Children read to therapy dog
TSARC closing swap area for season
The Transfer Station and Recycling Committee (TSARC) announced that they will be closing the popular swap area at the Medfield Transfer Station on Saturday, September 29, at noon. Donated items may be dropped off until Friday, September 28, at 2:30 p.m.
“Medfield is fortunate to have one of the largest municipal swap areas in the state,...
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Medfielders lend a hand in Guatemala
Recently, 18 Medfield teens and three chaperones from St. Edward Parish gathered to reflect on the success of their summer mission trip to Guatemala. Sponsored by Cross Catholic Outreach, their mission was to help build a gravity-fed water system that would deliver clean water to the remote, poverty-stricken villages of Santa Rosa.
Charged with the task...
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Medfield’s Gipson completes Eagle Project
Medfield Boy Scout Ian Gipson from Troop 89 recently completed his Eagle Project this past June with the installation of three signs at the Medfield State Hospital property. The signs display a map of the entire property and detail a brief history of what each of the buildings were used for during the hospital’s heyday....
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Oh happy Medfield Day
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By Katrina Tummino
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Food, friends and fun at Farmers’ Market
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Thursday on the lawn in front of the First Parish building in Medfield town center, different stands sold everything from quilted blankets and honey to fresh fruits and vegetables. Families and members of the community ambled through the grassy clearing, enjoying the warm summer day and talking with the local...
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The future is now for MSH
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
The Medfield State Hospital (MSH) shut down in 2003. Since then, the property has become Medfield’s go-to locale for dog-walking, sports, and jogs. For years, the town has wrangled with the fate of the open acres left behind in the wake of MSH’s closure.
On August 20,...
This Old Town: Medfield’s Moving Post Offices
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Medfield was first granted a post office in 1807. It was located in the old Wheelock store on the corner of North and Main Streets, where Starbucks is situated today (the old store has since been divided into two sections and moved to #13/#17 South Street, where they are residences). Samuel Seaver, who...
Medfield’s Mayer releases healthy cookbook
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Cooking and baking can be therapeutic for many people. However, when taking on a new diet, some ingredients must be eliminated. Heather Mayer Irvine’s new book, “The Runner's World Vegetarian Cookbook,” tackles this issue, providing healthier alternatives to some classic dishes.
For example, the red velvet brownies found in the dessert...
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MSH Committee unveils narrated video tour
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The Medfield State Hospital Master Planning Committee is inviting the community to view a narrated driving tour to see features and concepts of the recently-released Strategic Reuse Master Plan for the hospital site. While riding in a classic 1967 Oldsmobile convertible, Gil Rodgers illustrates and explains how historic buildings would be restored and...
As school opens, Farmers’ Market continues
Medfield is slowly returning to more densely-populated, normal life, now that the summer holidays are over. Parents can find great school lunch-box snacks at the weekly Farmers’ Market, located in front of the historic First Parish Meeting House on North St. each Thursday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Fortunately, as the season for the market comes...
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Youngsters ready for school in Medfield
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Thursday morning, young kids were running around at the Memorial School playground enjoying popsicles as they prepared for the start of kindergarten.
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MSH Strategic Reuse Master Plan released
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The Medfield State Hospital Master Planning Committee has announced the release of the Medfield State Hospital Strategic Reuse Master Plan for the State Hospital site after four years of intensive effort.
Residential, cultural, commercial, retail, and recreational uses are incorporated into the plan. Key features include:
• Diverse housing types addressing needs for seniors,...
From Medfield to Faneuil Hall
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A year ago on August 26, the musical “We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History” began performances in Massachusetts at First Parish Unitarian Universality Church in Medfield. Playwright Thea Iberall said, “On August 26th, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, and so that date became Women’s Equality Day....
Medfield dances to Stacey Peasley
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Medfield residents flocked to the gazebo outside the library to watch the Stacey Peasley Band perform on Thursday, August 9. Peasley’s family-friendly style of music had kids bouncing up and down on the warm summer night. The concert was the penultimate show in the Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization...
Gov. Baker signs opioid bill
Governor Charlie Baker was recently joined by members of the Administration, the Legislature and the health care community for the ceremonial signing of H4742, An Act for prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction, at the STEPRox Recovery Support Center in Boston.
“The opioid and heroin crisis has tragically claimed scores of lives...
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Seniors celebrate summer cookout
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Medfielders graduate from Montrose School
On Saturday, June 2, the 41 members of the class of 2018 bid farewell to Montrose School. According to Montrose tradition, Head of School Dr. Karen Bohlin spoke personally about each graduate, relating anecdotes which illustrated each girl’s strengths, accomplishments and character.
Two Medfield residents were among the graduates with the Montrose School class...
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Steve Rapson to play Expresso
On August 25, Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse will be featuring recording artist, songwriter, and performing musician Steve Rapson. The evening's theme will be “I Can’t Be Serious.”
Steve Rapson’s debut CD, “Christmas Guitar,” is sold around the world. He has followed up with six more CDs: “Romantic Guitar,” “Half Irish Guitar,” “Patriotic Guitar,” “Original Guitar,” and...
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Colette O’Connor takes Medfield Library stage
