GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton - Anastasia “Anna” C. McAuley, 93, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 in Hingham. She is survived by two children, Honor Seaver and James...

Grafton - Robert J. Kell, 73, passed Friday, April 24, 2015 from complications of recent illness. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Karen R....

Grafton - On the morning of Feb. 29, the Millbury Street Elementary School third-graders took a step back into early American history with a...

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) continues to expand programming on its Government Channel. The most recent addition are meetings of the town's Charter Review...

Grafton – Apple Tree Arts will be hosting two special theater workshops over the April school vacation break. The community school of the arts is offering two workshops – one for grades three to five and another for grades six to nine. Call 508-839-4286 or visit www.appletreearts.org to register. Space is limited.

Grafton - Grafton Recreation is seeking crafters and vendors to participate in Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Craft Fair Sunday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to...

Grafton - Over 40 businesses, churches and organizations in Grafton will be offering holiday entertainment, activities, refreshments, crafts and more Sunday, Dec. 6, during...

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.

Boy Scout Troop 107 will hold its spring bottle drive on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Grafton Municipal Center.

Grafton - Doris M. (Cardin) Vaillancourt died peacefully Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Life Care Center of Auburn. On Nov. 23, 2015, she celebrated...

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 – During its Jan. 5 meeting, the Grafton Board of Selectmen approved the warrant for the Monday, Feb. 8 Special Town Meeting (STM). The purpose of the STM is to create an aggregate electrical supply authority. Recently two competing plans were presented to the town Planning Board. One of the two proposals was through the Solarize Mass Program from the Direct Energy Solar Company. The second was from a team from Good Energy Company (GE). Both spoke of being able to considerably lower the cost of electricity for Grafton residents and businesses.

Grafton – The famous cartoonist Charles Schulz once wrote “Happiness is a warm puppy.” Bay State Dogs, a Grafton-based nonprofit, would almost certainly add that it’s also a warm dog – of any age – in need of a second chance. With its mission to rescue and find good homes for Massachusetts canines, it’s been busy spreading that happiness to people and their furry new companions.

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 - Paul Cournoyer, superintendent of sewers for Grafton, met with the Board of Selectmen Jan. 19 to present a progress report on upgrading the town’s wastewater treatment plant. He noted that the improvement program began about four years ago and is currently coming in about $9 million below initial estimates. The improvement plan is based upon a 2014 forecast of the town’s needs through 2034. Savings to date are due to lower-than-expected loan interest rates and a reduction in some of the initial estimates.

Boy Scout Troop 107 is conducting a wreath sale starting on Nov. 25 at Bread Guy Breads parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Grafton – Operation Friendship will hold dances for grades 5 to 8, Fridays, Feb. 5 and March 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Grafton Municipal Center, 30 Providence Road. The cost is $8 per child, and light refreshments will be for sale. There will be games, raffles and prizes, and other surprise activities. Operation Friendship is a nonprofit that encourages friendship and understanding via student exchange.

Grafton - At its weekly meeting April 12, the Grafton Board of Selectmen were to vote on several articles to be on the warrant at Town Meeting May 17. The session evolved into a spirited discussion about the best way to fund large expenditures. The warrant calls for a vote on debt exclusion for the cost of the soon-to-be-built Department of Public Works (DPW) facility and several newer vehicles for the Fire Department. The DPW project is estimated to cost $13.9 million and the Fire Department wishes to acquire a new pump truck estimated at $400,000 and emergency all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Grafton - Lorraine E. Mombourquette passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at the age of 98. She died peacefully of natural causes in her...

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