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Letters to the Editor

  • On Medfield Schools reopening
    September 14, 2020To the Medfield Community,  One of the threads that weaves itself through all parts of American life, and most profoundly in Medfield, is public education. Over the last six months COVID -19 has touched every part of our lives that we took as given- the...  more…
  • On the remote teaching amendment
    September 3, 2020As the Chair of the Dover Sherborn Regional School Committee I wish to clarify the purpose and effect of our vote in support of a hybrid return to school. The Region voted in favor of the hybrid model that was presented at the Joint School...  more…
  • On prohibiting nuclear weapons
    August 3, 2020You may hear church bells tolling at 8:15 a.m. on August 6. It marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversary. In May of 2019 Needham Town Meeting passed the Back from the Brink Resolution which cautioned a no...  more…
  • In favor of Article 16
    August 3, 2020Sherborn Neighbors: At Town Meeting, citizens will have the opportunity to authorize the Select Board to investigate, and possibly pursue, choice in electric power supply for the town and its citizens through a collective group purchasing program called Community Choice Aggregation (CCA).  Voting “yes” to...  more…
  • A ‘thank you’ from the COA
    August 3, 2020More than four months ago, the Needham Council on Aging, often referred to as the Center at the Heights, closed its doors to the public and began operating remotely in response to COVID-19. While we miss hearing the whirr of machines in the fitness room,...  more…
  • Reusable shopping bags are back
    July 29, 2020On Friday, July 10, Governor Baker rescinded his temporary order suspending all local shopping bag laws and banning the use of reusable bags.  It is open to argument if the temporary order, put in place on March 25th, was ever necessary in the first place....  more…
  • Carol’s Corner: documenting inequalities
    July 29, 2020Hello everyone, I never realized how privileged I have been throughout my life.  I could have gone to any school I wanted to but because of financial problems I chose to work at W.T. Grants after graduating H.S. I could walk all over Boston (...  more…
  • Appreciating Medfield’s first-responders
    July 29, 2020I would like to start by saying that I truly appreciate the work done by our Medfield Police. They have always responded when I needed their help and have also spent time helping me deal with certain situations. I have to also say that the...  more…
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