Photo by Chuck Ferullo

Medfield State Hospital campus is open

An email from Kristine Trierweiler this afternoon states:

“The Medfield State Hospital campus is open again. 20th Century Fox has officially left the site as of today. ”

The Board of Selectmen is scheduled to make its annual appointments to town committees at our October 3 meeting.  I am posting below the list of committees and appointments, and if people have an interest in serving on a particular town committee, they should let Evelyn Clarke know before 9/29.

I spent Medfield Day helping the Medfield Foundation with its booth and also spent a shift with Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) – in the photo above I am sharing time with MCAP board member and school nurse Kathy Thompson.  Note the new “02052” hat I am wearing – you can get it at Jack Conway Realtors, and the $10 goes to MCAP.

My observations on the reactions I received from people, in general, as I handed them flyers, either from the Medfield Foundation or MCAP, with an elevator speech line of explanation (“MFi raises money for good things for your town, $2m so far” or “MCAP is working to keep your kids safe from drugs and alcohol”) was that most people were genuinely pleased to get that information, based on many heart felt sounding thanks received.

None of that has anything to do with the primary election tomorrow for the empty state senate seat, except that it was the reason I was at Medfield Day, which resulted in the conversations that caused me to learn that:

• Ted Philips told Medfield’s Fred Davis who told me that he, Ted Philips, is “left of center,” and that Paul Feeney “is left of him.”
• Democratic Town Committee members Eileen DeSorgher and Sue Bernstein related that they support Ted Philips because he is more experienced.
• Representative Denise Garlick reported that when she was a new state representative that Ted Philips, then a state house staffer, was hugely helpful to her.

I got to say hello to both Ted Philips and Mike Berry.

The ballots for tomorrow appear below –

Just received from Mike Sullivan –

I saw this on the email the website sends me about any website changes – the hammer is finally coming down on the need for the new transfer station stickers:

Being part of Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) allows me to see many really useful announcements, and I thought I would share a few of the recent ones:

First, Dr. David Worthley is speaking at the PTO meeting tonight on Adolescent Depression.  Info below:

 PTO meeting on Wednesday, September 13th, 7pm for “PTO Presents…”

Meet Dr. David Worthley who will be discussing teen depression and addressing parents’ concerns regarding adolescent mental health. Attend the launch of PTOs new conversation series addressing topics of interest and concern to high school parents. There will be a new forum each month open to you and your questions.  RSVP  here and submit questions or future topic suggestions. Program is Wednesday, September 13th at 7pm in the MHS Library. And, feel free to stay for the PTO business meeting immediately following at 8pm. All are welcome. 

David Worthley, Ed.D. is the Coordinator of Social/Emotional Learning at Medfield High School. He is passionate about his work with the adolescent population, and understands well the importance and value of a solid educational foundation.

Second on the issue of screen time for kids –

• Ask the Mediatrician out of Boston Children’s Hospital: http://cmch.tv/parents/askthemediatrician/
• American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on social media use: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2011/03/28/peds.2011-0054.full.pdf

Third, a 9/26 webinar on teen depression  –

The Dwight – Derby House looking festive and grand at the end of the 20th anniversary evening gala. The town is fortunate to have such a treasure, and lucky to have such dedicated caretakers of that treasure taking such loving care of it One of the oldest structures in the country, and it is owned by Medfield. Be sure to visit it on Medfield Day.

Tonight the Friends of the Dwight-Derby House celebrated the town owning the 350 year old house for the last 20 years with a gala evening of exquisite food from Basile’s and incredible music from Tom Duprey’s and Jeri Bergonzi’s groups (pictured).