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Ribbon cut at Medfield’s Straw Hat Park

Ribbon cut at Medfield’s Straw Hat Park
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By Geena Matuson Hometown Weekly Staff The ribbon to Medfield’s newest park at 1 North Street was cut last Wednesday evening as part of the Straw Hat Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. From half past six to nearly eight o’clock, live music could be heard and ice cream could be had as the new Straw Hat...
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A day for Mrs. Mann

A day for Mrs. Mann
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By Geena Matuson Hometown Weekly Staff Concentration camp escapee. Cancer survivor. 50-year Police Matron and Police Traffic Supervisor. Wife, Mother and grandmother. This is just a glimpse into the life of Elisabeth Mann. Today, July 21, 2016, officially marks the first year Medfield celebrates Elisabeth T. Berlin Mann Day, declared one year ago today, upon...
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Guarding a family cello, protecting musical roots

Guarding a family cello, protecting musical roots
By Chris McCue Potts As a former Medfield Police crossing guard for 50 years and the wife of Medfield’s former police chief, 86-year-old Elisabeth Berlin Mann’s desire to protect is in her blood – and today that includes her father’s childhood cello. It all started with Elisabeth’s father, Paul Karl Berlin, who started studying music in Germany...
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