Cemetery trustees propose a $14,750 budget and vote to change their meeting schedule. Trustees Jean Mitchell and Ryan Huff proposed a 2027 budget reducing spending from $16,650 to $14,750, with wages cut from $14,000 to $12,000, attributing the reduction to improved employee management. The
Grafton Cemetery Trustees approved brush hogging at Pine Grove to manage forest encroachment. The board voted unanimously to notify property abutters that trustee Ryan Huff will use his tractor and brush hog to clear the cemetery perimeter. Trustees Jean Mitchell and Heather Hunter also voted
Grafton Cemetery Trustees adopt revised regulations and address records access. The board approved amended cemetery regulations that reassign lot-ownership records to the bookkeeper and town clerk while requiring the Sexton to collect burial documents at graveside. The Sexton position will be
Grafton Cemetery Trustees met to reduce employee hours to 20 per week and plan for upcoming burials. The board unanimously approved minutes from July 9, 2026, with Trustee Heather Hunter motioning and Jean Mitchell seconding. Sexton Jeff Cogswell outlined his plan for managing upcoming interments
Grafton Cemetery Trustees restructure amid sexton vacancy and trustee resignation. Chair Dan Moore stepped down at the close of the June 29 meeting; the board unanimously recommended Heather Hunter, the current alternate, for the full trustee seat. With no sexton currently in place, the board
Grafton Cemetery Trustees assume all Sexton duties following former official's disputed resignation. Dan Moore, Chair, reported that former Cemetery Sexton Ed Grinley repeatedly stated his intent to dig graves despite resigning effective June 19, 2026. The board voted unanimously to assume full
Grafton Cemetery Trustees accept Sexton's immediate resignation and launch replacement search. At the June 19 meeting, Trustees Dan Moore, Jean Mitchell, and Ryan Huff unanimously accepted Ed's resignation as the town's appointed Sexton and authorized a $500 severance payment covering half his
Grafton Cemetery Trustees vote to defer discussion pending legal counsel. The board voted unanimously to engage the town lawyer to navigate conflicting state laws. Trustee Ryan Huff outlined the dilemma: discussion of recently received documents could either require a closed non-public session to
Grafton Cemetery Trustees approve equipment expenditures and maintenance coordination. Trustees Dan Moore and Ryan Huff, along with Sexton Ed Grinley, unanimously approved the sale of non-functional mowers and reimbursed Moore $65 for a replacement sprayer purchased for volunteer stone cleaners,
Grafton Cemetery Trustees appointed Jean Mitchell as bookkeeper and updated cemetery regulations to reflect pricing decisions from December. The board authorized a community member to remove a fallen tree at Razor Hill Cemetery after the volunteer agreed to a volunteer form and New England Forestry
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