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Otter

Posted on December 12, 2011 | Comments Off on Otter

I saw the otter in the pond off Harding Street while jogging yesterday morning.  The cars did not seem to bother him, but my red running pants did when I stopped.

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River otter in pond along Harding this afternoon

Posted on December 9, 2011 | Comments Off on River otter in pond along Harding this afternoon

Deb and Kristen just reported sighting a river otter in the pond along Harding Street, near Wight Street this afternoon.  Years ago Deb and I found a dead one (probably hit by a car) on Harding by the the stream near the RR tracks.  I like knowing they live right around us.

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Email From: Health & Homeland Alert Network (HHAN)

Posted on November 30, 2011 | Comments Off on Email From: Health & Homeland Alert Network (HHAN)

Subject: HHAN Alert (Minor) Seismic Activity in Massachusetts

The following is an alert message from the Massachusetts Health and Homeland
Alert Network:

Title:       Seismic Activity in Massachusetts
Group:       MEMA
Time Sent:   2011-11-30 11:00:58
Severity:    Minor
Sensitivity: This message does not contain sensitive information
Alert ID:    nvitwduyuncq2s3z5qp8wa9iditfrfch

Alert Message:
At 1:07 AM today there was a small 0.8 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 7
kilometers 2 miles NNE of Wilmington, Massachusetts.  There are no reports
of damage associated with this event.  This message has been sent by the
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

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Thanksgiving tradition – the Norfolk Hunt Club

Posted on November 22, 2011 | 1 comment

Starting around 8:00 AM on Thanksgiving morning, the riders and the hounds of the Norfolk Hunt Club gather at the race course on North Street.  There are usually three dozen riders and just as many dogs.  I am told that there is a blessing of the hounds, but I have never seen it.  There is, however, plenty on which to feast the eyes and lots of activity of interest, as the dogs expectantly and jitteringly bunch together, while all the while eager to start running, surrounded by four riders assigned to keep them in place.  Riders milling near and at times amongst the grounded people.

Then around 9:00 AM the hounds are released by the Master of the Hounds and the hounds are off down the hill towards Dover, followed by all the riders, and both disappear only make a big loop and reappear back in front of the assembled crowd, and before disappear again, this time down a trail into the town’s Sawmill Brook Conservation land.

The Hunt can then be meet across from the Medfield State Hospital, where they often stop.

A wonderful and special Medfield Thanksgiving tradition.

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CRWA wins international river award

Posted on November 3, 2011 | Comments Off on CRWA wins international river award

The Charles River Watershed Association won this year’s “2011 International Riverprize, the world’s most prestigious environmental award, the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) announced. The International RiverFoundation’s (IRF) Thiess (pronounced “Teese”) International Riverprize, is awarded for visionary and sustainable excellence in river management.”

http://www.stormh2o.com/the-latest/charles-river-prize.aspx

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