Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Hopedale Assist wth Rescue Efforts
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Submitted ... 2018-09-12
On Saturday night, the 8th of September, tragedy struck when a man fell off of the Provincetown II ferry into the waters of Boston Harbor. The incident happened near the southwest side of Peddocks Island, where Hopedale Troop 1 was camping overnight. The ship was passing the island directly in fron [more]
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Smooth Start to School Despite Hot Weather and Several Transitions
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By Melissa Orff Staff Reporter ... 2018-09-07 There was one word used to describe the first few days back to school in the Mendon Upton Regional School District – “hot!”
With temperatures in the 90’s and the heat index climbing to over 100 degrees, students in grades 1-12 boarded buses on August 29 and headed to the district schools for [more]
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New Mendon Police Station Dealing with Rising Construction Costs
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By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter/Columnist ... 2018-09-07 The Mendon Board of Selectmen met jointly with the Police Station Building Committee on August 20 to provide the Selectmen the latest plans involving the new police headquarters.
At a June meeting, the Committee announced the latest plans showed an increase of $1.2 million over the approved $5 millio [more]
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Presentation Discusses New $12-14 Million Upton DPW Facility
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By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter/Columnist ... 2018-09-07 The Upton Board of Selectmen heard the results of a feasibility study concerning a new Department of Public Works (DPW)
facility. During an August 28 meeting, Weston and Sampson representative Jeff Alberti reviewed his findings.
To start, Alberti provided the Selectmen an overview of the DPW’s res [more]
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Electronic Voting Discussed at Selectmen’s Meeting
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By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter/Columnist ... 2018-09-07 The Upton Board of Selectmen brought in Town Moderator David Loeper to an August 28 meeting to discuss his thoughts on electronic voting at town meetings.
Loeper says he knows of approximately 24 communities who are now utilizing electronic voting both for open and representative town meetings. In th [more]
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West Nile Virus Detected in Mendon in August
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By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter/Columnist ... 2018-09-07 On August 9, the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that the West Nile Virus (WNV) had been detected in a mosquito sample collected in Mendon.
West Nile Virus is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can infect people of all ages, howeve [more]
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