Friday, November 30, 2012
Free gun locks, child ID kits, and McGruff the Crime Dog will be among the features of the open house, part of "Grafton Celebrates the Holidays."
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Submitted by the Grafton Police Department. Members of the Grafton Police Department will be hosting an open house on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. as part of Grafton Celebrates the Holidays. Citizens are invited to tour the police station and meet with department members to discuss any problems or issues that might be of concern. There will be free gun locks, Child ID kits and public safety information available for adults. Badges and coloring books will be available for children who will also have the chance to say hello to McGruff the Crime Dog. Light refreshments will also be offered to help ring in the holiday season. Please be sure to stop by the Grafton Police Department on Sunday, Dec. 2, to help Grafton celebrate the…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Santa made the scene to cap off a day of fun events.
Beautiful weather helped make it a perfect day for Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Sunday. Santa's arrival on the Common on the Grafton Fire Department ladder truck was the highlight of the day for the large group of eager chuldren awaiting his arrival.
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Grafton Fire Department
26 Upton St, Grafton, MA
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Santa arrives at the Common.
Santa arrived at the Common last night for the finale of Grafton Celebrates the Holidays. Check back tomorrow for more Grafton Celebrates the Holidays photos.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Grafton Celebrates the Holidays tomorrow.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Don't miss the activities throughout the day tomorrow as Grafton Celebrates the Holidays. And of course, there is that grand finale: At 4:30, Santa arrives at the Common on a firetruck and helps to flip the switch on the beautiful lights.
A look at what is happening in and around Grafton on Facebook.
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- Faith Mayer
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature in which Grafton Patch highlights some of what people shared on Facebook and other media in the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not know about. Highlights of the Week The Grafton Patch has 414 likes on Facebook. We are proud of our ever growing numbers, and we hope you will continue to tell your friends to give us a click. If you have local events or announcements you'd like us to know about, give us a shout and we'll list them on our page and post them on Facebook for you. We also have a presence on Twitter. If you follow us @GraftonPatch, we'll follow you back. Social Media Page of the Week Each week the Grafton Patch scours facebook in search of the …
Friday, December 2, 2011
Three hundred bulbs are missing, the recreation director discovers.
Betty Wright got a very unwelcome surprise when she checked on the holiday lights on the tree in the Common today. A real-life Grinch or Grinches had stolen about 300 bulbs from the string of lights, which remains on the tree year-round. Bulb sockets on the strings of lights near the bottom of the tree were destroyed. These lights were targeted, she suspects, because they are more easily accessible from the ground. Wright, the town’s recreation director, was checking the lights with a crew from Sunshine Sign earlier today when the vandalism was discovered. The tree will be illuminated Sunday evening as the culmination of the annual Grafton Celebrates the Holidays event. She estimates that each bulb costs 27 cents, in addition to the cost …
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Sunshine Sign Company
121 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA
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1 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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The Baptist Church of Grafton will host a Nativity display Sundays.
The traditional Nativity scene outside The Baptist Church of Grafton is just the beginning. Go inside the church Sunday and hundreds of other manger scenes, sometimes known as crèches, await. Some can fit in your hand. Others are tall and colorful. They come from around the world, from Italy to New Mexico to the Holy Land. But all share one quality, the event organizers say. They are unique, beautiful and an important reminder of the spiritual side of what can be a very commercial season. “I think looking at these makes people feel good,’’ said Diane Libbey, Christian education chairman of the church. The Nativity display can be viewed from 1:30 to 5 p.m. This display is just one dozens of family-friendly events scheduled throughout town …
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Baptist Church of Grafton
1 South St, Grafton, MA
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Help the community and feel better about yourself by volunteering.
