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Obi Melifonwu to Sign On with UConn Wednesday

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GRAFTON, Mass. - One of Grafton's own will be playing on one of the biggest college stages next season.

Grafton High School football player Obi Melifonwu will sign his letter of intent to the University of Connecticut on Wednesday, after three season of varsity football at GHS.

The signing event will be held at the Grafton High School Media Center at 2:30 p.m.

Melifonwu also plays forward for the boys basketball team.

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Peterson Plans Office Hours during Selectmen Visit

By Staff

State Rep. George Peterson, R-Grafton, will be holding office hours throughout March within his communities.

The following are the dates, times and locations of his meetings:

    Grafton’s Office Hours will be held at the Grafton Board of Selectmen’s meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 at the Grafton Municipal Center.
    Northbridge’s Office Hours will be held at the Northbridge Board of Selectmen’s meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12 at the Northbridge Town Hall.
    Westborough’s Office Hours will be held ...

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Schools

NGES Honors MLK Jr.

By Jeremy Rice

GRAFTON, Mass. - At North Grafton Elementary School, students have been learning the history of civil rights in the United States.

To honor Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday, kindergartners at NGES read about Martin Luther King, Jr.

The students then wrote down their own dreams and illustrated them, covering an entire wall in the hallway!

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Winter Hikes Offered at Waters Farm

By Staff 35 min 19 sec ago

SUTTON, Mass. - The Blackstone River Watershed Association is offering a guided hike under the direction of Ranger Chuck Arning on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Water's Farm on Water Street, Sutton. (www.watersfarm.com).

Waters Farm, a hilltop homestead built in 1757, is 120 acres of watershed land overlooking
Lake Manchaug. Snow shoe rentals will be available but will be snow-cover
dependant. Participants are welcome to bring their own snowshoes and should dress appropriately for the weather.

Participants will meet at the Darling Barn. Parking is ...

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Robert Iafolla Makes Wheaton College Dean's List

By Jeremy Rice 35 min 19 sec ago

NORTON, Mass. - Robert Iafolla of Grafton earned a place on the Dean's List at Wheaton College for the fall 2011 semester. Iafolla, a member of the Class of 2013, is pursuing a major in History.

To earn Dean's List honors, a student must complete at least three graded courses and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

Wheaton is a highly selective liberal arts college located in Norton, Mass., with a 1,650-member student body drawn from 45 states and 70 countries. In the past decade, 139 Wheaton students have won national scholarship awards, ...

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Stephanie Strouse Named to Dean's List at UVM

By Jeremy Rice 35 min 19 sec ago

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Stephanie T. Strouse, of Grafton, Mass. has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Vermont. Strouse is a sophmore Biology major in the College of Arts & Sciences.

To be named to the dean's lists, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has nearly 10,460 ...

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Girl Scouts Face Cookie Sales Without Crumbling

By Jennifer Lord Paluzzi 01/27/12

GRAFTON, Mass. - It takes more than a little snow to deter a Girl Scout from her cookie sales -- and Grafton Girl Scouts kicked off their first weekend of cookie sales last weekend in the midst of a small snowstorm.

Those who dropped by Savers Bank or Stop & Shop found themselves with a happy bonus to tide themselves over before shoveling their dirveways: a full array of Girl Scout cookies. And never fear, the Girl Scouts plan to be out every weekend through the month of February, as well as selling their delicious treats door-to-door.

"Everybody loves the Thin ...

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Grafton High Web-Design Class Seeks New Clients

By Jeremy Rice 01/27/12

GRAFTON, Mass. - In the Grafton High School computer science department, students aren't just working hard for goood grades. They have clients to acquire and a portfolio to build.

Business and computer science teacher Neil Harrigan began teaching the GHS web design class a few years ago, and needed an innovative way to challenge his students.

Harrigan also teaches computer applications, Microsoft Office, accounting, and personal finance at GHS. For his web design class, Harrigan got creative.

He reached out to companies in town that needed a website built and ...

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Grafton Middle School Lauds Students of Quarter

By Staff 01/27/12

GRAFTON, Mass. - Principal Kristen Gasper has announced the Grafton Middle School Students of the Quarter for Quarter 2.

Students were chosen in the areas of Humanities, Math & Science, Related Arts and Citizenship.

Humanities: Josephine Schofield, Tae-Que Kang, Calli Tarallo, Ryan Tyldesley, Joshua Birdsall, Lauren Lyver

Math/Science: Samantha Carroll, Meredith Broad, Michelle Bellerive, Hazel Wood, Kelly Wilhide, Michael Sarkis

Related Arts: Grace Alimo, Akash Koul, Shelby Corbin, Lisa Sulmasy, Nathan ...

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Grafton's Sarkis Gives Keynote in Japan Conference

By Staff 01/27/12

GRAFTON, Mass. - Joseph Sarkis, resident of North Grafton, Professor of Management and Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Management at Clark University, served as a keynote speaker at an international conference in Beppu, Japan recently.

Sarkis gave a keynote lecture on the topic of green supply chain management at the 2012 Winter Conference on Advancements in Business, Economics and Innovation Management Research. The conference was held in the beautiful mountains of Beppu at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

The international conference had ...

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Is It Going to Snow? Look at Our Weather Forecast!

By Staff 01/26/12

What's the weather like out there -- and is there a chance we might be getting snow this weekend?

By popular reader demand, you can now find out the answers to your weather-related questions right here on your local news site. Main Street Connect-Massachusetts' websites now include a seven-day forecast at the top of each site.

Just hover your cursor on the weather bug over the site name. The seven-day forecast, along with the current temperature and weather, will appear.

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Delisle Goulet Post 92 Plans Ice Fishing Derby

By Jennifer Lord Paluzzi 01/26/12

GRAFTON, Mass. - The conditions on Lake Ripple may have been iffy this winter, but American Legion Delisle Goulet Post 92 has decided to go forward with its third annual Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 18.

The event will be held on the lake, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The judges' station will be located behind Cancun restaurant.

Prizes will be awarded at the post after a meat raffle with door prizes.

Last year's event drew over 65 fishermen from around the region, with the top prize awarded for a 4.9 lb. bass.

All local fishing regulations apply and the cancellation of ...

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