Week in Review: Sunglasses Thief on the Loose, MHS Seniors Graduate, and More

For the 358 members of the Mansfield High School Class of 2013, the four year journey is over.

On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon at the Comcast Center, the senior class from Mansfield High School gathered as a group one last time to graduate and received their diplomas.

In between speeches, those in attendance were treated to performances from the MHS band, orchestra and the Senior Choir.

When class president Stephanie Hall spoke, she reflected on her first speech as class president in eight grade when she tripped up the stairs to the podium and the multiple times since she has experienced trouble with steps.

Turning her misfortune into a metaphor, Smith told her classmates to always get up after falling whether it be after falling up the stairs or in life.

"We may stumble, we may fall on our knees, but we still get back up," Smith said."I don't doubt we will be one of the most successful classes to leave MHS."

Mansfield Police Looking for Alleged Sunglasses Thief

A recent robbery at the Mansfield Pearl Visions Center on School Street has local authorities looking for a man connected to the crime.

On Sunday, June 9 at 4:29 p.m., a large man walked into the glasses store to shop for some sunglasses. After claiming he left his wallet in the car, the suspect quickly exited the store and turned left away from the building.

According to Mansfield Police, nine pairs of high end sunglasses valued at $1,500 were taken.

20 Taken Into Custody at Dispatch Concert

Compared to the previous weekend's concerts, it was a fairly quiet Saturday night at the Comcast Center. 

With Norton High School holding their graduation ceremony at the venue on June 7 and Mansfield High School doing the same on June 9, the only concert from the weekend was Dispatch and Guster on June 8.

According to police logs, only nine arrests were made with 11 more people being placed in protective custody.

The 20 custodies is the second lowest of young concert season with only the KISS Concert having a better behaved audienc

Visions for Vacancies: 84 Copeland Drive

Drive around Mansfield and you'll notice far too many empty storefronts, buildings and lots.

In this week's "Visions for Vacancies," we're looking at a former bank at 84 Copeland Drive.

A Webster Bank branch for years, the Connecticut based bank closed their Mansfield branch in 2011, citing the rising popularity in online and mobile banking as the reason for the closure.

Since closing in the fall of 2011, the space has remained empty. To this day, flyers telling customers to go to the Webster Bank in Attleboro remain on the front windows.

You Ask....Mansfield Patch Answers: Is the Green Machine Coming Down?

Recently, one of our readers asked if the painting of the Incredible Hulk known as the Green Machine that graces the wall in the Mansfield High School gymnasium was coming down. While the school budget does have money set aside for wall repairs in the gym, the extent of the repairs was not listed.

Looking to get a better answer, Mansfield Patch recently asked Superintendent Brenda Hodges if the giant Incredible Hulk that has looked over athletic activities since the 70s was going to go.

Sadly, the answer is yes. The Incredible Hulk will be a victim of wall repairs.