CVS Parking Lot: Is It Just Me?

In this column, you ask and Patch answers.

Last week (and again over the weekend), a frustrated Patch parker asked, "What's up with the new CVS parking lot? It's new and improved with nice landscaping, but is it me or is it a nightmare to park?" According to Planning Board documents, the new configuration has 71 spaces which is six fewer than before the CVS renovation.   When the Planning Board asked if fewer spaces would suffice, this was their response: The average peak period parking demand has been calculated for the weekday and Saturday peak periods for all of the proposed land uses on the site including the CVS pharmacy, Palumbo Liquors, Subway, and Citizens Bank.  The average parking demand rates from the 4th Edition of the ITE Parking Generation publication for each of the …

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The Great Escape

A Taste of Art at the Zullo Gallery

Head downtown to Medfield Center and check out the unique art exhibits.

Perched above a strip of stores in downtown Medfield sits an artistic treasure worthy of a night out. The Zullo Gallery is a small art center that has exhibits open to the public, art classes for children and live music on its outdoor roof deck during the summer. Every Thursday night in July and August for a small fee, people can sip beer and wine at small tables while listening to music under the stars. Many of the acts are local or have local ties, including Keith Curbow, a jazz musician who grew up in Medfield. Curbow will be playing tenor sax on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. He is currently studying education and jazz at New York University. Tickets for the show are $5 per person. While visiting the gallery you can also browse the …

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Medfield Railroad Crossing Malfunctions Becoming 'A Problem'

Medfield Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. says railroad crossing light malfunctions are costing money to detail officers to direct traffic; CSX is investigating the issue.

If you have noticed the Fire Department or Medfield Police out at the railroad crossing on Main Street by Noon Hill Grill or the longer than usual lines of traffic at the Route 109 and 27 intersection, it is likely because there has been a railroad light malfunction, according to Medfield Chief of Police Robert Meaney.  Meaney said the railroad lights have been a problem this winter, especially over the past couple months, as the number of malfunctions have increased. "It is partially weather-related and according to CSX, is partially due to snowmobiles cutting the wires that attach the rails," Meaney said.  The main concern regarding these malfunctions, according to Meaney, is when it happens to the Route 109 crossing on Main Street…

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Discovering Medfield

Medfield's Main Street A Pleasant Surprise And Adventure Through Time

Main Street was the first discovery in a New England town full of history.

I’ve just recently discovered the Town of Medfield and the more I see, the more I like – its proximity to Boston, its picturesque landscape, its traditional New England architecture, its sense of history, its passion for the past and the future, its focus on its youth and its elders, and its devotion to community – what’s not to like.  My first discovery was Main Street, which is likely no surprise to you, but was a pleasant surprise to me.   A quick drive or a (more-preferred) leisurely stroll down Main Street is an amazing adventure through time.  In less than a mile, I’ve discovered knowledgeable historians at the Preservation Society, programs for all ages (including cardboard tube fighting) at the public library, forthcoming town …

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UPDATED: 3 Teens Arrested for Vandalism on Main Street

Women allegedly sprayed graffiti on stairwell wall and led police on a foot chase near railroad tracks.

Three teenagers were arrested and charged with malicious defacing of property after allegedly spray-painting the stairwell to a building on Main Street on Dec. 10. According to police logs, two 17-year-old girls and Christina Garrubbo, 18, all of Medfield, were seen spraying graffiti on the stairwell walls between 503 and 505 Main St. Medfield police were informed of the incident shortly after 1 p.m. on Dec. 10. The caller said three women, all wearing black, were spray painting and writing on the stairwell between the two buildings on Main Street, according to police. "When the officers arrived, the smell of paint was still present and the paint was wet," said Medfield Chief of Police Robert E. Meaney Jr. "The officers were told the …

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