OK, now it is true. Even a broken clock is right twice a day! Yesterday I was going to set it to publish this morning, and missed that switch before it went live.
Posted onOctober 30, 2026|Comments Off on Tom Melville for State Representative
I Support Tom Melville for State Representative
I am supporting Tom Melville because our towns need a state representative who understands local challenges, treats public service as a responsibility, and will work full-time for us. Tom believes in listening to residents, being transparent about decisions, and holding government accountable. He will bring the focus and determination our communities deserve.
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Scott Harshbarger, Former Massachusetts Attorney General
Diana DiZoglio, Massachusetts State Auditor
Bill Keating, US Congressman and Former Norfolk County District Attorney
Martin J. Walsh, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor & Mayor of Boston
State Legislators
Cynthia Stone Creem, State Senate Majority Leader
Bill Driscoll, State Senator
Paul Feeney, State Senator
John Keenan, State Senator
Mike Moore, State Senator
Becca Rausch, State Senator
Ronald Mariano, Speaker of the House
Tackey Chan, State Representative
William Galvin, State Representative
Denise Garlick, Former State Representative
Bill MacGregor, State Representative
Paul McMurtry, State Representative
Alice Peisch, State Representative
Ted Philips, State Representative
John Rogers, State Representative
Jeff Roy, State Representative
Greg Schwartz, State Representative
Josh Tarsky, State Representative
Tommy Vitolo, State Representative
Countywide Elected Officials
Rob Galibois, Cape and Islands District Attorney
Kevin Hayden, Suffolk County District Attorney
Ralph Martin, Former Suffolk County District Attorney
Marian Ryan, Middlesex County District Attorney
Dave Sullivan, Northwestern District Attorney
Michael Bellotti, Norfolk County Treasurer
Tamisha Civil, Governor’s Councilor
Paul Heroux, Bristol County Sheriff
Mary Olberding, Hampshire Register of Deeds
Norfolk County Elected Officials
Stephen Acosta, Dedham Select Board
Meredith Boericke, Braintree Town Council
Erin Boles-Welsh, Dedham Select Board
Patricia Boyden, Canton Select Board
Anthony Buono, Brookline Select Board
Winston Daley, Milton Select Board
Bill Dermody, Needham Select Board
Liz Dillon, Milton Town Moderator
Bob Donnelly, Norwood Select Board Vice Chair
Cathy Dowd, Needham Select Board
Julia Flaherty, Braintree Town Council
Katie Goldrick, Past Holbrook Select Board
Jesse Gordon, Randolph Town Council
Bernard Greene, Brookline Select Board
Meghan Haggerty, Milton Select Board
Moe Handel, Former Needham Select Board
Sue Harrington, Canton Select Board
Taiese Hickman, Norfolk Select Board
Jeff Johnson, Plainville Select Board
Kevin Keane, Needham Select Board
Matthew Lane, Chair, Norwood Select Board
Elizabeth Maglio, Braintree Town Council
Dan Matthews, Former Needham Select Board
Anita Mecklenburg, Norfolk Select Board
Jesse Mermell, Former Brookline Select Board
Maxwell Morrongiello, Franklin Town Council
David Pearlman, Chair, Brookline Select Board
Osler Peterson, Medfield Select Board
Annmary Quilty, Braintree Town Council
Michelle Persson Reilly, Dedham Select Board
Deborah Riley, Quincy City Council
Michael Rubenstein, Brookline Select Board
Virginia Ryan, Quincy City Council
Rebecca Shangraw, Weymouth Town Council
Erin Sibley, Westwood Select Board
Thomas Ulfelder Vice Chair, Wellesley Select Board
Amanda Zimmerman,Brookline Select Board
Benjamin Zoll, Milton Select Board
Democratic Town Committees
Canton
Dedham
Dover
Franklin
Medfield
Medway
Millis
Norfolk
Norwood
Westwood
Wrentham
Community Activists & Leaders*
Cathleen CavellBrookline
Dave Cavell, Brookline,
Kathleen Crogan-Camara, Democratic State Committee
Jackie Curtis, Democratic State Committee
Greg Dodd, Canton DTC Chair
Andrew Fischer, Brookline
Julie Garland, Wrentham DTC Chair
Jesse Gordon, Randolph DTC Chair
Meghan Haggerty, Milton DTC Chair
Jane Hardin, Millis DTC Chair
Becca Kornet, Medfield DTC Chair
Kevin MacKenzie, Progressive Brookline Co-Chair
Dennis Naughton, Foxborough DTC Chair; Democratic State Committee
Susan Park, Brookline
Rachel Plukas, Franklin DTC Chair
Jessica Porter, Dedham DTC Chair
Claudia Pouravelis, Democratic State Committee
Dave Tarkowski, Medway DTC Co-Chair
Mendy Tarkowski, Medway DTC Co-Chair
*Note: all endorsements represent the personal endorsement of each individual and does not represent the position of their Town Committee or the Democratic State Committee
Posted onAugust 29, 2026|Comments Off on Letter to Editor HTW failed to run
August 19, 2026
Julia Beauregard, Managing Editor
MEDFIELD HOMETOWN WEEKLY
To the Editor:
We are long term devoted readers of the MEDFIELD HOMETOWN WEEKLY newspaper and were shocked and disappointed in the August 13, 2026 headline and full back page article by the Hometown Weekly Staff “Conner outlines plans for DA office”. The article included an interview and four photos of Norfolk Country District Attorney candidate Greg Connor- one of seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the September 1st primary election. The article appeared less than three weeks before a major primary election without an equal opportunity to the other six DA candidates.
