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Celebrating Our COLOR 25th TOWN CRIER Anniversary Year UPTON & MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS See May contest June 2, 2017 | Vol. 25 No. 10 | www.TownCrier.us instructions on page 6. Est. 1993 • Mailed FREE to all 5,800 addresses in Upton and Mendon. Mendon and Upton Honor Their Mendon Police Building Committee Moving Neighbors Who Gave Their All Ahead By Michelle Sanford Staff Reporter/Columnist Now that the residents of Mendon have supported a $5 million debt exclusion that will build the town a new police station, members of the Police Station Building Committee are already beginning the next steps toward seeing the project through. The plan for the new headquarters is to renovate and expand the former fire station on the Main St. to a 9,200 square foot building for a price tag of approximately $4.9 million. However, because the Main St. structure is deemed historical, Community Preservation Act funding will be utilized to help defray the final costs. As a result of school debt expiring, residents are not expected to see their taxes increase. Approximately a year ago, the Mendon Board of Selectmen voted to form a Police Girl Scout Maya Williamson from Upton Station Building Committee whose members Mendon Girl Scout Troop #12806 march In traditional Memorial Day Troop #64528 reads the poem “In Flanders were charged with investigating locations and in the annual Memorial Day Parade. ceremonies, residents of Mendon and Fields.” Melissa Orff photo. costs associated with building the new police Upton honored members of their Melissa Orff photo. headquarters. Now that the Committee has communities who gave their lives in completed their initial charge and the debt town stopping to honor those who died at the community’s war memorials. service to the country. Parades in both exclusion has passed, they will now be seeing the The Mendon Parade was sponsored by the Roger L. Wood American Legion Post communities were held on the morning construction phase through. The Committee will of May 29. Marchers made their way 355. In Upton it is sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars George L. Wood Post No. through the downtown streets of each 5594 and the Marshall Leland Post 173 of the American Legion. MENDON POLICE BUILDING p 9 See more photos on page 2. Mendon Cultural Council Chair Wins Upton Selectmen Discuss Award for Mother Mendon Sings Possible Change to Town Election Date Joyce Firth, chair of the Mendon By Michelle Sanford Cultural Council, last month was PRSRT STD PRSRT PAID US POSTAGE #35 PERMIT MA UPTON, 01568 Reporter/Columnist awarded a Priscilla B. Mason Arts During a May 16 meeting, the Board of & Culture Award by ValleyCAST Selectmen began an initial discussion to possibly for coming up with the idea of, and defer the date of the annual town election until coordinating, the “Mother Mendon after the town meeting. Sings” concert held in March that “For many, many years, the town meeting was celebrated Mendon’s 350th Anniversary held on a Saturday after the Monday election,” through song. Valley Cast (Blackstone explained new Selectman Chairman Robert Valley Culture, Arts, Science Together) Fleming. “Well, now the town meeting is held on is an organization whose mission a Thursday after the Monday election.” is to foster a creative community in Fleming explained because the two dates the Blackstone Valley. The Priscilla are within days of each other, he and Town B. Mason Arts & Culture Award Manager Robert Reed spoke to Town Clerk is given annually to people, groups Kelly McElreath about possibly moving up the or organizations that have made a POSTAL PATRON POSTAL CAR-RT-SORT WS MENDON, MA 01756 date of the election at the suggestion of residents significant contribution to the Blackstone and elected officials. “It’s a lot of work to run an Valley’s arts, culture or sciences in the election on a Monday and then prep for the town past year. Contributed photo UPTON ELECTION DATE p 8 The Upton & Mendon Town Crier Town Mendon & Upton The Inc. 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MAIN ST | RTE. 16 | MILFORD, MA | OPEN DAILY 9-9, SAT 9-6, SUN 11-6 Mendon and Upton Memorial Day Photos Continued from front page Mendon’s Memorial Day parade included town dignitaries and veterans, members of the Mendon Police and Fire St. Gabriel’s Pastor Father Departments, local Boy and Girl Scout troops, and the Thomas Mahoney gives Miscoe Hill and Nipmuc High School Bands. Here, a blessing at the Mendon members of the Mendham Brothers of the Brush march Memorial Day Parade. in the Memorial Day Parade to honor Mendon’s 350th Melissa Orff photo. Anniversary. Shown left to right are: Joe Dudley, Tom Fichtner, Steve Riendeau and Alan Tetreault. Melissa Orff photo. Pastor Lourey Savick of United Waving their own American flags, Upton residents gather Parish Church sings America to watch the annual Memorial Day Parade. The parade The Beautiful and gave the began at Memorial Elementary School and ended at the Benediction during the Upton Upton Center Common for a special ceremony to honor Memorial Day Parade. Melissa the service men and women in the armed forces. Melissa Orff photo. Orff photo. Officer of the Ceremony Russell Wood reads the roll call of the deceased during the Memorial Day Ceremony. Melissa Orff photo. 6 More Therapists, 2 New Rooms Added for 6 Days a Week and More Flexibility Relaxation • Deep Tissue • Cranio Sacral • Sports Injury • Pregnancy Massage LaRose Muscular Therapy Milford Medical Center 114 Water St., Milford DADS & GRADS Gift 508-478-0082 Certificates BOOK ONLINE AT www.larosemusculartherapy.com 2 Upton-Mendon Town Crier - 25th Anniversary Year JUNE 2, 2017 Three New Eagle Scout for Mendon Boy Scout Troop 44 CPR Etc. Mendon Boy Scout Troop 44 has added three new CPR, AED, First Aid Training Eagle Scouts in recent weeks. The new Eagles are Evan Bloodborne Pathogen McWilliams, Benjamin Tremblay and Brian St. John. Each On-Site Training of the Boy Scouts were celebrated at an Eagle Scout Court Companies • Schools • Private (in-home) of Honor and received citations from the Massachusetts Senate and House along with those from the Town of No Class Too Small • Any Time, Anywhere Mendon. Susan Tetreault 508-473-3630 Each also completed Eagle Scout project in their quest Licensed & Insured [email protected] for the highest ranking in Boy Scouts. Evan’s project was to restore and refurbish the Santa platform used at Mendon’s Annual Tree Lighting event held in December. He replaced the original structure using lighter weight, more maintenance-free materials to create a more updated and Benjamin Tremblay (center) became the 24th Eagle Scout in Mendon’s Boy Scout Troop 44 last month. Seen with Ben (right) are his father, Robert Tremblay (left) and younger brother, Sam (center). Kevin Rudden photo Route 16 and North Ave. Brian St. John (second from left) became the 25th Eagle Scout in Mendon’s Boy Scout Troop 44 last month. Seen with Brian are Scoutmaster Alan Koufos (left,) his mother, Laurie (second from right), and father, Barry St. John (right). Kevin Rudden photo safer platform while keeping the same traditional look and layout of the original built in the 1990s. Evan is the son of Christine and Chuck McWilliams. Benjamin’s project was to build a walkway and patio Pictured at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the new Taft Public Library on North Ave. He also did for Mendon Troop 44 Boy Scout Evan some landscaping at the site. He is the son of Robert and McWilliams were, l-r: State Sen. Ryan Ann Tremblay. Fattman, Eagle Scout Evan McWilliams and Brian’s project was building a sign kiosk at the State Rep. Brian Murray. Contributed photo Southwick’s Zoo entrance to the Mendon Town Forest. Brian is the son of Laurie and Barry St.