Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Charles River Watershed and The Jimmy Fund are among the nonprofits trying to encourage people to pause in their shopping and find a way to help others.
Will donating to charity ever be as popular as shopping during the holiday season? A partnership of nonprofits hopes so. For many people, the holiday shopping marathon began on Thanksgiving day, with some national chains opening their doors just hours after the traditional turkey dinner. Then comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, which has morphed into Cyber Week. Now, there's a new campaign asking you to open your wallet -- "Giving Tuesday." The Giving Tuesday website says the effort, coming on the heels of days devoted to consumerism, is designed "to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations…
Selectmen set a budget of $1,500 to trap beavers that are building dams in locations that are then causing problems for residents.
The Board of Selectmen has set a budget of $1,500 to try to control the town's beaver problem. Beavers have been causing trouble at several locations in town, said Town Administrator Michael Sullivan, particularly off Brook Street (near the Hinkley Swim Pond), down South Street (along the Stop River), and off Harding Street. Sullivan informed the selectmen at their meeting last week that it is now beaver trapping season and the trapper will charge the town a $500 set-up fee then $100 per beaver it traps. According to trapping guidelines, the trapper will check the traps each day and remove any captured animals. The board voted to set a maximum amount of $1,500 for this year's trapping. Officials said the money would likely be taken from …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The ZBA consultant said he had several issues with the plans for the affordable housing project proposed off West Street. ZBA also plans to hold a meeting for public comment in September.
On Monday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals discussed water issues related to the proposed 40B housing complex proposed on West Street. This was a continued public hearing on the application by The Gatehouse Group, LLC for “The Parc at Medfield,” a 96-unit residential complex in two buildings on 9.22 acres of industrial land between West Street and North Meadows Road (Route 27). “Tonight we’re talking about water,” said ZBA Chairman Robert Sylvia, of the property that is close to the Charles River. “[The project] is in the wetlands, and the presence of the property in the watershed protection district, and the fact that it’s in the aquifer protection zone means we need to examine the impact of those issues and what can or should be done…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The committee was appointed last month and will meet tonight to review its mission statement, which the Board of Selectmen approved Tuesday night, and to learn the lengthy history behind the former Medfield State Hospital property.
The newly-appointed “State Hospital Redevelopment Study Committee” will hold its first official meeting tonight at Town Hall at 7 p.m. The committee visited the former Medfield State Hospital on June 14 but tonight will meet to review its mission statement and learn the history of the property. The committee includes Marc Verreault, Jim Rohnstock, Ken Richard, Scott Colwell, Kerry McCormack, Roberta Lynch, Timothy Bonfatti, Stephen Nolan, William Mann, and Robert Ingram. In a memo to the Redevelopment Study Committee, the selectmen thanked the members for their willingness “to work on a difficult and complex problem.” “It is only because of the willingness of so many of Medfield’s residents to step up and volunteer their services, that …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The group working to preserve the Charles River received the award at a ceremony in Australia.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The following announcement was released by the International RiverFoundation: International RiverFoundation awarded the Charles River Watershed Association the 2011 Thiess International Riverprize, for excellence in river management. The award was presented at the Riverprize Gala Dinner in Brisbane, Australia. The $350,000 Thiess International Riverprize is divided between the winner and finalists, and is the most prestigious river prize in the world. Under the direction of the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), the Charles River has made a remarkable recovery from the 1950s when sewage and paint were discharged into the river. The Charles River now boasts better river health after the implementation of sustainable river …
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Representatives from the Town of Medfield met with DCAM and DEP on Aug. 19 to discuss DCAM's proposed remediation plan for removing and capping oil contamination in the Charles River on the Medfield State Hospital site.
Representatives from the Town of Medfield met with the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Aug. 19 to resolve issues with covering a small area of oil contamination in the Charles River at the Medfield State Hospital site. Bill Massaro, Medfield resident and state hospital abutter for 35 years, attended the Aug. 19 meeting and shared his report with Board of Selectmen chair Osler “Pete” Peterson, who posted it on his blog, Medfield 02052. Peterson said in his blog post “DEP, DCAM & Town Meeting RE MSH” that Massaro “follows Medfield State Hospital developments closer than anyone in town” and shared what he learned at the Aug. 19 meeting. What follows is information compiled from …
Monday, July 11, 2011
Medfield residents are pumping too much water, according to Ken Feeney, town Superintendent of Public Works and as a result the town was mandated by the Department of Environmental Protection to issue a water ban.
The town of Medfield has issued a voluntary water ban, mandated by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and effective immediately, according to Ken Feeney, the town’s Superintendent of Public Works. “We are pumping too much water,” Feeney said. “I understand it’s very hot and sunny but we have to get our pumping down.” Feeney said residents are currently pumping over two million gallons of water per day, which is over the one million to 1.5 million gallons of water per day that is preferred during the town's summer usage. In the winter, the town’s usage averages between 900,000 to one million gallons per day. “We are pumping double the amount of winter use right now and you know it is all going on the lawns,” Feeney said. “For …
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thomas F. Galloway, 71 of Upton, died Saturday searching for a model plane in Medfield. Cause of death remains unknown.
Medfield Police released the identity of the man found in the Charles River on Saturday, June 25 Monday after notifying the family. Thomas F. Galloway, 71, of Upton, was found submerged in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday, 20 to 30 feet from shore, after he went searching for a missing model airplane during an event in Medfield near fields of the Medfield State Hospital, according to police reports. Cause of death remains under investigation and Medfield Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. said it would be "several days" before he heard anything from the medical examiner's office. Galloway, according to his obituary on the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home's website, was the founder and president of Mustang Microsystems in …
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Medfield Police found a body of a man in his early 70s in the Charles River Saturday after he reportedly went missing searching for a model airplane. Cause of death is still under investigation.
Editor's Note: It was earlier reported that the man found in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday drowned while searching for his model airplane. The cause of death at this time remains unknown as Medfield Police await the medical examiner's report. Updated Sunday, June 26 at 1 p.m. The body of a man in his 70s was found in the Charles River in Medfield Saturday after reportedly searching for a missing model airplane during an event, according to Medfield Police. Massachusetts State Police Dive Team found the victim submerged in the water, "approximately 20 to 30 feet from shore," according to police reports. The victim's identity is being withheld by Medfield Police until the next of kin has been notified. At 1:04 p.m. Saturday, …
Monday, December 27, 2010
Millis police chief says District Attorney will now handle case of Medfield's Robert Piccirillo's death.
The Millis police department's investigation of Robert Piccirillo's death earlier this month appears to be closed, according to Millis police chief Peter McGowan. "The investigation is pretty much closed, it is in the hands of the District Attorney now," said chief McGowan. "There doesn't seem to be any foul play. The state police filed paper work which is 8 to 10 weeks out, best case scenario." Chief McGowan said in cases like these, reports may not be received in upwards of six to seven months due to other priorities. He also said while they're waiting on the toxicology reports to come back, they are confident the cause of death was drowning. "Toxicology we are waiting on, but the District Attorney told us the cause of death appeared …
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8:47 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
In selling the property to anyone, does the state then remove itself from liability for what they dumped up there? more ›