In past elections our HTW didn’t print press releases or letters to the editor from candidates or their supporters, forcing candidates to submit paid advertisements in the newspaper. At the very least the HTW owes an explanation to the readers why they interviewed only one candidate and give the other candidates equal press in the August 27 edition of the HTW. Mr. Connor worked very closely with the current DA Michael Morrissey for 18 of his 25 years in the DA office.
Djuna Perkins is “running for District Attorney to restore integrity, accountability, and justice to Norfolk County”, and in our opinion she is the candidate that stands out in this race. We ask Medfield Democrat and Unenrolled (Independent ) voters to please join us in voting Djuna Perkins for Norfolk County DA in the September 1 Democratic Primary. Djuna is the most qualified candidate for the job. She’s a former Assistant Attorney General, Assistant District Attorney and head of the Suffolk County Domestic Violence Unit, and a lawyer with 30+ years of experience standing up for victims of crime.
Djuna has been unafraid to challenge the political status quo to restore justice to Norfolk County. She got into this campaign early because she wanted to stand up for what is right and amplify the voices of those unheard.
Djuna’s commitment to justice is shaped by her lived experience. Her mother died by suicide when Djuna was a baby and she grew up in poverty and on public assistance. She understands what injustice is because she has lived it, and she has dedicated her life’s work to protecting those who need it most.
Djuna speaks truth to power. From calling out the current District Attorney’s failure to charge the murderer of Sandra Birchmore and her refusal to treat those with money, connections and power differently, to her vocal opposition to ICE abuses and attacks on our most vulnerable neighbors from the Trump administration, Djuna will always stand up for what is right.
Djuna is a longtime resident of Dedham. She and her husband, a Milton Public Schools teacher, have three young adult children. Djuna’s endorsers include over one hundred highly respected city and town councilors, select board members, law enforcement professionals and Democratic and community leaders. A full list is here.
The Democratic Primary is September 1. Mail-in ballots are available at the Town clerk’s office. Early In-Person Voting begins Saturday, August 22 and ends on Friday, August 28 at 1pm.
Please join us in voting for Djuna Perkins for DA. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Cheri and Robert Autry
Helen and Greg Beedy
Susan and Jon Bernstein
Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke
Kirsten and Glen D’Abate
Eileen DeSorgher
Michael Filosa
Fritz Fleischmann
Brian Flynn
Becca and John Kornet
Andrew Modest
Osler “Pete” Peterson
David Temple
Margaret and Peter Vasaturo
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Posted onMay 8, 2026|Comments Off on 7 Democratic DA Candidates Debate – 7PM, 6/17 at MHS
From the Democratic Town Committee chair, Becca Kornet –
Good morning and happy Friday to all!
The Democratic Town Committees of Bellingham, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham are co-sponsoring a debate for the 7 Democratic candidates for Norfolk County DA on June 17 from 7-9PM at Medfield High School (88R South St Medfield). The debate moderator will be Kevin Kalkut.
Our planning committee (which may expand, and which will primarily focus on logistics and not on question content) currently includes Mendy Tarkowski, Candice Sullivan, Bruce Sawayer, Zac Calvano, and me. See attached flyer for more info, and feel free to share with your networks.
Hope to see you there!
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Posted onMarch 29, 2026|Comments Off on The Dignity Index
The Massachusetts Municipal Association had Tim Shriver speak to everyone at the opening of the Massachusetts Municipal Association annual convention this year in January about his Dignity Index, a way to lower the tone of disagreements in our political discourse. At first I discounted the value of the presentation, but after listening to him I think we all could do better by following his suggestions to measure our conversations against the Dignity Index and try to get ourselves to the Dignity Index 7 & 8 levels in our discussions with others:
I started this blog to share the interesting and useful information that I saw while doing my job as a Medfield select board member. I thought that my fellow Medfield residents would also find that information interesting and useful as well. This blog is my effort to assist in creating a system to push the information out from the Town House to residents. Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it can be done better.
For information on my other job as an attorney (personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning and administration, and real estate), please feel free to contact me at 617-969-1500 or Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com.
