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Welcome
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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Calm after the storm
The roads in Mendon are clear and plow drivers are catching up on their rest after working 30 hours straight through a major winter storm Sunday through Monday night. Unofficially, 18.5 inches of snow fell in Mendon during the Feb. 22-23 Nor’easter.
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Buckle up – Rte. 16 project soon to be underway
The long-anticipated improvements to Rte. 16 are set to start next month, but that’s just the beginning. The project, 10 years in the making, is expected to take another three years to complete. The state Department of Transportation identified the 1.9-mile stretch between Taft Avenue…
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Board of Health accepting scholarship applications
The Board of Health and E.L. Harvey and sons have partnered to offer a $1,000 scholarship to graduating high school seniors.
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Candidates begin pulling papers for May town election
Nine potential candidates have taken out nomination papers so far for 13 open seats that will appear on the annual town election ballot in May, according to Town Clerk Ellen Agro. Signed papers are due back to her by March 31.
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Fourth graders dabble in the Fourth Estate with help from Nipmuc Regional writing fellows
As a team of fourth-grade newspaper reporters learn more about their craft, they’re drawing upon the knowledge of their older counterparts from the newly launched Nipmuc Writing Center. The two groups met at Clough Elementary School earlier this month with a dozen Nipmuc writing fellows…
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Cold weather augered well for these ice fishers
The frozen expanse of Lake Nipmuc was dotted with pop-up shelters, ice fishing tip-ups and fishermen bundled up against the cold last weekend, competing in the 4th Annual Mendon Brothers of the Brush Ice Fishing Derby. A total of 29 adults and four children entered…
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Town Hall Updates
Town census forms were mailed to every household last month. If yours is still under a pile of mail, be sure to dig it out and return it to the town clerk. Otherwise, every registered voter in your household will be placed on the inactive…
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Nipmuc Receives AP Gold Award
Nipmuc Regional High School recently achieved Gold status on the College Board’s 2024-25 Advanced Placement School Honor, recognizing schools whose Advanced Placement programs set their students up for success. Schools can achieve one of four levels of recognition: Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum. For a…
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ZBA grants approval for 4-home shared driveway on former Cahill property
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a hardship variance at its Jan. 15 hearing, clearing the way for a four-home development that will share one driveway off Hartford Avenue East. Mendon residents, brothers Damon and Lawney Tinio, doing business as MJT RE LLC, requested the…
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Food and Fuel Assistance Available Through the Senior Center
Those having trouble making ends meet this winter can request assistance through the Mendon Senior Center. Outreach coordinator Jenn Talamini is available to offer confidential help with fuel assistance applications and nutritional support to Mendon residents of all ages. The SMOC Fuel Assistance Program helps…
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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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