No reminder is probably necessary, given the amount of news coverage – and the election frenzy will all be over tonight.
When I voted at 8:45 lots of sign holders, few parking spaces, and I had to stand in line for the first time ever – so great to see so many voting. 350 had voted in my precinct, so probably about 1,400 town wide.
Posted in Elections
From Susan Maritan –
On November 6th, Election Day, while casting your vote for the candidates and initiatives that you support, please consider bringing financial or food donations to the polls in support of the Medfield Food Cupboard. Especially needed items for the fall and winter months are: rice, tuna, spaghetti, jelly/jam.
The polls will be open at The Center at Medfield from 6 AM until 8 PM, and donations may be dropped off any time during this window. Food Cupboard volunteers will be present throughout the day to collect donations and answer any questions you may have.
Those interested in supporting the Medfield Food Cupboard throughout the year may do so by placing unexpired, unopened, shelf-stable food in the collection bins at Shaw’s, Medfield Public Library, Pfaff Center, Senior Center, the Medfield churches, or monetary donations can be made on line at: medfieldfoodcupboard.com or mailed to: PO Box 172, Medfield, MA 02052.
Posted in Charity, Elections, Medfield Food Cupboard
At the Board of Selectmen meeting last night by the split joint vote of the four then current School Committee members and the three selectmen Meghan Glenn, a former teacher, was elected to fill the open School Committee spot created by the resignation of Tim Bonfatti last month.
When there is an open position on a Town of Medfield board, that position is filled by the joint vote of the two boards.
Dr. Meredith Chamberland, who holds a doctorate, also agreed to be nominated. The town is fortunate to have two such well credentialed, knowledgeable candidates willing to serve on the School Committee (both have been active in school matters). Based on the responses by both Ms. Glenn and Dr. Chamberland to numerous questions last night, our town will be exceedingly well served if both continue their active participation in school matters going forward.
There will be an election at the Board of Selectmen meeting tomorrow evening to fill the vacancy on the School Committee created by Tim Bonfatti’s recent resignation. The candidate will be selected by a majority of the vote by members of both boards.
I assume that anyone interested in serving should send a resume to the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen, and plan to have their name put into contention tomorrow evening at the selectmen meeting.
This is from the BoS agenda:
Appointments
7:05 PM Joint meeting of Board of Selectmen and School Committee to fill School Committee vacancy by special election pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 11
Posted in Elections, Schools, Selectmen matters
Please remember to vote this coming Tuesday in the primary election.
I ask those of you in Precincts 1 and 2 to join me in voting for Denise Garlick for state representative in the Democratic primary.
As our state representative, Denise has –
You would all be as disappointed as I was, when I listened to the debate between Denise and her challenger, to learn that her challenger knew so little about our town that he thought the Medfield State Hospital was still open and full of DMH patients – he had no understanding about Medfield’s biggest issue.
The clock is ticking – today is the last day to register to vote before the September 4th primary in Massachusetts. So if it’s been sitting on your to-do list, it’s time to get it done!
Remember: you can register to vote online right here.
And if you or your friends are registering by mail, it’s not too late to send as long as it gets postmarked today.
Primary day is less than 3 weeks away – so make a plan to vote!
Posted in Elections
All questions passed, but margins vary. Taxes will go up about 10% to pay for budget increases and the overrides.
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