Thursday, January 10, 2013
Medfield Boy Scout Troop 89 will pick up your Christmas tree on Saturday, Jan. 12.
The last day for Medfield Boy Scout Troop 89 to pick up your Christmas tree for recycling is this Saturday, Jan. 12. This service is for Medfield residents only. For more information, contact medfieldtroop89@hotmail.com or 508-359-1574. Pickup fees are based on tree size, with regular size trees at $12. Oversized trees (10’ tall or over 5’ wide) are $17. Wreaths or garland can be picked up for an additional $2/wreath. Additional trees can be picked up for an additional $5 per tree. Trees must be outside the home by 8 a.m. on the day of pickup, preferably at the curbside. Cash or checks made out to BSA Troop 89 are accepted and should be secured to the tree, your mailbox, or your front door. All proceeds will support Troop 89’s ongoing …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
State fire marshal says trees have been involved in fires.
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan today urged community members to dispose of their Christmas trees properly. Christmas trees kept too long after the holiday have been involved in fires, including one at a Lunenberg condominium last Jan. 9, Coan said in a press release. In Medfield, Boy Scout Troop 89 will pick up your Christmas tree (and wreaths, etc) on Jan. 5 and Jan. 12. For more information, contact MedfieldTroop89@hotmail.com Also, residents can leave their Christmas trees at the Medfield Transfer Station. MassDEP says that Bay Staters buy one million cut Christmas trees each year. "Simply throwing them away would not only be a waste of reusable resources, but a disposal problem. If all the cut trees sold in Massachusetts this holiday …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
When do you take down your Christmas tree?
While the Christmas season has come to an end and the New Year has been rung in, some people opt to leave their trees up after Jan. 1. Afterall, the Epiphany – the 12th Day of Christmas – is Jan. 6. That is the day that the Three Kings, also known as the Magi, met the baby Jesus and delivered their gifts. Many cultures have another celebration on Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. Do you celebrate this day? If so, tell us how you celebarte in the comments section below! If you have taken your tree down or will be taking it down this week, what are you planning to do with it? Medfield's Boy Scout Troop 89 is once again offering to pick up Christmas trees on Jan. 7 and Jan. 14. This is the troop's biggest fundraiser of the year, …
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Medfield Boy Scout Troop 89 is accepting reservations for its annual curbside Christmas Tree Pickup. A small donation is requested to help support Boy Scout activities.
Saturday, Jan. 12 is the last day for Medfield Boy Scout Troop 89 to pick up your Christmas tree. Organizers say the tree pickup is the troop's largest fundraiser of the year and helps support its various activities. A tax-deductible donation of $12 per tree is requested to support the Boy Scout activities. You leave the tree curbside and the Scouts will dispose of it for you. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Medfield Troop 89 at 508-359-1574 or medfieldtroop89@hotmail.com.
Colleen M. Sullivan
1:31 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Yes, I always keep my tree up until Jan 6th (Little Christmas)! more ›