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Wendell Town Meeting coming Saturday with two citizens’ petitions

Wendell Town Meeting coming Saturday with two citizens’ petitions

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WENDELL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Wendell’s Annual Town Meeting is this Saturday with two citizen’s petitions on the meeting warrant. One asks residents if the town should support an apartheid-free community resolution and the other petition asks residents if they support Medicare for All in Massachusetts. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Wendell Town Hall.

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