Please Vote for Kevin Kalkut for State Rep.

Posted on October 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Please Vote for Kevin Kalkut for State Rep.

Kevin Kalkut for State Rep.

Having met with Kevin several times over the last two years, I’ve found him to be well aware of our municipal issues, knowledgeable about the roadblocks we face to address them, and insightful in his rationale for tangible solutions. His experience as a Select Board Chair in Norfolk as well as his body of work on the Planning Board, County Advisory Board, and MBTA Advisory Board all contribute to his locally-focused approach to public service. Most importantly, I have come to understand that Kevin truly cares about making our towns work better for our residents. He’s approachable, he listens, and makes himself available whenever asked. Based on all this, I am confident that he would represent Medfield’s interests well in the legislature and I hope you will join me in supporting Kevin Kalkut for 9th Norfolk State Representative. – Osler Peterson, Medfield Select Board

#LocalEndorsement#MedfieldMA#9thNorfolk#KalkutCrew#48DaysToGo#Kalkut4Change#Kalkut4Rep

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Office hours tomorrow

Posted on October 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Office hours tomorrow

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. 

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Please take the MEC 4 question survey

Posted on October 2, 2024 | Comments Off on Please take the MEC 4 question survey

From Emily Lowney, Medfield Energy Committee –

Please help the Medfield Energy Committee by taking a four question survey about the Specialized Energy Code.  

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Office Hours this Friday

Posted on September 30, 2024 | Comments Off on 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).

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“Medfield Decarbonizers” webinar, 7:30 PM, 10/8 via Zoom

Posted on September 30, 2024 | Comments Off on “Medfield Decarbonizers” webinar, 7:30 PM, 10/8 via Zoom

From Helen Dewey of Medfield Environment Action =

Climate Action in Medfield

Thinking about installing heat pumps in your home or getting solar panels?  Maybe your current car needs to be replaced and you are thinking about purchasing an electric vehicle?  These are the most impactful actions one can take to decrease their carbon footprint as well as greenhouse gas pollution in the town of Medfield. Many fellow residents have done just that, and you can hear from some of them on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30 pm. The Medfield Energy Committee dubs them “Medfield Decarbonizers”.  Who are they, you might ask?  They are Medfield neighbors who drive electric vehicles, have installed solar panels or heat pumps and they are a great resource for anyone considering these investments!

Medfield Environment Action (MEA) and the Medfield Energy Committee (MEC) are hosting a “Medfield Decarbonizers” webinar on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.  Medfield Decarbonizers have taken action to reduce the carbon output of everyday activities such as driving a car, heating and cooling a home or using electricity.  Hear the experiences of fellow neighbors regarding their purchases and everyday use of these sustainable technologies and ask them your questions.  In addition, learn why one panelist chose to opt up to “Medfield 100”, which supplies 100% renewable electricity through Medfield Community Electricity.

Preregister for the free webinar at tinyurl.com/decarbonizers and the Zoom link will be sent to you. For more information visit meamedfield.org  or email MEAMedfield@gmail.com with any questions.  Visit the MEA website to see videos of previous, educational webinars.  MEA is proud to network with Sustainable Medfield and MEC working together towards Medfield’s Net Zero 2050 Goal.Climate Action in Medfield

Thinking about installing heat pumps in your home or getting solar panels?  Maybe your current car needs to be replaced and you are thinking about purchasing an electric vehicle?  These are the most impactful actions one can take to decrease their carbon footprint as well as greenhouse gas pollution in the town of Medfield. Many fellow residents have done just that, and you can hear from some of them on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30 pm. The Medfield Energy Committee dubs them “Medfield Decarbonizers”.  Who are they, you might ask?  They are Medfield neighbors who drive electric vehicles, have installed solar panels or heat pumps and they are a great resource for anyone considering these investments!

Medfield Environment Action (MEA) and the Medfield Energy Committee (MEC) are hosting a “Medfield Decarbonizers” webinar on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.  Medfield Decarbonizers have taken action to reduce the carbon output of everyday activities such as driving a car, heating and cooling a home or using electricity.  Hear the experiences of fellow neighbors regarding their purchases and everyday use of these sustainable technologies and ask them your questions.  In addition, learn why one panelist chose to opt up to “Medfield 100”, which supplies 100% renewable electricity through Medfield Community Electricity.

Preregister for the free webinar at tinyurl.com/decarbonizers and the Zoom link will be sent to you. For more information visit meamedfield.org  or email MEAMedfield@gmail.com with any questions.  Visit the MEA website to see videos of previous, educational webinars.  MEA is proud to network with Sustainable Medfield and MEC working together towards Medfield’s Net Zero 2050 Goal.

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Get Free COVID Tests

Posted on September 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Get Free COVID Tests


COVIDTESTS.gov Now Open For Ordering

Dear Local Public Health Partner,

On behalf of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), we’re sharing the following information about COVIDTESTS.gov:

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service has reopened COVIDtests.gov as of today, so that households across the country can order four additional over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free. These tests are intended for use throughout the 2024 holiday season to detect currently circulating COVID-19 variants. Clear instructions are included on how to verify extended expiration dates. 

These efforts complement ASPR’s ongoing distribution of free COVID-19 tests to long-term care facilities, low-income senior housing, uninsured individuals, and underserved communities. Through this community organization distribution program and the home-ordering program, ASPR has provided a combined total of more than 1.9 billion COVID-19 over-the-counter tests.  

