Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The National Weather Service has announced a hazardous weather alert that includes an elevated fire weather potential.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Due to strong northerly winds, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outloook that includes an elevated fire weather potential today in Central Massachusetts, including Grafton. Grafton Fire Chief Michael Gauthier said today's conditions could warrant a "red flag,'' status, which means critical fire weather conditions are either occuring or will shortly. If that happens, no burning will be allowed, even for those holding burning permits. He stressed that even those with burning permits are required to call the station the morning of any planned burn. Fires are only allowed after 10 a.m. and must be extinguished by 4 p.m., if weather conditions permit burning at all. The burning season begins Jan. 15 and ends May 1. …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Congratulations are in order for Patrick Sheridan.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Patrick Sheridan, a call firefighter for the Grafton Fire Department, has been selected to receive the Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association (MCVFA) Scholarship. MCVFA offers college scholarships to individuals who are willing to serve as call/volunteer firefighters and/or emergency medical technicians (EMTs) while simultaneously striving to achieve a college education. To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must serve on a local fire department as a call/volunteer firefighter, attend college, and maintain a GPA of at least 2.5. Sheridan is a second-year fire science student at Quinsigamond Community College where he maintains a 3.16 GPA; he intends to graduate with an Associate’s Degree this May. He attended the …
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Charles Conti was being followed by State Police the night of the fire.
Aerosol cans of brake parts cleaner found in Charles Conti’s vehicle and home matched those found at a fire scene in Worcester yesterday, according to court documents. Conti, 63, of 7 Airport Rd., Grafton, was charged yesterday with malicious destruction of property valued over $250 and two counts of burning a motor vehicle. The charges were filed in connection with a fire early yesterday at A. F. Amorello & Sons construction company at 115 Southwest Cutoff. Police searching his vehicle and home found cans of Wearever Brake Parts cleaner, both used and unused, court documents said. Several cans of charred and exploded cans at the fire scene had identical labels to those found in his vehicle and home, according to the court documents. Prior…
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Grafton resident is charged in connection with an incident at Amorello Construction.
The Grafton man charged with burning equipment at a Worcester construction company last night was arraigned this afternoon in Worcester District Court. Charles Conti, 63, of 7 Airport Rd., Grafton, was charged with malicious destruction of property valued over $250 and two counts of burning a motor vehicle, according to a spokesman for District Attorney Joseph Early. The alleged incident happened last night at 115 Southwest Cutoff in Worcester, the site of A. F. Amorello & Sons construction company. Conti was arrested at 12:10 a.m. Conti is being held on $100,000 cash bail. He was arrested by State Police in Worcester. Grafton Police assisted, according to Police Chief Normand Crepeau Jr. Conti is scheduled to return to court March 13.
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The fire damaged construction equipment in Worcester last night.
A Grafton man has been arrested in connection with the burning of construction equipment last night in Worcester. Charles Conti of 7 Airport Road, Grafton, was charged early this morning after construction equipment was burned at 115 Southwest Cutoff, Worcester, according to a spokesman with the state fire marshal's office. He is scheduled to be arraigned this morning at Worcester District Court. Further details were not immediately available.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
'They did nothing but give unconditional love,' an anguished homeowner said of his two dogs and a cat, which were killed in a fire.
Bob and Kathy Benoit lost virtually every valuable they owned when their home at 23 Countryside Rd. was destroyed Jan. 13 in a raging fire. But they are most anguished about three treasures they lost that they consider priceless: their two shih tzu dogs, siblings Emmie and Benji, and their cat, Grey. With support from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the family is fighting to have charges of animal cruelty added to the case against the alleged arsonist, who reportedly was infatuated with the Benoits’ daughter. “They did nothing but give unconditional love,’’ Bob Benoit said of his beloved pets. “We want this for them.’’ The animals were his first thought when he got word at his company, The Print Centre …
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23 Countryside Rd, North Grafton, MA
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Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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Annie Kay
3:22 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
He lives across the street from the first house that caught fire and adjacent to the second house. I'm not saying that he did have anything to do with it, but it is suspicious. more ›