Medfield’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been updated with case and testing data as of 12/10. Medfield remains in the yellow category and has a case count of 46 cases over the last 14 days.
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| December 11, 2020 01:51 PM Medfield’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been updated with case and testing data as of 12/10. Medfield remains in the yellow category and has a case count of 46… Read on Click here to open the dashboard. |
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Posted in COVID-19
The Supreme Judicial Court this morning shared its decision, Desrosiers v. The Governor, quoted from below –
CYPHER, J. On March 10, 2020, Governor Charles D. Baker,
Jr., declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in response to the pandemic arising from COVID-19,
a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. See
Governor’s Declaration of Emergency, Executive Order No. 591.
He did so under the Civil Defense Act (CDA), St. 1950, c. 639,
and G. L. c. 17, § 2A. . .
In June 2020, the plaintiffs5 filed a complaint in the
Superior Court, seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive
relief and challenging the Governor’s declaration of a state of
emergency and the emergency orders as unauthorized and
unconstitutional. . .
We conclude that the CDA provides authority for the
Governor’s March 10, 2020, declaration of a state of emergency
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the issuance of the
subsequent emergency orders; the emergency orders do not violate art. 30 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights; and the
emergency orders do not violate the plaintiffs’ Federal or State
constitutional rights to procedural and substantive due process
or free assembly.
From the Medfield Cultural Alliance –
Winter Lights display from Dec. 17 – 20, from 5 pm – 9 pm nightly at the former Medfield State Hospital.
Come revel in the nearly mile-long sprawl of light displays and decorations including a living nativity! Tickets are $20 per vehicle and must be purchased in advance by visiting EventBrite. No visitors will be permitted without a ticket and no tickets will be available for sale on site. The event will run regardless of weather. All proceeds go to support nonprofit organizations Medfield TV and the Cultural Alliance of Medfield.
Hope to see you there!
JeanCultural Alliance of Medfield
C 617-877-5158
JeanMineo@aol.com@JeanRMineoLinkedIn
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Posted in Charity, Entertainment, Events, Medfield Cultural Alliance, Medfield State Hospital, Medfield TV
Read Melissa Coughlin’s full Medfield Patch article here https://patch.com/massachusetts/medfield/help-covid-19-relief-medfield-residents
Melissa is both a nurse at a downtown hospital and a member of the Town of Medfield’s Board of Health. The Board of Health has been providing our town historically unprecedented, diligent services this past year because of COVID-19.
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Posted in COVID-19, health, Medfield Foundation, Town Services
From: William Carrico <wcarrico@medfield.net>
Date: Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 11:12 AM
Subject: FF Matt Reinemann
To:
On Friday Dec 4th, Matt completed the 10 week Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Recruit Class #BW06 which was held in Bridgewater. He was also awarded the Richard N. Bangs Award for outstanding student.
Congradulations Matt!
William C. Carrico II
Fire Chief/EMD
Medfield Fire
112 North Street
Medfield, MA 02052
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Posted in Fire Department
December 05, 2020
The project on the Mt. Nebo Water Tower is complete and the tank is being refilled. This process may disturb some debris, resulting in discolored water in homes…… Read on
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Posted in Water & Sewer
Selectman Office Hours this Friday
I hold regular monthly office hours on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Residents are welcome to call me at 508-359-9190 to discuss any town matters.
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Greg Reibman, President of the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber has been sending a daily e-newsletter since COVID started in March, and this was in his one today –
IRS PPP ruling adds another 2020 hurdle
I hate to spoil your appetite one day before the big event but here’s the latest on the PPP.
Earlier this year, the IRS ruled that expenses (like payroll) that businesses typically deduct from their taxes aren’t tax deductible if they used PPP dollars to pay for them.
Last week, the IRS issued new guidance prohibiting any small business that has a reasonable expectation of eventually receiving PPP loan forgiveness from deducting those expenses in 2020, even if it takes until 2021 or 2022 to be granted forgiveness, or if the business hasn’t submitted a forgiveness application yet, writes Andy Medici for the BBJ.
In other words: The IRS has just made it harder for businesses that are desperately trying to survive this pandemic by eliminating a potential strategy to defer their 2020 tax liabilities for one year while waiting for the economy to rebound.
Or as one expert tells Medici: “Without the PPP, small businesses would have laid off staff, saving on expenses and saving cash. The only reason they kept staffing levels is because of the PPP, and the IRS is effectively punishing that action by pretending it wasn’t a legitimate business expense.”
Interested in a sharp stick in the other eye (related to federal COVID relief support for our businesses)? Try this.
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Posted in Uncategorized
Medfield Select Board member
I started this blog to share the interesting and useful information that I saw while doing my job as a Medfield select board member. I thought that my fellow Medfield residents would also find that information interesting and useful as well. This blog is my effort to assist in creating a system to push the information out from the Town House to residents. Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it can be done better.
For information on my other job as an attorney (personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning and administration, and real estate), please feel free to contact me at 617-969-1500 or Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com.
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