Grafton Middle School Gets New Assistant Principal For Fall
GRAFTON — Grafton Middle School will have a new assistant principal when classes resume next month, an appointment the school's parent district has not yet detailed in its own channels but which was reported by a local news outlet Tuesday. Meanwhile, the town is preparing a herbicide treatment at Fisherville Pond and mosquito spraying continues through August.
TOWN HALL
The town's News Flash service announced that Fisherville Pond will undergo herbicide treatment on Wednesday, July 29, to control invasive water chestnut, a routine pond-management measure aimed at limiting the spread of the invasive plant in town waterways.
Grafton's homepage also flagged a new Grafton Common Traffic Study Committee seeking volunteer members to help develop a strategic plan for traffic changes and improvements at the town common, and noted that the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project will spray in Grafton on August 6, 13, 20 and 27, dates the agency says remain tentative depending on weather.
SCHOOLS
Grafton Public Schools' own site continues to highlight summer logistics ahead of the new academic year, including sixth-grade Chromebook pickup sessions and iPad deployment for incoming ninth graders and new students at Grafton High School. The district's calendar points to an August 26 first day of school for grades K-12, preceded by professional development days on August 24 and 25.
Separately, according to Grafton Patch, Grafton Middle School is bringing back "a familiar educator in a new leadership role" for the assistant principal post; the outlet's coverage names Adam Tarczuk as the incoming assistant principal, a detail not yet confirmed through the district's own News Flash or website postings reviewed today.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Grafton Public Library's summer programming remains underway, with its "Plant a Seed — Read!" summer reading initiative continuing for all ages alongside the Massachusetts Center for the Book's July reading challenge. The library also holds its weekly drop-in cribbage session Fridays.
The Board of Library Trustees is scheduled to meet Wednesday, July 29, per the town calendar, alongside the Veterans Advisory Committee.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Grafton Middle School Gets New Assistant Principal" — the school on Providence Road is welcoming back a familiar educator into a new leadership role, according to Grafton Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/grafton/grafton-middle-school-gets-new-assistant-principal).
"Longtime Restaurant Chain Closes Central MA Location, Leaves 3 Left In The State" — a casual dining spot at The Shops at Blackstone Valley in nearby Worcester has closed, according to Grafton Patch, though the report does not specify Grafton-based impacts (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/grafton).
COMING UP
The Grafton Farmers Market takes place on the Common Wednesday, July 29. The School Committee meets Thursday, July 30, along with an amended School Committee Budget Subcommittee session the same day. The Grafton Rec Concert Series continues on the Common Thursday, July 30.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.