Flock camera ban delayed while board pursues surveillance policy
A proposed bylaw banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPR) won’t appear on the Oct. 27 Special Town Meeting warrant. However, the Select Board is expected to vote at its next meeting on a policy regulating the town’s use of the video surveillance technology. The cameras are typically mounted on poles and…
Voters to decide whether town clerk position should be appointed
After being set aside in the spring, the question of whether to convert the office of town clerk from an elected position to one appointed by the Select Board will be put to voters at Special Town Meeting Oct. 27.
Town Clerk Ellen Agro supports the change, saying it would widen the available pool of…
Fall cleanup: Help tidy the town before the cold and snow set in
There are still yellow trash bags at the Board of Health left over from the 2026 Earth Day town-wide cleanup.
The board is looking for community support and volunteers to grab some of the yellow bags and continue the great efforts of cleaning up the streets, trails, streams and parks.
Affordable housing efforts reset: Mendon starts with Cape on Providence Street
Town officials hoped to give Mendon’s affordable housing stock a significant boost by opening municipal land to a mixed-income development, but after plans proved prohibitively expensive, they’ve turned to a smaller-scale approach to address the high cost of homes. The town will sell a Cape-style house at 75 Providence Street through the affordable housing lottery…
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 Nipmuc Athletic Director and alumnus Jim Grant told the School…
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 criminal offenses.
Elizabeth M. Bonner, 56, and Julia S. Bonner,…
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 supervised probation on six charges stemming from the Nov. 7,…
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 is Oct. 1. The board asked the General Bylaws…
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.
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 town want to keep it that way. “I don’t think…
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 reporting website.
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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