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Week in Review: MHS Graduation, Chain Coffee Shops and State Tourney

A recap of this week's headlines from June 3-9.

Miss anything in Medfield this week? Here's your chance to sit back and catch up on some Patch. Below is a recap of the week that was at Medfield Patch:

We started the week with a photo gallery of Medfield High School's 2012 graduating class and speeches from Sunday's graduation ceremonies.

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We also provided updates on the Dunkin' Donuts proposal for the former Friendly's site at the corner of Routes 109 and 27 and the Starbucks proposal at the site of the current Mobil station. We then asked Medfield residents what they thought was missing from the downtown area.

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In last week’s police logs, there were 10 mailboxes damaged, a blown transformer reported and an incident of vandalism.

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In local government this past week, the town announced at its Board of Selectmen meeting that Medfield's average tax increase is 2.6 percent. Here's a look at what else was discussed at Tuesday's BOS meeting.

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In sports, we saw four teams eliminated from state tournament play, while the Medfield High School girls' lacrosse team won two huge games against Duxbury and Hopkinton to claim the 2012 Division 2 South Sectional title and advance to the D2 State Championship game on June 11. 

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Last week's Pet of the Week was a cat named "Bam Bam."

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Our Recipe of the week was strawberry salad.

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And our gardening tip of the week was herbs must be part of your garden.

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We also published obituaries from May 19-28.

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