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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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Fire Department Seeks Help in Clearing Hydrants, Cisterns
In the event of a structure fire, minutes count. And if firefighters have to spend time clearing snow away from hydrants and cisterns to get water, those minutes can allow a fire to grow exponentially. Mendon has a few pressurized hydrants and 37 fire protection…
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Wanted: School Mascot
Six years after the high school began phasing out its Nipmuc warrior mascot amid concerns about racial insensitivity, the search for a replacement has begun. Propelling the effort is the construction of the high school’s new athletic field complex, set to begin this summer.
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Resident raises banner — and awareness of historic building
If you’ve driven through the intersection of Rte. 16 and Main Street recently, chances are you’ve seen the 8 x 30-foot banner next to the Ammidon Tavern. It’s hard to miss — which was Rich Schofield’s intent when he hung it. The banner wishes the…
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Mendon Conservation Agent Receives 2026 Administrator of the Year Award
Isabella Genova, Mendon Conservation Agent, is the 2026 recipient of the Conservation Administrator of the Year Award given by of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. This distinguished award is given annually to a person who has worked hard to protect Massachusetts’ natural environment.
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Residents pay respects to Officer Stephen LaPorta along funeral procession route
Area residents gathered along Uxbridge Road (Route 16) on Jan. 15 to pay tribute to Uxbridge police Officer Stephen LaPorta, 43, who was struck and killed in the early morning hours of Jan. 7 while helping a motorist in icy conditions on Route 146. A…
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George Washington Did Not Sleep Here
In the Hilltop Village of Mendon at 4 Main Street still sits a modest white clapboard colonial building located at what was once a thoroughfare of horse, wagon and stagecoach travel from New York to Hartford to Boston as well as Worcester to Providence. The…
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Senior Trash Discount Continues, But With One Change
The Board of Health voted at a recent meeting to continue the senior trash discount program. However, it will limit eligible households to four adults. Previously, there was no cap on the number of people living in households that participate in the discount program. The…
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