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Welcome to Mendon Commons, a volunteer-run, independent news site serving the town of Mendon. Local news gives us a shared understanding of the issues that affect our town and its people. It equips us to make thoughtful decisions and inspires us to get involved, even…
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Schools unveil Coyotes mascot design, answer questions about the selection process
The logo for the Mendon-Upton School District’s new mascot, the Coyotes, was unveiled at Monday’s School Committee meeting but not before school officials fielded a few more questions about the decision to retire the Nipmuc Warrior. Before Athletic Director Christopher Schmidt presented the design, retired…
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Mother, daughter given suspended jail term in animal cruelty cases
A mother and daughter accused of several counts of animal cruelty over conditions at their Mendon barn were sentenced Thursday to 18 months in the county jail, which will be suspended as long as they meet probation conditions and not get charged with any new…
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Please touch the touch-me-nots this fall
Spotted touch-me-nots, or jewelweeds, are truly a gem for your yard and garden. You probably have them, but might have pulled them out thinking it was a weed. It is a native that supports monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, bumblebees, ladybugs and more. I have seen all…
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Probation ordered after shelter altercation; Bonners face more animal cruelty charges
A 24-year-old woman accused of animal cruelty in Mendon and several other towns was found guilty in Uxbridge District Court Friday of assaulting two Blackstone Valley Regional animal control officers who had seized her dogs. Julia S. Bonner of Oxford was sentenced to two years…
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Town to start work on Flock bylaw and policy
Select Board members agreed last night that the town may want to regulate Flock cameras if not outright ban them, but are concerned about rushing a bylaw to voters in time for the Oct. 27 Special Town Meeting. The deadline to submit a warrant article…
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The state primary: How Mendon voted in the races
Turnout for Tuesday’s primary election was higher than expected, with 21.5% of Mendon’s eligible voters casting ballots. Of the 1,060 who voted — 687 voted Democrat and 373 voted Republican.
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Daniels Farmstead preserves history with eye to the future
Stretching up through the centuries from Colonial times to the early 1990s, 10 generations of the Daniels family made a life and a living at 286 Mendon St. in Blackstone. They farmed the land and raised dairy cows, grew apples and operated a cider mill.
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Select Board to weigh pursuing ban on Flock cameras
Amid concerns over personal privacy, the Select Board will discuss on Wednesday whether to ban or control the use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers. While Mendon isn’t among the roughly 100 police departments in Massachusetts that use Flock cameras, some in…
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Mendon Police Family Services Unit aims for intervention before crisis
A police response to a home where a domestic dispute is escalating often leads to an arrest and criminal charges. And behavioral health crises and substance-related emergencies increasingly strain police resources, including in Mendon, where mental health calls have doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic, according…
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Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Mendon
Residents should be on the lookout for the invasive spotted lanternfly after the state confirmed an infestation in Mendon. The town issued an alert after a survey team from the state Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources confirmed a report that came in through its pest…
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Paulie’s Push honors 9/11 flight crews
For the second time in two years, retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto pushed a beverage cart along Route 16 on his route from Boston to the Ground Zero site in New York, where terrorists flew two airliners into the twin towers of the…
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In-person voting for state primary begins Saturday
Early in-person voting for the Sept. 1 state primary begins Saturday, Aug. 22 at Town Hall and ends Aug. 27.
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