Water board warns of PFAS well closures

From Medfield News

• Select Board takes up audit, lease, solicitor deals. Medfield's Select Board worked through a slate of multiyear town contracts, with Chair Osler Peterson stepping aside from one vote over a conflict tied to his Medfield Foundation role.Medfield News
• School Committee weighs teen alcohol, gambling survey. Medfield's School Committee heard wellness staff present survey data showing teen alcohol and gambling use outpacing the region, while a first-reading fight over media-access policy language went unresolved.Medfield News
• Select Board weighs water main contract amid PFAS risk. Medfield's Select Board took up an engineering contract to design replacements for aging water mains, as the Water and Sewerage Board chair warned two town wells exceed new federal PFAS limits and may need to be retired by 2029.Medfield News

Medfield on Fri, Oct 9

• Medfield plans fire truck parade for 375th birthday. Medfield turns 375 years old on Oct. 17, and the town is planning a special fire truck parade to mark the anniversary, Patch reports.Medfield Patch
• Blake Middle sixth graders explore Hale Education. About 175 Thomas Blake Middle School sixth graders spent three days at Hale Education this fall, practicing map navigation, pond ecology, fire building and ropes courses.Medfield Public Schools

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 10: Comedy, music benefit hits Bellforge Saturday. Tony V hosts an afternoon of music and comedy at Bellforge in Medfield on Oct. 10, benefiting development of the musical "Rock Bottom," according to Patch.Medfield Patch
• Sun, Oct 11: Water main flushing starts Sunday, runs to Oct. 23. Medfield's Department of Public Works will flush water mains overnight between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Oct. 11 through Oct. 23, the town said.Town of Medfield
• Wed, Oct 14, 5:30 p.m.: Board of Health meets Wednesday evening. Medfield's Board of Health holds its regular meeting Oct. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., per the town's online calendar.Town of Medfield
• Thu, Oct 15, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets Thursday night. Medfield's Conservation Commission holds its regular meeting Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Medfield
• Thu, Oct 15, 7:00 p.m.: School building panel hosts community forum Thursday. Medfield's School Building Committee hosts a public forum on the school project Oct. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m., per the town calendar.Town of Medfield
• Fri, Oct 16, 9:30 a.m.: Capital Budget Committee meets Friday morning. Medfield's Capital Budget Committee holds its regular meeting Oct. 16 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Medfield

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