This was fun today: Grafton Police participated in the Global Police Tweet A Thon, with officers Tweeting throughout the day from various points in Grafton. Since today also happened to be the day the State Police FINALLY opened up their museum, there were also guest appearances from Mass. State Police here in town. I put…
Good evening, Grafton! (It may be morning when you see this — early post for max exposure; blogging starts in earnest at 7) Welcome to the Grafton Town Meeting liveblog, which will be simulcast on Greater Grafton and The Grafton Villager through the magic of the Internet. Richard Price and I will be liveblogging and…
Hello Grafton! It’s been a very busy semester at Emmanuel College, but the first two classes of Professor Paluzzi-trained journalists have survived several months of live-Tweeting, story writing and always-have-your-camera lectures. They probably heard a little too much about the town of Grafton and city of Lowell in the process, but hey, teach what you…
State Rep. George N. Peterson Jr., R-Grafton, will not be seeking re-election to the post he’s held for more than 20 years. The assistant house minority leader, whose district encompasses Grafton, Upton and Northbridge, joked Saturday, “I have seven grandkids and an RV that is underused. I think I’ll find plenty to do after next…
We were barely out of 2013 when I got the call: 2014 will be the year two classes of college students will be calling me “Professor Paluzzi.” I’ve been hired as an adjunct professor at Emmanuel College in Boston, teaching Intro to Journalism and Writing for Electronic Media. I start Wednesday. I’ve spoken to a…
This has been, quite decidedly, one of the most unusual years of my life. I actually thought the addition of a beagle to the family was going to be the highlight. Being a journalist, I’m in the habit of sending out the old year with a top 10 list. For the past five years, that’s…
It’s Red Sox Rolling Rally Day and I am, hopefully, on Boylston Street right now with my 16-year-old son and 72-year-old father watching a bunch of guys with beards waving from Duck Boats. I promised the kid that I would take him if a championship parade was ever NOT on a school day and today,…
Yes, it’s a little late for this year, but you have 364 days to plan for Halloween 2014, right? My extremely creative 13-year-old daughter likes to make her own Halloween costumes. I have an abundance of fleece from a long-ago trip to the outlet store at Malden Mills and, over the years, it’s found its…
My dear friend Elyce, who I’ve known since I was 5, and her husband, Dennis, are celebrating their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday. I always remember the date because it was Columbus Day weekend, I had to fly to Dallas to be a bridesmaid, and I was almost fired from my job at the Gardner…
All right. My last two posts were about my car which, as of today, is totaled and unfixable. So let’s talk about something we can fix: the Grafton Town House, aka One Grafton Common. Apple Tree Arts has spent the past few years working on a very extensive renovation project for the historic landmark on…
