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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Medfield, April 21

Here's a look at the day ahead.

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Medfield Man Arrested at Boston Marathon: WCVBTV 5 Boston reported Wednesday evening that 20-year-old Medfield man, Brendan Quinn was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly knocking down and injuring a female runner at Monday's Boston Marathon. According to the report, Quinn hurdled over the steel barriers at Cleveland Circle, running into the crowd of runners in an attempt to meet one of his friends who was running the marathon. Police said the runner was not identified but was helped up by other runners and continued down the course. For WCVBTV's story on the incident, click this link: http://tinyurl.com/3do99tj

Notable Events:

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  • The  will hold a Fossils & Dinos event at 11 a.m. The event is part of April Vacation week, which encourages children ages three and up to stop by the meeting room to handle fossils and watch multimedia shows about the prehistoric era.
  • The Medfield Conservation Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in . 

MHS Lacrosse Doubleheader: The Medfield High School girls' lacrosse team will host Nashoba at noon today and the Medfield High School boys' lacrosse team will host Xaverian of Westwood at 7 p.m., under the lights, at MHS. In conjunction with the boys' lacrosse game, the MHS Booster Snack Shack will open for the first time this season. Bring the family for dinner at the Shack and enjoy fresh Italian Groceria Pizza, Kayem's Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Pretzels, Sweet Treats and more. The Boosters even have hot and cold drinks covered.

Check Back Today: Medfield Patch will be live at the Medfield High School girls' and boys' lacrosse games and will provide scoring updates throughout the game and publish results shortly after games conclude. Be sure to follow Medfield Patch on Facebook and in the comment's box for updates throughout the games. The Medfield Board of Selectmen called for a special Town Election on May 23 at Tuesday's BOS meeting, read details on that decision today. We will also provide a preview of the weekend ahead as well as houses sold in the area. 

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