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Dance Works Academy is holding a Dairy Queen Community Fundraiser Thursday, October 8, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The DQ Grill and Chill of Milford will donate 10% of all sales to the Dance Works Academy Competition Dance Teams. All proceeds will assist dance team members from Upton, Mendon, and Uxbridge with fees associated with competitions. Don't cook, just Grill and Chill. No dishes and ice cream! DQ Grill & Chill is located on 190 West Street (Route 140) in Milford, MA … [Read more...]
Mendon has joined a growing list of Massachusetts cities and towns to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21. Dr. Leicester Hartman presented to the Mendon Board of Heath that nearly ninety percent of smokers start smoking by the age 20 and ninety percent of people who purchase tobacco for distribution to minors are between the ages of 18 and 20. When will Upton make this change? How will Upton manage the e-cigarette phenomenon? The town of Needham … [Read more...]
Basic Health Care Skills gold medalists and Valley Tech Health Services senior Francesca Niro of Mendon (center) received a huge round of applause during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Championships awards ceremony held inside the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. UPTON - Proving once again that their vocational technical skills are among the best in the nation, students from Blackstone Valley Tech captured seven medals and earned several top-ten … [Read more...]
On June 24 2015 Mendon announced the Town Beach was closed due to a failed water quality test for E-Coli. Around noon today (6/25) the Town received the results of the most recent water test and were able to reopen the beach. According to Dan Byers who is one of the Mendon Park Commissioners, levels are back around 70MPN; safe limit is 235. Mendon Selectman Mark Reil said, "I think it's important to note that the test was done after heavy rains which tends to wash a lot of sediment into … [Read more...]
On June 24 2015 Mendon announced the Town Beach is closed until further notice. The water tested positive for E-Coli and the beach will remain closed until the water tests clean. The Town hopes the beach will re-open by this upcoming weekend. Mendon Town Beach asks resident to follow them @MTB_Status on Twitter for current beach news and more information. … [Read more...]
To the editor: As a longtime resident of Mendon (25 years), I have watched the town override debate with keen interest. I grew up here and I still live here. Walking down the idyllic streets and in the area of the park and beach, you can see that there is a strong sense of community here, and at the center of it: the school system. You see a lot of newer faces here in town, and this growth in our community is very much due to the location of town, the plethora of great town services, and … [Read more...]
Over the last weeks, I have read and heard many perspectives in regards to the recent recertification of the MURSD school budget and discussions around the potential to have a joint town meeting. With some of the recent rehtoric, I feel it is important to clear up a few things. We are “listening" to each other. Over the last 4/5 years I have been a part of a highly collaborative team of people made up of Selectmen, Finance Committee and School Committee members from both Mendon and Upton. … [Read more...]
