Dave Watkins

WRTA will end bus Routes A and B serving Grafton on August 28, cutting a transit link to the Stop and Shop and the MBTA station, following a public review process and community meetings. Meanwhile, the Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project set tentative August spraying dates of the 6th…

Grafton Police Sergeant Michael Mazzola retired this week after 31 years of service, Patch reports. The town's boards stay busy nonetheless: the Charter Review Committee's Article 4 Subcommittee, the Board of Library Trustees' Policy Subcommittee and the Community Preservation Committee…

Grafton is recruiting volunteers for a new committee to reshape traffic around Grafton Common as summer town business continues. The town announced this week that residents can apply to join the new Grafton Common Traffic Study Committee, which will draft a strategic plan for traffic ch…

Grafton residents will pay more for trash bags starting this month as the town shifts to a user-fee-funded system. The Pay-As-You-Throw price increase, effective July 1, 2026, is meant to fully cover trash operations without leaning on tax dollars, according to the town's website. Meanw…

Grafton was named one of six New England communities to win a 2026 SMILE Mass Floating Beach Wheelchair Grant, adding an accessible wheelchair at Silver Lake Beach, even as the Select Board pushes forward a Pay-As-You-Throw trash bag price increase that took effect July 1 and recruits v…