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Last 14 days

• Grafton logs eight September property sales. Grafton News reviewed September's real estate transactions and found eight recorded property sales across town, even as many of the final sale prices had not yet turned up in county records.Grafton News
• Board of Health launches 2026 equity survey. Grafton's Board of Health posted a Community Health Equity Survey for 2026 asking residents what matters most to them; the announcement did not list a deadline or explain how results will be used.Town of Grafton
• Town warns of permit application scam targeting Grafton. The Town of Grafton alerted residents and business owners to permit application scams targeting municipalities statewide, reminding applicants that the town will never request a wire payment through an emailed invoice.Town of Grafton
• Planning Board clears Highfields golf course lot split. Grafton's Planning Board took up a lot-line change separating the clubhouse and parking lot from the rest of the Highfields golf course on McGill Drive, alongside a new regional permitting guide and a seat on the town's incoming Master Plan Implementation Committee.Grafton News
• Select Board rules South Grafton rottweiler dangerous. Grafton's Select Board heard hours of testimony about a South Grafton rottweiler accused of dragging a neighbor's elderly dog by the neck before ruling on conditions the owner must meet before the dog can return to Jim's Automotive on Main Street.Grafton News
• Finance Committee reorganizes, takes up fall warrant. Grafton's Finance Committee elected new leadership and worked through the fall Town Meeting warrant, including a health insurance shortfall from a former carrier and a proposed townwide ban on data centers, ahead of the Oct. 19 Town Meeting.Grafton News
• Fall Town Meeting warrant now available online. The Town of Grafton has posted the 16-article warrant for the Fall 2026 Town Meeting, set for Oct. 19, with the full document available on the Town Meeting page of the town website.Town of Grafton
• Library trustees debate Halloween pay dispute. Grafton library trustees learned a weekend fire that damaged an exterior column and planter will be covered by insurance, minus a $10,000 deductible, as a dispute over Halloween staffing pay under a proposed three-year union contract went unresolved.Grafton News
• School Committee eyes special ed funding request. Grafton's School Committee took up a proposed transfer into the district's special education stabilization account after Superintendent Cummings said the town's free cash fell sharply following a costly health insurance overage, weeks before the Oct. 19 town meeting.Grafton News
• Grafton property sales span $86,000 to $498,000. Grafton real estate transfers recorded recently ranged from $86,000 to $498,000, though most September sale prices are still awaiting registry documentation.Grafton News
• Grafton property transfers span $86,000 to $498,000. A roundup of September property transfers found sales ranging from $86,000 to $498,000, though most of the month's prices had not yet been posted to the registry.Grafton News
• Town warns of scam permit application invoices. Grafton officials say scammers are sending fake permit-application invoices demanding wire payments to municipalities and applicants statewide, and remind residents the town will never request a wire payment by email.Town of Grafton
• Town warns of permit application scam. Grafton officials are warning residents and business owners about permit application scams targeting Massachusetts municipalities, noting the town will never request a wire payment by invoice for a permit.Town of Grafton
• Fall Town Meeting warrant set for 16 articles. The Town of Grafton posted the warrant for Fall Annual Town Meeting, listing 16 articles including the Planning Board's recommended zoning ban on data centers. The full warrant is posted on the Town Meeting page.Town of Grafton

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed Oct. 12 for holiday. Grafton Town Hall and other municipal offices will close Monday, Oct. 12, for Indigenous Peoples' Day, according to the town calendar.Town of Grafton
• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices, schools closed Oct. 12 for holiday. Grafton town offices and public schools will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for Indigenous Peoples' Day.Town of Grafton
• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Grafton town offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for Indigenous Peoples' Day, with Grafton Public Schools also closed that day.Town of Grafton
• Mon, Oct 19: Fall Town Meeting convenes Oct. 19 with 16 articles. Grafton's Fall 2026 Town Meeting is set for Monday, Oct. 19, with a warrant of 16 articles now posted on the Town Meeting page.Town of Grafton
• Mon, Oct 19: Fall Town Meeting set for Oct. 19. Grafton's Fall 2026 Town Meeting convenes Monday, Oct. 19, to take up a 16-article warrant covering the budget, zoning and other town business.Town of Grafton

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