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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 31: Meetings and events in Mendon, Sat Oct 31
Meetings and events in Mendon, Sat Oct 31.
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 30: State election set for Tuesday
Mendon voters go to the polls Tuesday as the state election gets underway. Also in today's brief (10 items): Planning Board hears 23 Uxbridge Road case; Quarter 2 real estate taxes due; MURSD policy subcommittee meets Monday; MURSD School Committee convenes Monday.
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 29: Clerk job moves from elected to appointed
Mendon Town Meeting voted to move the town clerk job to an appointed position. From our own coverage: Select Board finalizes 21-article town meeting warrant; Conservation Commission orders pond study after violation. Also in today's brief (9 items): Fall in to Fairy Tales program set for Thursday.
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Coffee and Conversations gathering set Wednesday
Coffee and Conversations gathering set Wednesday. From our own coverage: Health board weighs noise bylaw before Tuesday vote; Finance Committee weighs $12 million building project study.
Government · Town Meeting
Mendon Town Meeting Votes to Appoint Town Clerk
Mendon Town Meeting voted to convert the town clerk from an elected to an appointed position, sending the change to a spring ballot question. Town Clerk Ellen Agro made the motion, arguing the role now requires "skills, credentials, and performance rather than campaign popularity."
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Obituary notices mark two recent deaths
Mendon News obituary notices mark two town residents who died in October. From our own coverage: Obituary notices mark two recent deaths.
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 26: OPWDD holds walk-in interviews at library
OPWDD holds walk-in interviews at library. From our own coverage: Council on Aging weighs leadership, facility plans; Library trustees weigh vendor policy, state aid plan. Also in today's brief (4 items): OPWDD holds walk-in interviews at library.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026
Two Mendon-resident obituaries were published this week. O'Riordan, John G., formerly of Mendon and most recently of Walpole, died October 17, 2026; his notice was posted by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home of Needham, with an additional notice via the Boston Globe.
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Mendon Morning Brief, Oct. 24: New co-chairs, parking lot plan advance
Mendon's Council on Aging elects new co-chairs and advances plans for a Senior Center parking lot. From our own coverage: Council on Aging elects new co-chairs; Library trustees weigh vendor policy, state aid plan.
Government · Conservation
ConCom discusses bylaw to delay building permits
The Mendon Conservation Commission discussed a future bylaw letting the building inspector withhold permits pending wetlands review, amid an ongoing search for a conservation agent.
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