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The hearing continues before the ZBA on the Gatehouse 40B.  A letter was received from Gatehouse with its proposals of what it is willing to do.  Next meeting dates were to be10/23 and 10/30, but decision was made that they will not have enough new information from Mr. Jacobs, the town's financial consultant by that date to make it worth keeping, so the next date will be 10/30.  Gatehouse agreed to continue the date by which the ZBA must issue its decision by five days, to 11/5, so as to accommodate the ZBA hearing schedule and decision timing constraints by which the decision must be issued.

Full load at transfer station by the private company that has been doing the monthly electronic recycling.  Town used to pay to provide this service, and lost money on it because we did not charge enough. 

I paid $10 to drop off a small TV won in a raffle at a golf tournament10 years ago.

Company worker told me the TV's were really loss leaders, but that the whole experience of being at the transfer station has generally been a good thing for their company. 

Busy day at the swap.  Solid waste committee should figure out how to have buildings or trailers for storage so the swap can be open year round, like in our neighboring towns.

This morning a crowd of over a hundred people gathered at Causeway Street  and Claypit Road to dedicate a new civic square in honor of Bobby Naughton, former officer in the MPD.  The  ceremony was organized by Richard DeSorgher, with remarks by former Chief Bill Mann, town administrator Mike Sullivan, and Veterans Service Officer Ron Griffin.  All agreed that Bobby was friendly, kind, personable, brave, and had strong interests in nature, archeology, boats, and life in general.  This writer met him few times, but recalls the warmth and focus he brought to bear.  As Tracy  Mitchell said when Bobby died, Medfield lost a great man who simply cannot be replaced.

The plaque and bench stand in front of two trees Bobby planted.

Wonderful celebratory event for a wonderful man, who is greatly missed.

Eagle Scout Badge, Type 3 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nick Derian received his Eagle Scout award at a Troop 10 BSA court of honor this afternoon at the UCC.  Nick built a 17′ bridge over Vine Brook to provide better access to Hinkley Pond.  Troop 10 had many of its scouts assist in running the COH, which is great experience for them.

I spoke to Congressman Lynch today at Westwood Day, and teased him about dropping Medfield from his district, and he assured me that it was Barney Frank who asked to get Medfield, Easton, and (I think) Needham added to his own district.

Westwood Day looked to be a huge success for a first time effort.  Booths and food, like Medfield Day, but sports clinics, big trucks, antique cars, a WHS evening football game, followed by fireworks.  Makes me wish MEMO would bring  back the Medfield Night Fireworks.

By Susan Bradley

A serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 through 9 has come to light, and there’s no patch at this time.

If you must use Internet Explorer for specific applications, use another browser as much as possible and remove or disable Java.

Microsoft Security Advisory 2757760, dated Sept. 17, warns of a newly disclosed IE vulnerability that could allow remote-code execution — which means an attacker could take over a targeted PC with the same rights as the current user. (This type of threat is why we recommend setting up a non-admin account on the PC you use most of the time.)

According to the advisory, Internet Explorer 10 (included with Windows 8) is not threatened. But that caveat is irrelevant because few Windows users are running Win8 for any purpose other than testing the new OS.

What to do: Here, in a nutshell, are your options:

1) Use another browser. Until Microsoft releases a patch for this new threat, simply do all your Web browsing with Firefox or Chrome — and make sure they’re fully updated.

2) Remove Java. If you must use IE, ensure that Java is fully disabled or not installed. I discussed this in my Sept. 6 Patch Watch column.

3) Use the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit. If you can’t operate without IE and Java, Microsoft’s EMET software can help. A RationallyPARANOID blog has a helpful how-to guide for installing EMET. Brian Krebs also has an excellent post on using the toolkit to protect IE.

Look for more on EMET — what it is and how it protects you — in next week’s regularly scheduled Patch Watch. And if Microsoft releases an out-of-cycle IE update before then, I’ll let you know. In the meantime, keep an eye out for a soon-to-be-released Microsoft fixit for Internet Explorer; it should provide protection until a patch is ready. I’ll post an update in the lounge when it’s released.

The dedication of the new Robert E. Naughton Civic Square will be at 11:00 AM on September 29, 2012 at the intersection of Causeway Street and Claypit Road, followed by a reception at The Center.   The invitation is attached.

Boston Magazine lists MHS as the 18th best high school in Massachusetts on its top 50 list.  Our per pupil cost was 4th lowest of those top 50.  Double winner.

Congratulations to all responsible.