Friday, April 5, 2013
Jeff Marsden was the Medfield School Committee's unanimous choice for the next Superintendent of Schools.
After a months-long process, the Medfield School Committee unanimously endorsed Dr. Jeffrey Marsden as the town's next Superintendent of Schools. Subject to contract negotiations, he would assume the position on July 1 after the June 30 retirement of current Medfield Superintendent of Schools Bob Maguire. "They say it takes a village to raise a child; I can tell you that it takes a village to choose a new Superintendent," said School Committee Chairman Debbie Norschese. Marsden, who lives in Norfolk, holds a Doctorate in Education in Educational Leadership from Boston College, and has been the Superintendent of Wrentham Public Schools since 2006. He started his career in the Taunton school district and then worked several years in the …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
In talking at a United Chamber of Commerce event, Senator Brown talks about the challenges and virtues of small business.
Senator Scott Brown spoke to various local business leaders at a United Regional Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday afternoon. Brown, a Wrentham resident, spoke about the importance of small business during the meeting, which took place at the Franklin Country Club. "I'm proud to be pro-business and pro-jobs legislation," he said. "The government can't create jobs, but it can create an environment where you can create jobs." He said the government must look at ways to encourage growth. "We can't get out of this mess overnight, but we do have the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world," he said. "It's not just Franklin competing with Wrentham any more — both of them are competing against the rest of the world." Brown spoke …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Friday, September 16, 2011
The Medfield High School football team lost to a Hocomock League team for the second straight week, falling 42-7 to King Philip Friday night.
WRENTHAM – The Medfield High School football team (0-2, 0-0) committed four, first-quarter turnovers en route to a 42-7 loss to King Philip Friday night. In this battle of Warriors, Medfield fumbled twice, threw an interception and touched a punt that KP recovered on its first four drives. King Philip (2-0, 0-0) rode an impressive running game — led by senior tailback Charles Ruffin — and an efficient passing game to the early lead. KP led 35-0 at half, and led two clock-killing drives in the second half. Medfield had a total of six plays on its first three possessions — three runs that accounted for three yards, two fumbles (recovered by Joe Johnson and Tyler Morgan) and an interception by Sam McDonald. To make matters worse for the …
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Medfield ranks 81 for in Massachusetts affordable real estate markets, according to a survey issued by Coldwell Banker Real Estate.
Medfield is one of the least affordable real estate markets in the state, according to a new real estate report released Wednesday. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC's Home Listing Report ranked Medfield as the 81st affordable of 88 Massachusetts real estate markets. The study surveyed the average home listing price of four-bedroom, two-bathroom properties on coldwellbanker.com that were listed between September 2010 and March 2011 from more than 2,300 North American markets, according to a press release. Markets included in the U.S. report had to have at least 10 properties fitting the criteria during that time. Medfield's average listing price was $764,550, the report said. Neighboring Walpole ranked 58th, at $585,982. Springfield was the…
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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Theresa Knapp
5:08 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
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