Posted onJuly 17, 2024|Comments Off on Democrats State Rep Debate – recording available
You can listen to yesterday’s debate by the three Democratic candidates seeking to replace Denise Garlick as our State Representative via this link. The debate was organized by the Charles River Regional Chamber and its President and CEO Greg Reibman did an excellent job of moderating the debate and getting information from the candidates.
Bill Dermody of Needham is also running as an unenrolled candidate. Bill attended our Select Board meeting last night and introduced himself to us at the end. Bill will face the winner of the Democratic primary in the November election.
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Posted onJuly 12, 2024|Comments Off on State Rep debate is 7/16
The Charles River Regional Chamber noticed that I published the wrong date for its debate for the Democratic candidates seeking to replace Rep. Denise Garlick, and was kind enough to alert me.
Meet the candidates for the 13th Norfolk House seat: Patrick A. Gatto, Kenneth Ruetenik, and Joshua Tarsky
July 16, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EDT)
Description
Join us for the virtual debate between the three candidates — Patrick A. Gatto, Kenneth Ruetenik, and Joshua Tarsky — competing in the Sept. 3 Democratic primary for the open state representative seat in the 13th Norfolk district currently held by Rep. Garlick, representing Needham, Dover and part of Medfield.
Our focus will be issues related to economic development, housing, workforce, and the environment. Other general topics may be discussed as well. Questions from the business community in advance are welcome. This event will be recorded and shared later.
Pricing
Free, open to members & nonmembers
Contact Information
Name: Charles River Regional Chamber Phone: (617) 244-5300 Email: info@charlesriverchamber.comr newsletter
Posted onJune 29, 2024|Comments Off on 7/13 Noon Debate for Dems Looking to Replace Rep. Garlick
Charles River Regional Chamber has both a robust set of programs and an excellent newsletter. Their newsletter announced that they are holding an online debate for the three Democratic candidates looking to replace Representative Denise Garlick:
Our chamber will be hosting virtual debates for all three contests, starting July 13 at noon with the three Democrats — Patrick A. Gatto, Kenneth Ruetenik and Joshua Tarsky facing off in the Sept. 3 primary for the seat covering Needham, Dover and part of Medfield, currently held by retiring Rep. Denise Garlick. RSVP
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Posted onMarch 25, 2024|Comments Off on TOWN ELECTION TODAY – please vote on leaving civil service
POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8PM AT THE CENTER
LEAVING CIVIL SERVICE ON BALLOT
I just voted and can report that the voting is extremely light when I was there. Please vote.
Civil service is on our ballot. The Select Board has asked to have the town removed from the civil service system. The Medfield Police Department’s police union supports the town leaving civil service. In fact, the union has created signs that make the somewhat confusing question clear –
SUPPORT MEDFIELD POLICE VOTE YES
Additionally, the union members will be holding those signs at the polls all day. This writer thanks the union and its members for their support and their activity at the polls.
ONE EXAMPLE IS ALL THE REASON WE NEED
The example of why Medfield would be better out of civil service is shown by the MPD’s recent attempt to hire of a new officer having been nixed by another town who civil service states controlled the officer. That town that cancelled our hire is not even the town where the officer currently works, but rather the town the officer left 4 years and 9 months ago, but which town under the archaic civil service rules still controls that officer and has to approve our hiring.
I am told that if Medfield votes today to leave civil service (a YES vote), then Medfield will be able to proceed with our hiring of that new officer tomorrow.
Please vote also to affirm that we believe that Mike Pastore will be a great moderator, and support all our other fellow residents volunteering to make out town run.
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Posted onDecember 17, 2023|Comments Off on I Am Running for Re-election
Re-Pete
I am delighted to share that I am running for re-election to the Select Board in the town election. I continue to feel that what I do helps the town, and I continue to enjoy my work as a Select Board member for the town.
The following is about this town election from the Town Clerk:
The Annual Town Election will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024
Polls will be located at the CENTER at Medfield, 1 Icehouse Road and will be open from 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM. The last day to register to vote to participate in the Annual Town Election is Friday, March 15th 2024 at 5:00 PM.
The Annual Town Election will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024.
The following positions are open for nomination:
One Selectman for a term of three years
One Town Clerk for a term of three years
One Moderator for a term of one year
One Assessor for a term of three years
One School Committee members for a term of three years
One School Committee member for a term of two years
Two Library Trustees for a term of three years
One Planning Board member for a term of five years
One Park Commissioners for a term of three years
One Housing Authority member for a term of five years
One Trust Fund Commissioner for a term of three years
Posted onNovember 30, 2022|Comments Off on Nomination Papers for Annual Town Election now available
From a town alert this afternoon –
Posted on: November 30, 2022
Nomination Papers for Annual Town Election now available
The following positions are open for nomination:
One Selectman for a term of three years
A Moderator for a term of one year
One Assessor for a term of three years
Two School Committee members for a term of three years
Two Library Trustees for a term of three years
One Planning Board member for a term of five years
Two Park Commissioners for a term of three years
One Housing Authority member for a term of five years
Two Trust Fund Commissioner for a term of three years
One Selectman for a term of three years
A Moderator for a term of one year
One Assessor for a term of three years
Nomination papers require 50 signatures of Medfield registered voters per candidate. Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office and are due back by February 6, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
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.
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