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Select Board today at 10AM – to vote solar PV PPA

The Select Board meets this morning at 10AM to vote to sign the solar photovoltaic PPA agreements with Solect Energy for both a Memorial parking lot canopy and a Blake Middle School rooftop. The PPA’s need to be signed before year end to qualify for better financial returns.

RTE 109 re-opened

Text from Town Administrator, Kristine Trierweiler ten minutes ago said RTE 109 would re-open in ten minutes.

RTE 109 closed at Charles River

The Charles River has overtopped RTE 109 and RTE 109 has been closed.

Live wires now on pavement on Maplewood / earlier, tree on MPD cruiser

Updates from Kristine Trierweiler, Town Administrator.

TEXT THIS MORNING:

This was reportedly this morning near South Street and Curve Street.

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EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON:

Chief Carrico can provide a more detailed report when he is no longer actively responding to calls, however, I wanted to give you a brief update. 

We still have live power lines burning in the roadway on Maplewood. Chief Carrico has been in touch repeatedly with Eversource and MEMA to report our lack of response from Eversource today. Chief Carrico and Chief Guerette will coordinate details to remain with the live wires on Maplewood until Eversource arrives on the scene. 
Public Safety continues to receive calls about downed trees, downed wires, and electrical services torn from houses. Chief Carrico has reported that we are now receiving calls for assistance with flooding in basements. 
The Building Inspector has been working with residents who have experienced tree damage to their homes. We have at least 6 homes that were hit directly, and one family has had to be relocated due to the damage. 
I reported to you earlier the tree damage to the police vehicle and we also experienced a fire engine hitting a telephone pole on Green Street. No injuries to personnel. 
KT
Kristine Trierweiler
Town Administrator
Town of Medfield

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Personally, I was blocked from using RTE 109 or 115 to get back from Millis late morning. Eventually got through on 109 and saw a 2-3′ diameter pine on the roadway.

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

Fly over – addendum

Would have gone with last post (if I had it at the time) –

Windows shaking

Given the fly over just now by four jets in tight formation, I expect the Army Navy game has begun.

Medfield on WCVB’s Chronicle on 12/7 as part of “Club Med”

WCVB’s long running and truly engaging news magazine, Chronicle, will reportedly report of both the Bellforge Arts Center and Park Street Books on its 12/7 show (unless breaking news pre-empts that schedule). Chronicle is captioning the show as CLUB MED, which will reportedly include pieces on the two places in Medfield, plus others from Medway, and Medford. Ben Simoneau posted on FB that Medfield get half the air time in the show.

Thursday, December 7: Club Med – WCVB-TV
Tonight we’re all about the Bay State “Meds” – Medford, Medway, and Medfield! We visit an Italian restaurant in Medford that’s all about family …

Office Hours this Friday

Select Board Office Hours this Friday


I hold regular monthly office hours at The Center on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. 
Residents are welcome to stop by to talk in person about any town matters.
Residents can also have coffee and see the Council on Aging in action (a vibrant organization with lots going on).

Norfolk Hunt Club’s Thanksgiving Hunt

Norfolk Hunt Club’s Thanksgiving Hunt outbound this morning at the top of the sledding hill by the former Medfield State Hospital site. There were maybe a dozen hounds and 50 riders. Decades ago while jogging on Thanksgiving I bumped into a lone rider, Chris Hajjir, riding by herself to lay the trail of fox smell the hounds would follow in the hunt that morning. I recall being impressed how she had it all timed out to do around cooking her family’s turkey.