As the holiday season descends upon us, many organizations are seeking extra help to get through this very busy time. Most are flexible with scheduling and are happy to train. Here is a list of the top five seeking help in the Grafton area: 1. The Community Harvest Project is a farming project that grows produce that is distributed to the Worcester County Food Bank. Farming begins in March and help is always needed. Volunteer hours are held on specified Saturdays, from 9 a.m. until noon. These are subject to change, and subject to cancellation due to weather. It is recommended that you call the volunteer coordinator or the hotline the week prior to a Saturday when you would like to volunteer to make sure hours are being held. Getting …
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Grafton Senior Center
30 Providence Rd, Grafton, MA
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Grafton Public Library
35 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Community Harvest Project
37 Wheeler Rd, North Grafton, MA
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North Grafton Elementary School
46 Waterville St, North Grafton, MA
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Grafton Recreation Department
26 Providence Rd, Grafton, MA
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Don't miss this hometown holiday celebration.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and in Grafton, Sunday, Dec. 4 is the most wonderful day of all. Grafton Celebrates the Holidays is annual celebration of the season. A wide range of holiday activities is planned, ending with a visit from Santa on a fire truck and the lighting of the tree on the Common. Here is the schedule: Frosty Stop 1: Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard St. Celebrate a traditional 19th century holiday. Frosty Stop 2: Tufts Veterinary School, 100 Westborough Rd. Staff and student carolers will entertain from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visit the animal menagerie. Frosty Stop 3: Pecorino Country Cheese Shop, 135 Westborough Rd. A festive open house from noon to 3 p.m. Frosty Stop 4: New England Village, St. …
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Willard House & Clock Museum
11 Willard St, North Grafton, MA
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Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
200 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Savers Bank
96 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA
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Supercuts
100 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA
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Subway Restaurant
100 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA
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Grafton Flea Market
296 Upton St, Grafton, MA
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Silver Spruce Montessori School
44 Old Upton Rd, Grafton, MA
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Saddle Shed
237 Providence Rd, South Grafton, MA
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25 South St # Main, Grafton, MA
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Brook Meadow Village
373 Providence Rd, South Grafton, MA
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Grafton Town Administrator's Office
30 Providence Rd, Grafton, MA
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Grafton Fire Department
26 Upton St, Grafton, MA
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Pecorino
135 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Wong's Restaurant
62 Upton St, Grafton, MA
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Gibson Kennels
139 Upton St, Grafton, MA
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111 George Hill Rd, Grafton, MA
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Grafton Public Library
35 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Peggy's Place Boutique
1 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Grafton Country Store
2 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton & Upton
3 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Grafton Center Playschool
11 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
53 N Main St, North Grafton, MA
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North Grafton United Methodist Church
10 Overlook St, North Grafton, MA
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Spirit of Wellness Organic Spa and Massage Therapy
202 Worcestor St., North Grafton, MA
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Sir Loin's
8 Williams Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Everything's $10 Boutique
5 Williams Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Tony's Pet Oasis
7 Williams Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Brigham Hill Community Barn
37 Wheeler Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Open house is scheduled to introduce him.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
The Congregational Church of Grafton, UCC, 30 Grafton Common, is pleased to announce its Intentional Interim Minister, Rev. Robert (“Bob”) Macfarlane, who will begin Dec. 1 in time to celebrate the Christmas season. He will preside over church services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. The church is also hosting an open house Dec. 4 in conjunction with Grafton Celebrates the Holidays to welcome Macfarlane and his wife, Diana, to the Grafton community. “We are truly blessed to welcome Bob and his wife Diana into our church family in time for the Christmas season,” said Todd Sauter, moderator, Congregational Church of Grafton, in a prepared statement. “And, the timing of his first Sunday service with us on Dec. 4th is just perfect, as it presents…
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Congregational Church of Grafton
30 Grafton Cmn, Grafton, MA
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Carrie Hogan
4:29 am on Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thank you Betty and all of the other great people who work so hard to make Grafton Celebrates the Holidays such a wonderful event for our town. Grinches, you can't steal our holiday spirit! more ›