LPG) transfer station at the North Grafton switching yard of the Grafton and Upton Rail Road (GURR).

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) continues to expand programming on its Government Channel - Charter Channel 192/Verizon Channel 33. GCTV now has two rooms...

Grafton – Millbury Street Elementary School second-graders participated in the New England Aquarium’s Tide Pool Adaptations Program Dec. 3 and 5. The students had...

South Grafton - Ella F. Chase, 94, of South Grafton, passed Tuesday, May 3, 2016, two days prior to her 95th birthday, at Beaumont...

Grafton - Melvin J. Vitaris, 90, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge. His wife, Rita Ann...

Grafton - Grafton Recreation is offering Zumba toning classes each Tuesday up to May 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Grafton Municipal...

Grafton - Jeff Walsh, from Graves Engineering in Worcester, gave a detailed presentation to the Grafton Board of Selectmen at their April 5 meeting. The subject was a rework of Grafton Center and the Grafton Commons area. The Commons is an area scenic high point and has been used as a backdrop for TV commercials and as a setting for the 1935 Mickey Rooney movie adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play “Ah, Wilderness!” The gazebo on the Commons was constructed by the movie company because the director thought the Commons needed one.

North Grafton - Tina M. (Padavano) Kays, 55, lost her brief, yet courageous battle with cancer Friday, July 8, 2016. Tina passed away peacefully...

Grafton – The town of Grafton will receive just over $500,000 this year in state funds to help repair pot holes, resurface roads and conduct other infrastructure repairs. The funding was included as part of a $200 million Chapter 90 bond authorization approved by the House of Representatives on March 30.

Grafton - On March 23 and 24, second-graders at Millbury Street Elementary School were captivated by Ms. Stella from the Discovery Museum who presented...