Posted onApril 30, 2026|Comments Off on My May Office Hours Postponed to 2nd Friday, 5/8
Select Board Office Hours this Month on 5/8
FOSI yard sale preparations at The Center on 5/1/26 are bumping my regular monthly office hours (usually on the first Friday of every month) to May 8 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.
I will get back at FOSI for bumping me by buying all the good stuff at their sale!
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Posted onApril 23, 2026|Comments Off on My May Office Hours Postponed to 2nd Friday, 5/8
Select Board Office Hours this Month on 5/8
FOSI yard sale preparations at The Center on 5/1/26 are bumping my regular monthly office hours (usually on the first Friday of every month) to May 8 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.
I will get back at FOSI for bumping me by buying all the good stuff at their sale!
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The seven justices’ chairs at the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
COMMONWEALTH vs. META PLATFORMS, INC.
WENDLANDT, J. The Commonwealth alleges that Meta Platforms, Inc., and Instagram, LLC (collectively, Meta), engaged in unfair business practices by designing the Instagram platform to induce compulsive use by children, engaged in deceptive business practices by deliberately misleading the public about the safety of the platform, and created a public nuisance by engaging in these unfair and deceptive practices. Meta moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing, inter alia, that § 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA), 47 U.S.C. § 230 (§ 230), barred the claims. A Superior Court judge denied the motion, and Meta appealed.
Thus, at least at this preliminary stage of the litigation, Meta has not shown it is entitled to the protection provided by § 230(c)(1).
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Posted onMarch 29, 2026|Comments Off on Medfield Community Electricity – Update
From Bob Winograd of the Community Aggregation Program (Medfield Community Electricity – MCE) and the Medfield Energy Committee –
Town of Medfield Opens Public Review Period for Revised Electricity Aggregation Plan
Medfield, MA – (April 1, 2026) – The Town of Medfield is holding a 30-day public review period for its revised aggregation plan for Medfield Community Electricity. Medfield Community Electricity is our Town’s official electricity supply program, active since June 2024.
The aggregation plan describes how our electricity program is structured and operated. Medfield secured approval for our original aggregation plan from the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in January 2024. In July 2024, the DPU issued new rules for aggregation plans, called “Guidelines for Municipal Aggregators”. The Guidelines expand local authority for cities and towns concerning the operation of their programs and increase public transparency about program operations. The revisions to our aggregation plan ensure that the plan aligns with the new Guidelines.
The revised Plan allows the Town to update its format without lengthy DPU approval, strengthens annual performance reporting, and expands flexibility to introduce new supply options.
On the program website, electricity.medfield.net, you can review both the revised plan and the current plan. The program website has a comment form to provide written comments, or you may email
“support_ma@goodenergy.com,” with the subject line “Medfield Plan Comments.” Good Energy is the consultant that developed and manages our program on a day-to-day basis. The public review period is open until April 30, 2026.
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