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The MBTA and Keolis shifted to a temporary construction schedule on the Worcester Commuter Rail Line in late July, with changes lasting until September. Grafton Public Schools opened sixth-grade Chromebook pickup dates of Aug. 5, 12 and 19 at the High/Middle School lot and streamlined s…

Grafton's Senior Center front entrance closed for ramp construction, with reopening expected by the end of August. The town also continues recruiting volunteers for its new Community Liaison program and the Grafton Common Traffic Study Committee, while mosquito spraying is set for Augus…

Fisherville Pond received a scheduled herbicide treatment Wednesday to fight invasive water chestnut, even as the town launched a search for volunteers to join its newly formed Grafton Common Traffic Study Committee. The panel will develop a strategic plan for traffic changes at the Com…

Grafton Middle School is set to gain a new assistant principal for the coming school year, an appointment reported by Grafton Patch as bringing back "a familiar educator in a new leadership role," identifying Adam Tarczuk in the role. The town's own News Flash service, meanwhile, focuse…

Grafton has raised pricing on its Pay-As-You-Throw trash bags, aiming to fund waste operations solely through user fees. The change took effect July 1, according to a town notice, and comes as officials also revised this week's Planning Board meeting and cancelled the Conservation Commi…

Grafton has won a 2026 SMILE Mass Floating Beach Wheelchair Grant, one of six such awards given to New England communities this year, which will bring a floating beach wheelchair to Silver Lake Beach to expand accessibility. Meanwhile, this week's municipal calendar saw shuffling: the P…

Grafton's Senior Center will close its front entrance beginning July 27 for ramp construction lasting through August. The town is also recruiting volunteers for a new Community Liaisons program to connect residents with town resources and advocate for neighborhood needs. Meanwhile, Graf…

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…