GRAFTON LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS

Grafton – John and Laurie Pardee have literally been at the center of the Grafton community for 15 years, as owners of the Grafton Inn on the common. “The inn is where local people come to meet and eat,” John said. “Residents seem to gravitate toward it.”Jo

Grafton – The Grafton Historical Society will host a special tea Friday, April 5, featuring author Amy Belding Brown. Brown received her MFA from Bates...

Grafton - Grafton Community Television (GCTV) and Charter Communications will host an open house and tour of the town’s cable public access TV facilities...

Grafton – Grafton High School students took a number of tours on March 1 to places as diverse as Buckingham Palace, the Galapagos Islands, Chichen Itza, Greece and Mexico. But it wasn’t that the school’s students were physically at all of these places. Rather, they took the tours from their classrooms as virtual experiences, thanks to a new initiative, Google Expeditions.

By Abbey Basile, Contributing Writer Grafton - The Community Harvest Project (CHP) - a nonprofit farm that grows and harvests fresh fruits and vegetables for...

  By Jeff Slovin, Contributing Writer Grafton – The Grafton Indians girls’ basketball team defeated Nipmuc Warriors by a score of 45-27 in a game played...

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 ---When discussions center on successful sports teams at Grafton High – and there are many - it is no accident that the conversation and accompanying accolades point to the school’s varsity softball team. And why not? Under the tutelage of veteran head coach John Gemme, the Indians have captured a pair of Division 2 state championships (2012, 2013), advanced to another (2014) and earned a spot in the Central Mass. finals (2015). During that period, Grafton has run off 89 victories while losing just six times.

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

Grafton - At the Aug. 4 meeting, the Grafton Board of Selectmen dealt with the traffic confusion and congestion along Boulevard Avenue because of the ongoing renovation of One Grafton Common. The roadway is hindered by a construction fence and vehicles on one side of the road and the door at Jordan’s Garage is partially blocked, so the selectmen have decided to make the road temporarily one-way. The avenue will be open from east to west or from North Street to Route 140 for an undetermined period.

Grafton - Delanie Burke, 19, of Grafton was one of 10 finalists invited by the New England Revolution to compete for the chance to...

Link to helpful information and current announcements Town Hall - www.grafton-ma.gov, 508-839-5335 Board of Health -www.grafton-ma.gov/board-health, 508-839-5335, ext. 1119 Email contact through website Fire Department - www.grafton-ma.gov/fire-department, 508-839-4606 Email...

Grafton - Doris R. (Gordon) Houde, 92, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Doris was predeceased...

Grafton – The second annual Grafton Public Library Holiday Book 'n' Ephemera Sale will be held Sunday, Dec. 4, 12 to 3:30 p.m., at Grafton center. The...

Grafton - Gloria Doerr, of Grafton, died peacefully after a brief battle with lymphoma, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 23, 2020...

Dec. 21, 2017 Grafton - Genevieve T. (Murray) Mahassel, 83. Gege was born in New Bedford, but her parents and seven siblings relocated to Grafton when...

Grafton - Alton (Al) S. Blanchard III, 70, passed away April 8, 2022 at St. Mary’s Healthcare Center in Worcester following complications from Parkinson’s...

Grafton - Richard L. “Luke” Lukas of Grafton, passed away March 24, 2019 with his daughters by his side. He leaves his two daughters, Karyn...

Grafton – Apple Tree Arts will present “Disney’s The Aristocats Kids" Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19, at 7 p.m. at the Grafton Middle School, 22 Providence Road. The show features actors in grades two to five. Tickets cost for $10 adults; $8 for seniors and children 5 and older; free for 4 and younger. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Grafton - Robert L. Abbruzzese, 85, passed away August 9, 2020 following an illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Patricia (Lebel)...