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Monday, November 12, 2012

Veterans Day: Unveiling of Vietnam Plaque at Middle School

On Friday, students at Blake Middle School attended a Veterans Day assembly that honored Vietnam veterans.

The Thomas A. Blake Middle School kicked off the Veterans Day weekend by holding an assembly honoring all veterans on Friday morning at which they also recognized the Vietnam veterans who attended Medfield High School during that time.The current middle school was the town's high school during the Vietnam War. The new high school opened in 2005.A small number of Vietnam veterans whose names appear on this new plaque were in attendance as well as some of Medfield's World War II and Korean veterans.The ceremony was hosted by Blake Middle School Principal Nat Vaughn and other members of the Vietnam Veterans Plaque Committee including Robert Maguire, Superintendent of Schools; Richard DeSorgher, Town Historian; Ron Griffin, Veteran Services …

Friday, September 28, 2012

Naughton Civic Square to be Dedicated on Saturday

A civic square at the intersection of Causeway Street and Claypit Road will be dedicated in the name of Robert E. Naughton, who lived in the area and died in 2002.

The public is invited to the dedication of the Robert E. Naughton Civic Square on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Causeway Street and Claypit Road, just steps from the Naughton home. Naughton was an active volunteer in the Medfield community, was very involved with the youth in town, and served the citizens of Medfield as a police officer, detective and prosecutor for over 30 years before his untimely death in 2002. Earlier this year, annual town meeting unanimously agreed to name this intersection in Naughton's memory.  Click here to read Richard DeSorgher's speech at town meeting asking for the $2,000 necessary for the project. Saturday's dedication ceremony will begin with a welcome from DeSorgher, Chairman of the …

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