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Select Board approves budget restoration priorities ahead of possible override vote.

Select Board approves restoration priorities for potential override scenarios at Town Meeting 2026. Chair Gus Murby, Member Eileen Murphy, and Member Osler Peterson voted unanimously to adopt the prioritized list, which directs how override funds would be allocated if voters approve additional

Warrant Committee authorizes $25,000 reserve transfer for fire ladder truck.

Warrant Committee approves $25,000 reserve transfer for fire equipment. The committee unanimously authorized the transfer to purchase a used ladder truck from Westwood, contingent on unavailable insurance funding, after hearing Fire Chief DeKing describe the urgency of equipment replacement and the

Planning Board refines mixed-use overlay draft for downtown Medfield

Medfield Planning Board refines downtown mixed-use zoning overlay draft ahead of hearing. The board reviewed Version 9 of a proposed overlay district designed to encourage mixed-use development in the downtown, with revisions to the district map and parking standards. Vice Chair Seth Meehan chaired

Library Trustees approve State Aid funds for programming

Medfield library trustees approve State Aid allocation for programming. Chair Jessica Razza led the Board of Trustees for Medfield Memorial Public Library in unanimously approving State Aid funds for library programming through the fiscal year. Director Pam Gardner reported that Town Administration

School Committee approves tuition hikes for preschool and full-day kindergarten

Medfield schools approve tuition hikes to close a budget gap and preserve teacher jobs. The School Committee voted unanimously February 5 to raise full-day preschool tuition from $7,230 to $9,000 and restore full-day kindergarten tuition from $2,750 to $3,500, generating an estimated $174,570 in