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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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Centennial camporee to mark 100 years of scouting in Mendon
Mendon Troop 1 is organizing a celebratory camporee for up to 300 participants at Inman Hill Oct. 9-12. The event will be open to the public Saturday Oct. 10, with food stands, displays and activities. “They want the event to be inclusive, with Mendon youth…
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Culvert project traffic question to go to Annual Town Meeting
A group of residents will ask Annual Town Meeting in May to compel the town to open Cemetery Street to two-way traffic during the duration of the Providence Street culvert replacement project. Fifteen residents of Providence Street, Ashkins Drive and Lundvall Road submitted a citizens’…
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Select board to discuss traffic options for Providence Street culvert replacement
The Select Board will discuss recommendations on traffic and street closure options relative to the Providence Street culvert replacement project at its meeting tomorrow, March 18. Options for traffic detours include making Cemetery Street — currently one way — a two-way street during construction or…
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Museum of Mendon’s history to reopen Sunday
Starting March 22, the Mendon Historical Society museum will be open regularly to the public for the first time since the Covid-19 shut it down six years ago. The museum had been in its current location at 15 Hastings Street for three years when the…
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Swan Dale Cemetery annual meeting and updates
The annual meeting of the Swan Dale Cemetery Association will be held Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the main floor conference room at Mendon Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to listen to reports, elect officers and discuss any business to…
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Group relaunches Flags of Honor Program
The Mendon Brothers of the Brush is taking orders for American flag banners honoring military members and veterans. The banners will line the Memorial Day parade route, which runs from Eastern Security Safe to Maple Street and along Rte. 16 to town hall on Main…
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Board considers making town clerk an appointed position
As the town clerk’s responsibilities become increasingly complex, the select board may ask voters to convert the office from an elected position to an appointed one. The sole requirement to be town clerk is to be a registered Mendon voter. Town Administrator Jeremy Stull said…
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Schools set budget, towns to face overrides
The Mendon-Upton Regional School Committee last night approved a nearly $48.3 million fiscal year 2027 operational budget, which puts Mendon’s share $1.795 million above the town’s levy limit. Town officials are working on ways to narrow that gap, but voters can expect a Proposition 2…
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Town officials want Mendon to read all about it
The town has launched a quarterly newsletter to keep residents in the loop about what’s happening in town hall and beyond. The inaugural edition of the quarterly Town of Mendon Newsletter was released Thursday. It features local updates, staff and board profiles and department highlights.
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School Committee grapples with budget shortfall
Mendon-Upton schools are facing a $4.3 million budget gap next fiscal year, raising the likelihood that there will be a Proposition 2 ½ override request on the May town election ballot. Rising health insurance and special education costs along with contracted salary increases are responsible…
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Police chief hires 4 new officers, plans level-service budget for fiscal year 2027
During a Feb. 25 Select Board meeting, Police Chief David Kurczy presented the department’s preliminary fiscal 2027 budget of $2,175, 692, which he described as a level-service budget from the previous year. The proposed budget funds four new officers appointed over the past six months.…
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Mendon receives over a quarter of a million in grants
The town has won three state grants totaling $344,715, with the awards aimed at enhancing recreation, building climate resilience and improving energy efficiency. Mendon Conservation Agent and Energy Coordinator Isabella Genova applied for the three grants. New trails off North Avenue and Rte. 16 The…
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