Mansfield Mourns Longtime Resident Marie Hayes

Mansfield is mourning longtime resident Marie J. (Powell) Hayes, whose obituary was shared this week by Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home. The notice, headlined "Marie J. (Powell) Hayes Obituary - Mansfield MA - Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home," was surfaced via Google Alerts from currentob…

Mansfield Planning Board Sets Third Amended Agenda For Wednesday

Mansfield's Planning Board enters this week with a third amended agenda for its Wednesday, Aug. 26 meeting. The panel joins two other town boards on the calendar: the School Committee's Policy Subcommittee on Monday, Aug. 24, and the Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Se…

Mansfield Select Board Approves Alcohol License for Butter Dream

Mansfield Select Board approves liquor license for new downtown bakery-restaurant Butter Dream.

Mansfield IT Office Issues New Cyber Scam Warning To Residents

Mansfield's Information Technologies office released its latest cybersecurity communication this week, walking residents through a common cyber scam scenario and how to resolve it, the latest in an ongoing series posted to the town's IT webpage. The alert arrives as five town boards and…

Mansfield Airport Construction Prompts New Traffic Advisory

Mansfield issued an updated traffic advisory this week for ongoing runway and taxiway work at the municipal airport. The project at 265 Fruit Street, which began July 13, continues to affect roads around the facility, and the town separately notified residents that its firing range is c…

Mansfield Sets Key Election Dates, Releases August Newsletter

Mansfield's town clerk posted key dates ahead of the state primary election, urging residents to review deadlines before they pass. The August 17 News Flash pointed voters to the town's election information page, though it did not spell out specific dates in the alert text itself. Town …

Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte Play Packed Show At Xfinity Center

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte packed Mansfield's Xfinity Center on Aug. 12 for a summer tour stop. Rock DNA Magazine reviewed the show under the headline "Concert Review: Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA." Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home sepa…

Mansfield Board of Health Extends Housing Deadline at 12 Pratt Street to September

Mansfield Board of Health grants a housing violation extension, hears a public health curriculum pitch, and declines to advance a nicotine-free generation policy.

Mansfield IT Department Issues New Warning On Cyber Scam Tactics

Mansfield's IT Department issued a new cybersecurity communication today, warning residents about a common cyber scam scenario and how to resolve it. The letter is the latest in a running series of scam-awareness alerts the department has posted to its webpage. In a separate update, the…

Mansfield Warns Drivers Of Ongoing Airport Construction Traffic

Mansfield is warning drivers of continued construction traffic near Mansfield Municipal Airport as a runway and taxiway improvement project first announced in July continues into August. The site improvement work at 265 Fruit Street, which began Monday, July 13, covers renovations and u…

Mansfield School Committee Passes Policy Overhaul, Approves Reduced Federal Title Grants

Mansfield School Committee approves sweeping policy revisions and accepts federal grants down more than $221,000 from last year.

Mansfield Releases August Town Newsletter Ahead Of Meeting-Heavy Week

Mansfield released its August town newsletter this week, spotlighting department and committee updates ahead of a busy meeting schedule. The Select Board meets twice in the coming week, Wednesday, Aug. 12, and again Wednesday, Aug. 19, while the Board of Health holds a revised session T…

Obituary notices, week of August 3, 2026 through August 9, 2026

This week's Mansfield obituary column carries one notice: Glynn, Paul O., of Mansfield, who died August 3, 2026. The notice was posted by Norton Memorial Funeral Home via Echovita.com. No further biographical detail, such as age, survivors, or service arrangements, was available in the …

Mansfield Town Manager Launches Budget-Year Focus Group Series

Mansfield's town manager is launching a series of community focus groups this budget year to gather resident feedback on issues facing the town. The sessions, announced by the Town Manager's office, aim to collect ideas, feedback and perspectives from residents on topics affecting the c…