Nesting instincts put birds in the red light district
Who says there’s a slump in the real estate market? Grafton’s newest homes are all about location, location, location. For one thing, they’re REALLY close to shopping. And if you’ve ever dealt with a...
View ArticleLet the countdown to spring begin!
March 1, regular as clockwork, is a special day in Grafton. It’s the day the countdown to spring officially begins. Let’s just hope the snowbanks are gone on April 1 — they’re...
View ArticleHave you succumbed to Weg-mania?
One of the odder stories I covered during my time at CentralMassNews.com/Main Street Connect/Daily Voice was the grand opening of Wegmans in Northborough. It required getting up at 5 a.m. on a Sunday...
View ArticleIce cream lovers flock to Swirls & Scoops on opening day
All right everybody, it’s April 1 in Grafton, what does that mean? SWIRLS & SCOOPS OPENING DAY! The countdown sign was finally removed from the window today and Swirls & Scoops opened for the...
View ArticleBanner Beer: Session ale by a Grafton brewer
Todd Charbonneau had a problem: he loved drinking beer, hated the way several made him feel the next day. For most people, that might mean a switch to a less-tasty light beer. Charbonneau, the former...
View ArticleJetBlue will service Worcester
It’s official: JetBlue will be flying from Worcester Regional Airport. The airport will be the 80th city for the airline, which will start flights on Nov. 7 with daily service to Fort Lauderdale and...
View ArticleKay Whynot is outed, leaves Grafton News
The news reached me all the way in Lowell: Kay Whynot has hung up his typewriter. The news was buried inside the Grafton News yesterday, hanging out under the logo where his “hey, get offa my lawn”...
View ArticleWicked Twisted Pretzels adds salt to Grafton’s food mix
Wanna hear something wicked twisted? There’s a new bakery in town. All right, the above paragraph makes sense in context: the new bakery, Wicked Twisted Pretzels, specializes in soft pretzels. “My...
View ArticleThey just can’t live without Grafton
Oh look — The Daily Voice has filed for bankruptcy. Anyone surprised?
View ArticleIntroducing The Grafton Villager
Pining for coverage of tonight’s Town Meeting? I won’t be live blogging for the first time in five years — so it’s the perfect time for a new Grafton news site, don’t you think? Introducing The Grafton...
View ArticleMansard Conversion in Leeds!
I remember the first loft conversion that I ever worked on as a foreman of the site. It was a Mansard Conversion within the Leeds area that was actually very large for its size, allowing for an...
View ArticleLoft conversions in Leeds are strange!
Leeds is a weird place to convert lofts for the home owners within the area. So many of the homes in Leeds are of a different size or design, meaning that unlike other places around England and the...
View ArticleOdd house shapes and Dormer loft conversions!
One of the easiest loft conversions that can be completed in the city of Leeds because of the irregular house shapes are dormer loft conversions. As they act as both a hip to gable loft conversion and...
View ArticleLoft conversions and Leeds!
On a month by month basis, there are at least 200 different house holds on average looking for a company to perform a loft conversion within the area of Leeds. Loft conversions are becoming an ever...
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