More Accidents, a Found Needle, and a Pedestrian Arrest

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for May 5 and May 6.

  Here's a look at the police log for Sunday and Monday. Sunday, May 5 8:39 a.m., Upham Road. Police took a report of malicious damage. 8:39 a.m., 10:45 a.m., Main Street. Traffic control.  11:47 a.m., North and Harding Streets. E911 caller reported a three-car crash at North and Harding Streets. Medfield police and fire departments responded. The Millis and Westwood ambulances also responded. Cars towed were a 2013 Volkswagon Golf and a 2003 Nissan X-Terra (NY). 3:40 p.m., West Mill Street. Off-duty special officer found a needle on West Mill Street and would liek the ambulacne to dispose of it. Medfield Ambulance was notified. 5:50 p.m., Wilkens Glen. Caller said she wants her brother's ex-girlfriend removed from her house. Police …

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Man Arrested for 3rd OUI, Kids Having Party, Lost/Found Dog, and More

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety logs for March 16 and March 17.

  Saturday, March 16 11:51 a.m., Main Street. A business manager called E911 to request the ambulance for an employee who was bleeding, and then she hung up the phone. Medfield Ambulance took patient to Leonard Morse. 12:28 p.m., Nauset Street. E911 caller said her husband may be having a seizure. Walpole paramedics responded. Patient was taken to Norwood Hospital. 12:38 p.m., North Street. Walk-in report from a man who said someone removed the left side mirror from his vehicle while it was parked on North Street within the last hour.  12:40 p.m., station. Desk officer took in three burning permits. 3:49 p.m., North Street at Deerfield. One citation issued.  4:51 p.m., North Meadows Road. Caller said the car in front of him may need to be …

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Month in Review: Lord's Closes, Missing Man, Blizzard 2013, and More

Here's a look at some of the headlines from February 2013.

  Wow, Medfield! For a short month, we sure filled it with lots of headlines.  Of the many notable events, we had the Blizzard of 2013, a man missing in Noon Hill Reservation (later found safe), a Celebration of Lord's, and finally -- on the final day of the month -- the closing of Lord's Department Store after 73 years in business. Here's a peek at February's headlines:

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Woman Sick All Night, Rabid Raccoon, Rogue Plow, and More

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for Feb. 10.

Sunday, Feb. 10 7:07 a.m., Erik Road. Caller said she has been getting sick all night. Medfield Ambulance took her to Norwood Hospital. 9:40 a.m., North Street. Walk-in report of a downed wire across the street from the police station. 10:19 a.m., Main Street. Caller said he was assaulted on Feb. 9.  11:06 a.m., Hale Place. Caller said there is a vehicle blocking the street and no one can get around it. Police contacted the owner of the 2003 Toyota RAV4, who has a Wrentham address.  11:33 a.m., Philip Street. Caller said she as stuck in the snow. She has AAA but she is afraid of getting hit. Police responded but, by the time they arrived, she got herself out.  10:16 a.m., 12:15 p.m., Spring Street. Traffic control. 12:26 p.m., Millis. A …

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Uniquely Medfield: The Burning of Town Hall

A weekly column by Town Historian Richard DeSorgher. This week focuses on the burning of town hall 90 years ago this week.

It was exactly 90 years ago, on Jan. 17, 1923, that the Medfield Town Hall burned for the second time in 50 years. That morning dawned bitter cold and all of Medfield was covered in a blanket of white from a recent snowstorm.  It was just before 7 a.m. when the first alarm came in that Medfield’s seat of government was on fire. Before the day was over, the entire inside of Town Hall was gutted, leaving only a partial shell standing. The blankets of snow on the nearby buildings kept the fire from spreading. Hot embers were reported to have fallen up to two miles away. A defective chimney was thought to have been the cause. Luckily the town had installed a fireproof cement vault which saved many of the town records. This was a lesson learned…

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Police Log: Cars Broken Into in Belknap Estates and Live Wires Start Fire

Here's a look at the police log for Oct. 30.

  Tuesday, Oct. 30 1:44 a.m., Millis. Medfield assisted Millis with a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at Exchange Street and Route 115.  2:15 a.m., Pleasant Street. Police responded to a noise complaint; this is an ongoing problem. 2:53 a.m., Country Way. The police and fire departments responded to a working fire due to a live wire down on the ground (due to Hurricane Sandy) that set leaves on fire. 4:30 a.m., Belknap Road. Caller reported that someone went through their car. 5:58 a.m., Belknap Road. Caller reported that someone went through her car over night. 6:08 a.m., Noon Hill Road. Walk-in report of a disabled motor vehicle (yellow Jeep Wrangler) on Causeway Street near Noon Hill Road. Witness said the driver seemed to …

Sunscreen Recalled After People Catch Fire

The Banana Boat recall includes UltraMist Sport, UltraMist Ultra Defense and UltraMist Kids.

Banana Boat sunscreen is being recalled after some of the products resulted in users catching fire, reported the Huffington Post. The voluntary recall includes UltraMist Sport, UltraMist Ultra Defense and UltraMist Kids. There have been five reports of people suffering burns after using the sunscreen in the past year, according to a spokesman of Energizer Holdings, which makes Banana Boat sunscreen. The company notified the FDA of the recall. For more information about the recall, consumers can call 1-800-SAFESUN.

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Selectman Peterson Praises Medfield Public Works, Safety Departments for Irene Efforts

Medfield selectmen chair Osler Peterson praised the recent efforts of the Medfield DPW, Police and Fire in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene to restore normalcy to the town.

To the editor, The Medfield Police Department, Medfield Fire Department and the Medfield DPW have come in for lots of well deserved praise and appreciation for how they and their employees handled the town's response to Tropical Storm Irene.  Just as NSTAR has come in for some apparently well deserved frustration over its shortage of communication and a coordinated response. I want to publicly thank the town's employees, as I was truly impressed by and thankful for the work that they did during Tropical Storm Irene - I did drive around on that Sunday afternoon and saw lots of the clean up activity taking place.  As I said at the last Board of Selectmen meeting, what the town employees did, to respond to the multitude of problems that were …

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