Here are the top Medfield stories from 2012.
Here's a list of top Medfield stories from 2012, in no particular order. Which stories made an impression on you? Which would you like to hear more about? Tell us in the comment section below.
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What were some of your favorites story topics from 2012?
It's that time of year again -- time to reflect on the year gone by. Medfield Patch is busy compiling a list of the most popular stories from 2012. We wonder: Tell us in the comment section below. Don't hold back, we really want to know!
The Town of Medfield has issued a mandatory water ban, effective Tuesday, May 1.
As of Tuesday, May 1, the town of Medfield has entered into a mandatory water ban due to lower than normal precipitation and low stream flows this year. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is requiring all communities to take action now to address the dry conditions and any potential prolonged drought. The water ban requirements are as follows , according to the town of Medfield's website: If residents have any questions, they are asked by the town to contact the Medfield Water Department at (508) 906-3004. Medfield issued voluntary and mandatory water bans last summer as mandated by the MassDEP because of “low stream flow in the Charles River," Feeney said. Feeney's Watering Tips:
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In the 1960s, we were promised a much different 2012 from the predictors, leaving us with space travel, flying cars and robot maids.
This is not what I expected. We're entering the year 2012. By now, I should be using my jet pack to get around the neighborhood, or taking a pill for food. Of course, I’d only be working a couple of days a week and playing golf on the moon the rest of the time. I was expecting to be using my four-iron on the 10th crater. Darn George Jetson. In the 1960s cartoon “The Jetsons,” George zipped around in a flying car, had a robot maid and worked a few hours a day. He even had a machine put his clothes on. This was supposed to be life in the 21st century. We were lied to. What a rip job! I’m on my 14th hour of work today, existing on coffee, which was made on a stove, not by pushing a button. I was promised a flying car by now. There was a …
With less than a week to go in 2011, it's time to start thinking about your New Year's resolutions.
A new year is upon us. A new year represents a time of new beginning, an opportunity to better ourselves, to make things right. Many of us tend to look forward to the New Year for the opportunity of a fresh start, or a clean slate. We set goals – some of them high, while others manageable – to better our lives and perhaps the lives around us. So what are some that you can do? How about getting involved in one of the many great organizations in Medfield? Or, take an exercise class at one of the town's fitness centers? Or use the vast services of the library more often? So Medfield, we want to know ... Today's question: What will your resolution be for the New Year?
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Steve Davis
3:03 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
You had me nodding my head on this one, Mike. I too was expecting great things and agree that Google has matched at least one of George Jetson's futuristic appliances. Seems to me that Cesar Milan -- the famous dogtrainer -- also uses a Jestson-like treadmill to walk his dogs. Who knows, maybe there are more great things in store for 2012! more ›