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...
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...
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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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,...
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....
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...
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...
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_27983" align="alignright" width="300"] Volunteers and staff at the Center made sure everyone was well fed. Photos by Daniel Curtin [/caption]
Senior members from Medfield and...
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...
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...
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Members of the community of all different ages came out to the Medfield Library to listen to Colette O’Connor perform original songs on her acoustic guitar last Tuesday.
O’Connor’s performance channeled her past experiences as a mother and from her own childhood. She described her musical style as “where Libba...
By Rachel Gore
Medfield Hometown Weekly Intern
[caption id="attachment_27733" align="alignright" width="300"] A table full of colonial-era artifacts in the Peak House allows visitors...
A variety of vendor tents can be seen each Thursday from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. as the Medfield Farmers Market continues into the heat of summer on the grounds of the historic First Parish Meeting House, adjacent to Meeting House Pond on North St. On many Thursdays, the festive atmosphere is enhanced by musicians. Customer...
The black belt training cycle class of spring 2018 at Personal Best Karate in Medfield recently held a bake sale fundraiser for St. Jude’s research hospital in honor of fellow black belt candidate student, Grace Jarboe. St Jude’s is a research hospital for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Every spring, training cycle candidates choose a...
[caption id="attachment_27668" align="alignright" width="200"] Members of the band in deep concentration as they play. Photos by Daniel Curtin [/caption]
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Members of the community enjoyed a warm summer evening and the...
The Medfield Garden Club is 85 years old this year, and the club is celebrating its anniversary in various ways during 2018.
[caption id="attachment_27671" align="alignright" width="300"] Nancy Tella and Rebecca Stephenson enjoy a game of ring toss.[/caption]
On...
Medfield's Matt Pembroke continues to keep his pal, William Johnson, in mind as he runs the Falmouth Road Race for the Cure SMA team this August for the fourth year in a row.
And because running the 10K in the heat of the summer is not challenging enough, Matt is upping the ante this November...
The Cultural Alliance of Medfield (CAM) is inviting artists, designers and craftspeople to apply for the fourth annual Holiday Stroll as part of the annual town-wide Carol Sing and Tree Lighting, sponsored by the Medfield Employer and Merchant Organization (MEMO). The Holiday Stroll is scheduled...
The first settlers of Medfield came to the New World starting in 1630, in what became known as the Great Migration. During a twelve-year period, some 21,000 emigrants made their way from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
These first settlers were Puritans who left England primarily due to religious persecution, but also...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Outside of family members, there are few individuals in the lives of children as profoundly impactful as teachers. They learn and grow together. They build routines together. They share experiences, jokes, and observations together.
In times of sadness, they also grieve together.
Recently, attendees of the Medfield Afterschool Program (MAP) and members...
