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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…

Grafton's Pay-As-You-Throw bag prices rose July 1, ending a taxpayer subsidy as the town restructures solid-waste funding entirely around user fees. The Select Board is recruiting volunteers for several open board and committee seats. The district is running summer technology deployment…

Grafton celebrates America's 250th Independence Day with a parade on the Common while two resident-facing changes take hold. The Grafton Public Library is closed Friday and Saturday in observance of the holiday, and Pay-As-You-Throw trash bag prices rose on July 1 as the town moves to f…

Grafton residents are paying more for town trash bags under a Pay-As-You-Throw price increase that took effect July 1. Town Hall says the adjustment is meant to fully fund trash operations through user fees rather than property-tax support, part of a push toward self-sustaining solid-wa…

Grafton is recruiting residents for a new committee to study traffic changes at the town Common. Town officials say the new Grafton Common Traffic Study Committee will develop a strategic plan for road and intersection improvements around the historic green, and applications are open no…

Grafton was named one of six New England communities awarded a 2026 SMILE beach wheelchair grant. The award will fund a floating wheelchair to widen accessibility at Silver Lake Beach, the town announced. Separately, Town Hall opened a call for volunteers to serve on the newly formed Gr…

Grafton enters July with higher trash costs and a community in mourning. The town's PAYT bag price increase takes effect July 1, 2026, restructuring the program so user fees — not general tax dollars — fully fund operations, per a town News Flash posted Tuesday. On a somber note, Grafto…

A Massachusetts State Trooper died in Grafton following an off-duty motorcycle crash Sunday. Trooper Jacob Mick succumbed to his injuries, per a Grafton Patch report headlined "MA State Trooper Dies After Off-Duty Motorcycle Crash In Grafton," even as the town moved forward with holiday…

Grafton's Fourth of July Parade arrives Friday as the town's biggest near-term event, with free bike decorations at North Street Elementary, a "Doggy Mayor" competition, and family programming throughout the day. The Grafton Public Library, currently running its "Plant a Seed — Read!" s…