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🌱 Patch AM: Local Bar And Grill 'Goes Above And Beyond' For Community: Best Of 2025
And check out Annual Family Holiday Pops on the Grafton Patch calendar
Good morning Grafton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Grafton locals say this neighborhood bar feels like home
- How will Grafton benefit from this new regional health grant?
Also on today's calendar: Annual Family Holiday Pops and 4 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Grafton? Post it to Grafton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Graftonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 27.
- Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 44 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local Bar And Grill 'Goes Above And Beyond' For Community: Best Of 2025 (patch.com) — Grafton residents are celebrating Red Rock Grill and Bar for creating a welcoming gathering place where neighbors connect, celebrate, and feel at home. As part of Patch and T-Mobile’s Best of 2025 series, the nomination praises the restaurant’s warm atmosphere, community support, and consistently friendly service. Locals are also invited to submit their own Grafton favorites for recognition. 
• Shrewsbury Select Board Approves Public Health Agreement With Grafton, West Boylston (patch.com) — Grafton is set to share in nearly $920,000 in state public health grant funding through a new regional agreement with Shrewsbury and West Boylston. The deal, recently approved by Shrewsbury’s Select Board, supports shared health staff, inspections, and expanded services that already benefit the three-town region and will help maintain required inspection and outreach capacity.
📸 Around Grafton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grafton
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Family Holiday Pops
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
4:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Hopedale at Grafton
24 Providence Rd , North Grafton
10:00 pm - (Gym) Cardio Barre
30 Providence Rd , North Grafton
5:00 pm - (Gym) Grafton Rec Mini Hoops
30 Providence Rd , North Grafton
2:00 pm - Annual Family Holiday Pops
Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
4:00 pm - (Gym) Grafton Rec Pickleball
30 Providence Rd , North Grafton
9:30 pm - Town House Tavern — Nate Ramos
Town House Tavern , 1 Grafton Cmn STE 15 , Grafton
8:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Saturday December 27
📣 Grafton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Storybook Art Club (Classroom)
Upton Community Center Rooms , 9 Milford Street , Upton
10:00 am - Gaming Club (Classroom)
Classroom Upton Community Center Rooms , 9 Milford Street , Upton
4:00 pm - STEM Adventures
Community Room Millbury Public Library , 128 Elm Street , Millbury
4:00 pm - Yarn Tales Knitting Group (Community Event)
Upton Community Center Rooms , 9 Milford Street , Upton
6:00 pm - Cultural Council (G07 & remote)
Upton, MA Calendar , 1 Main St , Upton
6:30 pm - Lego Club (Classroom)
Greatroom Upton Community Center , 9 Milford Street , Upton
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Grafton PatchAM possible:
- Learning First Charter Public School — (508) 799-7500
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Custodian - Store Support Center in Westborough. Apply here.
- Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery- Overnight Crew in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grafton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westborough
- New Traffic Pattern On I-495 Northbound Amid I-495/I-90 Interchange Project (patch.com)
Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury Select Board Approves Public Health Agreement With Grafton, West Boylston (patch.com)
Ok Grafton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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