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Grafton Flea Market on sale for $2.2M
Katherine Hamilton September 22, 2021After more than 50 years of business, the family-owned Grafton Flea Market is up for sale for $2.2 million, according to a posting on Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.
Beloved chocolate store in Hopedale sold to Uxbridge marijuana duo for $1.7M
Katherine Hamilton September 17, 2021The former home of Hopedale’s Green Mountain Chocolate Co., which closed in June, was sold for $1.7 million to a corporation registered to Uxbridge cannabis entrepreneurs Timothy Phillips and Kevin MacConnell, according to the Worcester County…
MassDOT awards $500K expansion grant to Hopedale railroad company amidst lawsuit
Katherine Hamilton September 17, 2021Grafton & Upton Railroad Co., a rail company in Hopedale which has met controversy with a local developer, received a $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Industrial Rail Access Program, according to a MassDOT…
Wyman-Gordon’s expansive front lawn in Grafton may become an industrial warehouse
Katherine Hamilton September 14, 2021A 375,000-square-foot industrial warehouse is awaiting approval to be built on the front lawn of aerospace product supplier Wyman-Gordon’s office in Grafton, according to an application to the Town of Grafton Planning Board.
MassDEP fines Northbridge company $31K over underground storage tanks
Monica Benevides September 14, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced on Monday it has fined Northbridge’s D & G Recycling, Inc., of 2040 Providence Road, $31,000 to settle violations of the state’s waste site cleanup regulations.
Owner of former Draper mill property sues railroad for allegedly impeding easements
Katherine Hamilton August 24, 2021A Worcester-based developer who owns almost 80 acres of Hopedale's downtown, including the old Draper Mill property, is suing the Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. for allegedly blocking access between his properties, according to a filing with the…
Amazon to open 4-star store at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
Monica Benevides August 23, 2021Amazon plans to open an Amazon 4-star store in the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, replacing a former Justice clothing store.
Community Harvest Project finalizes Vittoria Buerschaper as permanent executive director
Monica Benevides August 20, 2021The nonprofit Community Harvest Project, based in Grafton, has named Vittoria Buerschaper as the organization's new executive director, making permanent a role Buerschaper held on an interim basis, according to a Friday announcement.
With state hesitating, employers are taking mask policies into their own hands
Monica Benevides Updated: August 23, 2021With the exception of certain municipalities taking the matter into their own hands, the lack of government direction on masks has left individual business owners and management to decide for themselves whether or not to require face coverings.
40 Under Forty 2021: Therese Susienka, DMD
Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 16, 2021At 28 years old, Therese Susienka, DMD opened her own dentistry practice, which now four years later has more than 1,300 active patients. Dedicated to providing family-oriented, comprehensive dental care, she has grown her practice by 30%.
Today's Poll
In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. Despite the price increases, the counties saw 10.8% and a 6.2% increases in transactions over the year from June 2024.
Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.
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