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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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Special Town Meeting backs appointed clerk, shelves noise bylaw
Voters at Special Town Meeting last night approved changing the office of the town clerk from an elected to an appointed position, and agreed to pass over a controversial warrant article that would create a town noise bylaw. The town clerk question will move on…
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Anthony Faath, Hopedale candidate for BVT School Committee
First-time candidate for BVT School Committee Anthony Faath says he was motivated to run in part because he wanted to give back to the school all three of his children attended.
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Special Town Meeting to vote on noise bylaw
Voters will decide at Special Town Meeting Tuesday whether to pass a noise bylaw that would set volume and time limits for excessive noise and allow the town to fine repeat offenders. The bylaw would set a maximum allowable sound level of 55 decibels, comparable…
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Last chance to vote for your favorite scarecrow
Sunday, Oct. 25 is the deadline to vote for your favorites in the Mendon Cultural Council’s third-annual Scarecrow Contest. Take a swing around town this weekend to check them out in person or click through the photos below then cast your votes.
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Gerald Finn, candidate from Millville for BVT School Committee
The Nov. 3 state election ballot includes 14 candidates running for 13 school committee seats for Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. We sent each a questionnaire and are running their responses as they are returned to us.
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Mendon’s Troop 1 marks a century of service and adventure
Last weekend’s camporee at the Inman Hill conservation area was more than a celebration of 100 years of scouting in Mendon, it was an opportunity to reflect on a tradition that has endured over the generations and a reminder to those gathered that they were…
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Proposed greenway would be critical part of trail network
Residents are encouraged to weigh in on a proposed recreational path through the southeast corner of town that would link trails to the north and to the south to create a continuous greenway through the region. The proposed Charles Headwaters Greenway would link the Upper…
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Early voting begins Saturday
If you want to vote early in the upcoming election, there’s no shortage of options. In-person early voting begins this Saturday and will run four hours each day, Mondays-Thursdays and on Saturdays through Oct. 29. Voting takes place in the basement of Town Hall. Here’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Has Michael Tougias got a story for you!
New York Times best-selling author and Mendon resident Michael Tougias recently published his latest book, a harrowing account of three men who survived 28 hours in open water after their boat sunk 12 miles from shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The trio endured eight-foot…
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