Medfield's Board of Water and Sewerage set a Sept. 3 public hearing on new water and sewer rates. The hearing, announced Aug. 6 through the town's official News Flash service, is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Town Hall's Chenery Hall, 459 Main St., with a remote option available via Zoom. The…
Massachusetts health officials kept tracking active cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks this week, with federal reviewers weighing thousands of additional suspected cases. Medfield Patch flagged the update Wednesday under the headline "New Developments In Cyclospora, Salmonella Outbreak…
Transfer Station and Recycling Committee reschedules September meeting, backs $100 SWAP maintenance funding. Chaired by Andrea Costello and Kimberly Schubert, the committee voted 5 to 1 with one abstention to move its September 14 meeting to August 31 at 9 a.m. on Zoom. Members unanimously approved
Medfield Planning Board approves boundary adjustment and defers subdivision review. Laura Vaughan, owner of 1 Curve Street, and neighbor Charlie Ward at 5 Curve Street negotiated a realignment of their shared property line to reflect longstanding patterns of actual use; the Board voted 5-0 to
Flash flooding and highway closures swept the Medfield area Monday after downpours dumped up to two inches of rain per hour, according to a Patch report headlined "Tropical Downpours Close Highways, Cause Flash Floods: See Latest Forecast." The heavy rain capped a stretch of warm, humid…
Massachusetts Restaurant Week returns this month, bringing discounted prix fixe menus to Medfield-area restaurants and beyond. More than 180 restaurants across Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts are participating, with prix fixe menus starting at $27 a person, according to a repor…
Blood donations in Massachusetts have hit a four-year summer low, prompting the Red Cross to declare a national crisis. The Red Cross says donations are not keeping pace with hospital demand statewide, a shortfall Medfield Patch highlighted Friday under the headline "MA Blood Donors Urg…
E-bike safety concerns take center stage in Massachusetts as crash and injury reports climb statewide. Medfield Patch reports that police, doctors, and state officials are reassessing whether existing rules keep pace with the vehicles' surging popularity, in a story headlined "E-Bike Sa…
Three architectural firms advanced to designer interviews in Medfield's building project. The Massachusetts School Building Authority panel reviewed seven applicants and selected Finegold Alexander Architects, Raymond Design Associates, and Miller Dyer Spears for interviews set July 28, with
Zoning Board continues relief hearing on Bridlefield Lot 11 to August 26. Acting Chair Michael W. Whitcher, Associate Members Kristine Barton and Jared Gustafson, and Director of Land Use and Planning Maria De La Fuente heard arguments from Attorney Edward Cannon for applicant Black Rushin' Farm