Medfield COA hosts Great Books group
Superintendent outlines five year plan
In a recent blog post, Superintendent Jeff Marsden introduced a five year Strategic Plan addressing the direction of the school district. “Medfield 2021: A Vision for the Future” is the culmination of months of work synthesizing community input, focus group data and survey feedback by Dr. Marsden and the School Committee. The Strategic Plan, “Medfield...
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Medfield high schooler publishes first book
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly
In seventh grade, most students’ goals include getting good grades, making it through the year without any embarrassing interactions, and getting all your work done fast enough to hang out with your friends. Carina Christo, however, was not an average seventh grader. Today, she is not your average ninth grader....
Medfield sponsors parent talk
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Medfield Talks, a collaborative group of parent organizations and district leadership, is hosting a free talk, “Achieving Sanity & Success,” with Michael Delman, CEO, Beyond BookSmart, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, in the MHS Lowell Mason Auditorium.
Prior to founding Beyond BookSmart, an academic/life skills coaching firm, Delman was co-founder...
Got the world on a string in Medfield
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There are few things more delightful in this world than puppets. A form of entertainment that has been around for hundreds of years, it continues to engage and enliven audiences to this day. One particular demographic in particular enjoys puppet shows these days, and that would be children. This...
Medfield COA celebrates monthly birthdays
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Medfield Council on Aging is extraordinarily well attended. Weekly events, special talks, and outstanding opportunities draw in community members from all over the town. One way The Center shows their appreciation is through a monthly birthday party celebrating those who have birthdays during the month, but also providing...
Thompson to speak about State Hospital
On February 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on 26 North Street, John Thompson, Chairman of the Medfield State Hospital Buildings & Grounds Committee, will share his experiences managing the former Medfield State Hospital property. John will show pictures of the buildings and grounds, some historical and some recent. John...
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Medfield Meadows 40B proposal denied
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
In Medfield, opponents of the proposed Medfield Meadows Chapter 40B development are celebrating a major victory as the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) denied the project’s application. Medfield Meadows LLC was notified of the denial in a letter on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
This recent development comes in the wake of...
Medfield students give, wear hats
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
There are certain ubiquitous rules that one expects to be followed in an elementary school.
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
Raise your hand before talking.
Hats off inside of the building.
Which, of course, makes it all the more shocking when one walks into the Ralph Wheelock School cafeteria and notices...
Medfield Library opens late for teens
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After being in college for a few years, it is hard to imagine how anyone studied without the use of a 24-hour, or at least very late-night, library. This privilege is often not afforded to high school students, who have to conform their studying to library open hours, and...
Medfield Jazz Band holding Cuba fundraisers
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Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. is the ¡Hola Cuba! event in Medfield, and in addition to great Cuban food from El Oriental de Cuba in Jamaica Plain, salsa dance lessons from Meta Movements in Boston (a Cuban-inspired artist collaborative), music by the Medfield High School Jazz Band, and a drink ticket, the...
Please, please help
To All,
All of you either know Karen, or have been witness to her struggles and fights with her rare disease (Ehlers Danlos) and all the complications she has seemed to inherit. Many of you have seen her in different stages (good and bad), but I think you all have gotten the overall understanding...
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ZBA discusses ‘Country Estates of Medfield’
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the evening of Thursday, January 12, the Zoning Board of Appeals met to discuss the construction of a property located at 21, 25 and 29 Hospital Road. This housing complex is particularly important, since it incorporates a number of affordable housing units, which contributes to Medfield’s compliance with...
Medfield State Hospital: narrowing down choices
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The Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee (MSHMPC) is excited to invite the Medfield Community to review four preliminary concepts for the future of the former Medfield State Hospital site, the Hinkley Property and Lot #3 Ice House Road at a Public Open House, Tuesday, February 7, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm...
Medfield poker beats to its own drum
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every Thursday at 1:00 p.m., the seniors of Medfield gather together to play poker at the Council on Aging. There are a number of poker groups that meet in the area - one of the other notables is located in Millis - however, the Medfield group has a particular...
The snow must go on
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Starks’ of Winterfell love to proclaim that “Winter is coming” in the hit HBO series, “Game of Thrones.” But for Medfield, winter is no longer coming—winter is here, as the first major snowfall of the 2016–2017 winter struck last Saturday, turning the usually quiet and tranquil town comatose...
Whist offers more than just cards
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every Wednesday, the seniors of Medfield get together to play whist, as well as other card games. At the Council on Aging, from 1:00 p.m. to around 3:00 p.m., friends gather to socialize, play games, and gripe a little.
Whist is a derivative of bridge. Some of the rules...
Zullo rolls out “bar card”
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This is one time when "getting carded" takes on a fun and festive meaning, while also supporting a local nonprofit organization.
The Zullo Gallery has created a new prepaid "Beverage Bar Card" that makes it easier for anyone stopping into the gallery for First Thursday events or weekly summer gatherings on the Zullo deck...
MHS Jazz fundraiser tickets on sale
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The award-winning Medfield High School Jazz Band is off to Cuba in April, and two local businesses have jumped on board to help the band with fundraising by selling tickets for the Friday, Feb. 3 event, ¡Hola Cuba! and providing other means of support.
“We’re particularly excited about the Feb. 3 event, which...
Medfield Library brightens holidays with crafts
