Medfield Lions and Blue Moon Bagel Cafe Annual Coat Drive in Full Swing

The annual coat drive is going on now at Blue Moon Bagel Cafe, Shaw's Plaza (Route 109).

The annual Medfield Lions Club and Blue Moon Bagel Cafe coat drive is on! Any "gently used coats" that are no longer needed, can be dropped off at Blue Moon Bagel Cafe. For the next three months, until the end of February 2013, a donation box will be available at the Blue Moon Bagel Cafe entrance.  The coats will be given to charities in the Medfield area. The Lions have made arrangements to donate coats to two Metrowest charities -- A Place to Turn (Natick) and Project Just Because (Hopkinton) -- and Rosie's Place, a charity serving needy and homeless women located in Boston. For more information or with any questions contact either Medfield Lion John Carey (508-359-4861) or Linda Freedman at Blue Moon Bagel Cafe (508-359-8880).

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Medfield Food Cupboard Provides Thanksgiving Dinner for 36 Families

The Medfield Food Cupboard held its annual Thanksgiving distribution this past week.

With the help of the Medfield Food Cupboard, 36 families will have a full table this Thanksgiving. The food cupboard depends on the generosity of individuals and groups in Medfield and neighboring communities in order to feed the families that depend on its service.    Local families were able to fill their bags with those items as well as donations of fresh potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic donated by the Wheelock School Victory Garden; homemade breads donated by the Medfield Neighborhood Brigade; five cases of water donated by the First Baptist Church; sugar pumpkins donated by Lovells Flowers and Nursery; and turkey donated by Armand P. P. Janjigian, CEO of the Kingsbury Club. "It truly takes the entire community" said Beth Eby, …

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5 Things for the Weekend: Father's Day, BBQ and Concert

Here's a look at the weekend ahead for June 16-17.

Weekend Forecast: Saturday's weather, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind between 6 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: Patchy fog between midnight and 2 a.m., then Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Sunday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind between 3 and 8 mph. Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.  Weekend Events in the Area: Medfield Fire Department's Annual Chicken BBQ: The Medfield Firefighters Relief Association will be holding their annual …

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Best Spot for Mother’s Day Brunch: Blue Moon Bagel Cafe

Blue Moon Bagel Café on Main Street has been named the best spot for Mother’s Day brunch in Medfield by Patch readers.

If you’re searching for a local place to take mom to breakfast on Mother’s Day next Sunday, look no further than Blue Moon Bagel Café on Main Street. This past week, we asked readers to fill us in on where the best spot for Mother’s Day brunch in Medfield is and after days of polling, the results are in! In a close race between three local eateries, Blue Moon Bagel Café has been chosen as the best spot in town. Our unscientific Medfield Patch poll shows the majority of readers will be taking mom out to breakfast at Blue Moon Bagel Café next Sunday. The Main Street eatery claimed 13 of the 47 poll votes (27 percent). Blue Moon beat out Medfield’s American Legion Hall, where the Medfield Lions have held their annual pancake breakfasts. …

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Best of Patch Readers' Choice: Best Dessert in Medfield

Vote in this week's "Best Of Patch Readers' Choice" poll and defend your choice in the comments section below. Then check back Friday for the winner.

This week, we are looking for something to satisfy the ole’ sweet tooth. Medfield has seven establishments in the running for best place to get dessert in town this week. Know of one that’s not on our list? Vote for it in our comments section below and e-mail local editor Jeremie Smith at jeremie.smith@patch.com to be added to the poll. So Medfield, which place will choose as the best place to get dessert in town? Will it be Honey’s Café and Bakery on North Street? Or Custom Cakes and Donut Express on Main Street? Or will it be one of the restaurants in town – Noon Hill Grill, Basil Restaurant or Zebra’s Bistro? And don’t forget Coffee Sensations in Lord’s Department Store or the pastries at Blue Moon Bagel Café on Main Street. Cast your …

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Kennedy Campaign Makes Stop at Medfield's Blue Moon Bagel Cafe

Joseph Kennedy III, candidate for the 4th Congressional district that now includes Medfield, stopped at Blue Moon Bagel Cafe Sunday morning.

Blue Moon Bagel Café owner Daniel Freedman and Joseph P. Kennedy III both take pride in their respective family businesses. On Sunday, Kennedy – the latest member of the political family to run for office (he is a candidate for the newly-redistricted Fourth Congressional District that now includes Medfield) – stopped at Blue Moon to meet voters and talk to Freedman, a fourth generation master baker who has a connection to the Kennedy family.   “His dad made the 44th birthday cake for [President] John F. Kennedy,” said Linda Freedman outside the café while holding a copy of a 1961 newspaper article and photo of the enormous cake made by the Green-Freedman Baking Company in South Boston. “It weighed 500 pounds and used 600 eggs.”     Linda …

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Best Of Patch: Best Sandwich in Medfield

Vote in this week's "Best Of" poll and defend your choice in the comments section below. Then check back Friday for the winner.

Who doesn’t love a good sandwich? In a town of many eateries, there are many options for Medfield sandwich fans, but which shop serves up the best meat between two slices of bread? Many will select Italian Groceria, a well-known deli in town that offers a variety of 64 sandwiches, including your Local Editor's top choice, the regular Dagwood. But Blue Moon Bagel Cafe makes a mean B.L.T., and Noon Hill Grill's lunch menu has a tasty grilled steak and cheese. Maybe you prefer sandwiches at Honey's on North Street. And we can't discount the pizza shops: Royal Pizza, Village Pizza and Casabella. Papa Gino's and Subway provide the usual choices from the popular chain restaurants. Let’s not forget about the recently opened From Scratch – under …

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