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Grafton Families Enjoy Free Food and Games at Annual Event

3 months ago
GRAFTON - On Saturday, August 2, 2025, families and happy children descended on Red Hawk Park with gusto, ready for Grafton’s Family Fun Day. This annual celebration of summer is the last hurrah before school buses reappear. “Attendance was up this year with over 125 in attendance,” said Alderwoman Donna Smith, Chair of the Community Outreach Committee. The weather was perfect and everyone heartily enjoyed free hot dogs, chips and water provided by Dow Southern Baptist Church. Ashlen Scott, Miss Jersey County Fair 2025, was welcomed as a guest of honor, adding her sparkle to the event. Face painting by Abby Doering was an instant hit with the younger set and added to playground fun. QEM’s fire engine, Grafton’s police car, and Jersey Community Hospital’s ambulance provided children with a “hands on” experience and answers to their many questions. New this year, John Pietrusinski of the 2nd Army Ranger reenactors STL, held the interest

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Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About

3 months ago
Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK’s Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what do you know? It’s turned out to be exactly the privacy-invading, freedom-crushing, technically unworkable disaster that everyone with half a brain predicted […]
Mike Masnick