‘NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE!’ A second Black Lives Matter protest seeks to amplify Black voices
One student recalled an elementary school classmate examining her box braids and remarking that most Black people have “ghetto hair.”
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Grafton Police release statement decrying George Floyd death; second Black Lives Matter protest set for Sunday
Grafton will turn out again in a peaceful protest for Black Lives Matter Sunday at noon in front of Grafton
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Apple Tree Arts hits pause on auction to promote Black Lives Matter
Apple Tree Arts announced Friday that it is shutting down its online fundraiser to recognize the continued national unrest after
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Grafton rallies in support of Black Lives Matter
Molly Dewar walked through the crowd lined up along Providence Road, leading a chant through a bullhorn borrowed from the
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2020 in review: Grafton gets weird, and we can’t blame COVID-19 for this
Let’s face it: 2020 was a weird year in Grafton, with or without the COVID-19 pandemic. There was the period
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In which the journalism gods smile upon Grafton Common, and all hell breaks loose
I used to joke about the journalism gods. If they smiled upon a reporter, I decreed, when that reporter switched
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Indian removed as Grafton High mascot, students will choose new name
Grafton High School is now a school without a mascot. The School Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to eliminate the use
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It may be time to retire Grafton High School’s Indian mascot
The Washington Redskins are considering it. So are the Cleveland Indians, home to the “tomahawk chop.” Will the Grafton High
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Grafton Common protest call: ‘Defund the police’
One day after July 4, a group of Grafton protesters called for another kind of independence — freedom from police
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State of the Commonwealth: Hammered, but not crushed, by Covid
Here is the text of Gov. Charlie Baker’s annual State of the Commonwealth address, January 26 2021: Good evening. And
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