As the fall and holiday seasons will create increased close proximity gatherings of people, the Administration remains committed to helping Americans access tests to help so that, if they develop a respiratory illness, they can learn whether it is due to COVID-19 and then make the best choices about seeking medical care and reducing risks to family, friends, and co-workers. To order four free, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, visit COVIDtests.gov.   

Sincerely, 

Office of External Affairs 

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response  

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  

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Swing Dancing at Dale by MMA on 10/18

Posted on September 27, 2024 | 2 comments

From Patti Allen of the Medfield Music Association –

Event: Learn to Swing Dance! 

Where: Dale Street Gymnasium

When: Friday, October 18th, 7:00 PM – 9:30PM

Why: Listen to great swing music from the Medfield High School Jazz Band, learn a few new moves, and help provide financial assistance for the upcoming MHS Music dept. Disney World trip! 

🎺On Friday, October 18th from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM there will be a “Learn to Swing Dance Night” for adults and students in the Dale Street Gym!!

Learn to Lindy Hop and enjoy a group lesson with Aurelie & Tony Tye ofHop to the Beat Dance Studio!

For one night only…the Dale Street Gymnasium will be transformed and the award-winning Medfield High School Jazz Band will be performing LIVE as your “house band.” It’s sure to be a fun-filled and entertaining evening so spread the word to friends and family! All are welcome (you do not need to be a Medfield resident to attend).

👉Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketsource.us/whats-on/ma/dale-street-gymnasium/a-night-of-swing-dancing/e-zvyklp

🎟$20 for adults

🎟$10 for students and seniors

Proceeds provide financial assistance to MHS music students attending the 2025 Music Department Trip to Disney World next spring.

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Yoga on the Turf Sunday at noon by MCSP

Posted on September 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Yoga on the Turf Sunday at noon by MCSP

From Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke –

Join Us for Yoga on the Turf – Supporting Suicide Prevention Awareness

In honor of Suicide Awareness Month, the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP) invites you to our annual Yoga on the Turf event on Sunday, September 29, at 12 PM on the Medfield High School turf. This all-levels yoga class will be led by Paula Cleary from Medfield Yoga Studio and is open to everyone, from beginners to seasoned practitioners.

The class is FREE, but donations are kindly encouraged to support MCSP’s mission of promoting mental health, raising awareness, reducing stigma, and providing education to prevent suicide within our community.  

What to Bring: Your own mat and a water bottle
Who: ALL AGES and skill levels welcome!

Thank you for standing with us in support of mental health and suicide prevention.

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Hands off the yard signs!

Posted on September 19, 2024 | 1 comment

Let’s join together as Medfield residents in collectively educating our young residents to leave the political and other lawn signs of our fellow residents alone.

I can only imagine that our young residents think that they are engaging in a harmless fun prank when they take lawn signs from other residents. However, what the kids may think is a harmless fun prank is received by the sign owner as an impingement of our most precious American constitutionally protected First Amendment freedom of expression. The act of the kids denying others their cherished freedom is neither fun nor funny for the sign owner. Those owners are likely left feeling an unsettling afront to their freedoms and a sense of disquiet that an unknown neighbor would intentionally hurt them by taking from them.

Let’s collectively help our young Medfield residents practice tolerance and respect for the freedom of others to express whatever political beliefs they may wish.

If any young sign stealers want to have their beliefs expressed, I invite them to submit something to me to post on my blog where their views can be seen by our community.

Maybe if we can help our young residents stop hurting others in Medfield, what civility we accomplish might even spread.

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Medfield’s first Select Board woman, Sandra Munsey, died

Posted on September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Medfield’s first Select Board woman, Sandra Munsey, died

The first woman Medfield Select Board member, Sandra Munsey, has died.

When I was on the Zoning Board of Appeals, I used to see decisions that she had participated in, so she too must have been on both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Select Board.

Sandra Goss Munsey, 87, of Forestdale, MA, died September 3, 2024.

She was born to the late Robert B. & Frances L.D. Goss in Portsmouth, NH. Sandy graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1955 and received a BA in Government from the University of NH in 1959. She received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University in 1976. She married the late Donald T. Munsey Jr in 1959 and lived in NH, Medfield and Norfolk MA before moving to Forestdale in 1998.

Sandy’s work careers included Public Administration, Revenue Officer, grade school and collegiate teacher, Rye NH Police & Fire Dispatcher, & clerk at Saunder’s Lobster Pound. Sandra was active in local government and was the first woman selectman in Medfield. She was active with Norfolk County 4-H with her 4-H club The Eager Beavers, Medfield Music Boosters, life member of Kappa Delta, Locke Family Association, American Society for Public Administrators, League of Women Voters, International Order of Rainbow, Order of Eastern Star, founding member of Rhododendron Quilters, New England Quilter’s Guild, American Quilt Study Group, & Narragansett Bay Quilters Association. She had a special appreciation for antique, red work and Hawaiian quilts.

Sandy is survived by her siblings, Sarah, Corrine, Marilyn, & Joseph, her daughters, Suzanne & Carol, and granddaughters, Leah & Sarah.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to The Goss Farm, c/o the Rye Conservation Commission, Rye Town Hall, 10 Central Rd, Rye, NH 03870.

Graveside services and a reception will be held at the Rye Central Cemetery sometime in 2025.

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