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The new memorial for Medfield’s veterans of the Vietnam War was unveiled at a ceremony this morning presided over by our Veterans Service Office er, Ron Griffin, at the podium.  Behind the plaque stand ten veterans, whose names appear on the plaque. 

The patio was created as an eagle scout project by Sam Marble, who also spoke and was acknowledged and recognized for his successful creation.

Busy time as a selectman –

• MSH Clean Up Mediation Committee and DCAMM joint meeting to report to the town a week ago yesterday.  Excellent report on excellent results, crafted and achieved by the hard work by our committee and DCAMM both.  I am expecting the written report to arrive soon, so we can be prepared to discuss it at the Board of Selectmen meeting next Tuesday.  See their report here.
• my first Friday of the month selectman office hours at The Center (9-10AM) a week ago, with lots of customers
• Lyme Disease Study Committee Monday night – well run deer management program, that is looking to add more private lands
• yesterday was a marathon day of selectman work, starting with Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) meeting in the morning, Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony in the evening, followed by the first meeting of the  Committee for the Collaborative Reuse of the MSH, to prepare for our first meeting with DCAMM next Monday about the town purchase of the MSH site – I spent five hours on selectman tasks that day, and ate dinner at 9:45PM.

Ben Lester gives out the prizes at the first Albert Lester Memorial Disc Golf Tournament at McCarthy Park this afternoon, held to raise awareness about impaired driving and money to prevent substance abuse.  Proceeds go to MCAP via the MFi.

In the photo Carole Cornelison describes the new elements of the mediated clean up of the C&D area at the MSH, which appear on the screen behind her.  The plan calls for removal of most of the contaminated materials out of the wetlands and burying and capping them on site in the former area that was dug out to build the power plant.  The power plant has been demolished.  The landscape design creates beautiful river overlooks.

WordPress just gave me this encouragement message:  “You published 1,000 posts.”  If they really wanted to motivate bloggers, they would follow my Fitbit’s methods of motivating and encouraging one, by giving out goofy badges.

James Callahan, Matthew McKinney, and Parker Wooden get their Eagle Scout pins at the Court of Honor this afternoon at the UCC, with their parents also being recognized.

Months and Years

Second house next to the Beehive was also demolished this past week.  There are for sale signs in front of both, so the owner must be looking to sell lots.  It is a big parcel, much wet, but I seem to recall being told that uses are limited to use of the existing house footprint.

The house at the corner of Harding and West Mill Streets, known as the Beehive, was demolished this past week, with the red single story house next to it also coming down. 

I am guessing that the owner waited out the demolition delay period, as there seemed to be activity around the house about a year ago, and then a long period of inactivity.  Another part of Harding’s history is gone.

I thought I was hearing woodcocks last week in the twilight as I got home, and then Friday evening while walking to the Kingsbury Club I saw one clearly against the sky as it flew up off the ground when I flushed it by walking nearby. A sure sign of spring in my neighborhood, and one that probably took me a couple of Yeats to figure out what I was seeing as I witnessed their mating flights and listened to their calls in the spring twilight as I walked my golden.