Town leaders donned thinking caps: L -R: Mike Sullivan, Mark Fisher, me, and Sarah Raposa at a benefit Medfield trivia evening (MCPE?), where the scores documented that we were not so knowing. However, we did have the most interesting hats in the room. I was asked to field a Town House team, and Mike, Mark and Sarah were the good sports that joined me. And wore the hats I brought.

OneDrive amuses me by putting up old photos every day and this was one from today, so the trivia event was in early June.

Thank you Garden Continuum!

Monique Allen and her landscaping business, The Garden Continuum, volunteered lots of time to design and plant the Straw Hat Park. They made the Straw Hat Park a reality, and now today The Garden Continuum was back comping their time to spread mulch.

Mike Thompson

Photo by Colleen Sullivan, like most really good Medfield photos

What is Medfield’s Car Wash Fundraiser Policy?

Applicants must be local Town of Medfield non profit organizations. There is only one car wash per Saturday, choice of 9AM to 1PM or 10AM to 2PM. Please use this link to sign up for late summer/early fall 2023 dates. If you would like assistance signing up, please contact Brittney Franklin at bfranklin@medfield.net. 

Applicant is responsible for picking up water key the Friday before the Fundraiser, water key must be returned in the Green Box on Janes Avenue at the conclusion of the fundraiser.  An Adult must be present at all car wash fundraisers. All car wash fundraisers will be postponed if the Board of Selectmen has declared a partial or total Water Ban.

Select Board Office Hours this Friday

I hold regular monthly office hours at The Center on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. 
Residents are welcome to stop by to talk in person about any town matters.
Residents can also have coffee and see the Council on Aging in action (a vibrant organization with lots going on).
I can be reached via 508-359-9190 or this blog about Medfield matters https://medfield02052.wordpress.com, where any schedule changes will be posted. 

Thank you to all who planned and participated this year!!!

May 25, 2023

School Building Committee – Wants your feedback!

This first survey will inform the SBC of your perspective on the prior proposal and what is currently important to you as the new process begins. Please visit…… Read on

From WBUR – read or hear the full article/program her – hate crimes in Massachusetts are up 30% in a year –

Hate crimes increased by 30% in 2022, ADL report finds

May 23, 2023

• Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service

Hate crimes reported in Massachusetts rose more than 30% between 2021 and 2022, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. The report indicates the rise in hate and extremism has been driven by antisemitic attacks, white supremacist propaganda and anti-LGBTQ+ threats and harassment.

Trailing only Texas, Massachusetts recorded the second highest number of white supremacist propaganda incidents last year, the report found. The distribution of white supremacist propaganda increased by 71% from 2021 and 2022 — rising from 272 instances to 465 — largely attributed to groups like Patriot Front, the Nationalist Social Club and the Goyim Defense League, according to the report.

Read or hear the full article/program here – hate crimes in Massachusetts are up 30% in a year

Resources I have found so far –

In terms of reporting:

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/protections-against-hate-crimes

“File a civil rights complaint

You should immediately contact your local police department if you feel you are the victim of a hate crime. Victims of hate crimes can file a civil rights complaint with the Attorney General’s Office or call the office’s special hotline at 1-800-994-3228.”

For Massachusetts state government annual reports:

https://www.mass.gov/lists/reports-on-hate-crimes-in-massachusetts

Interesting graphs and charts by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation –