TOWN OF MEDFIELD
WATER BAN
EFFECTIVE MAY 28, 2015
The Town of Medfield entered into a Water Ban effective May 28, 2015.
The water ban requirements are the following: NO outdoor watering between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and evening watering is allowed on an odd/even basis only. Any questions, please contact the Medfield Water Dept. at 508-906-3004 or Ken Feeney, DPW Superintendent, at 508-906-3002.
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Posted in Water & Sewer
From Medfield Green –
This Saturday is Week 5 of Medfield Green Month
9-1 at the Transfer Station
It’s the final week of MGM in May!
Are you a darker shade of green because you’ve been recycling all month?
We will be collecting Styrofoam to be recycled. Foam items DO NOT have to display the recycling symbol 6 in the triangle with the PS underneath it, but do need to be cleaned and rinsed. Refoamit will accept packing blocks, produce and meat trays, take out containers (please rinse), hot cups such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Honey Dew and Cumberland Farms (without paper or cardboard infused), foam egg cartons, trays, white insulation sheets, #4 PE Polyethylene foam, #5 PP Polypro foam, bubble wrap and packing peanuts (bagged separately from your foam). They WILL NOT accept: plastic utensils, foam cups infused with cardboard or paper such as McDonald’s, Newman and Burger King (ice tea cup), biodegradable meat trays for example GenPak without the recycling symbol, cardboard egg cartons, soft foam pads, food containers with plastic film attached (some ground turkey comes in these containers), blue or pink insulation sheets.
** We could use some help on Saturday with collecting/sorting – please respond to this email if you have an hour or so to spare!
The next Styrofoam collection will be October 31, 2015 at the Transfer Station!
Bikes Not Bombs will be at the American Legion 9-12 collecting bicycles – not rusted (consider a $10 donation/bike to cover cost of bike to be sent overseas) – for more info visit bikesnotbombs.org
Remember to get your new stickers at the DPW –
the current stickers expire at the end of June $50/2 yrs
Hope to see you at the Transfer Station
the place to be in May!
Next Medfield Green Month will be in October!
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Posted in Green, Recycling & Solid Waste
This from the committee doing the planning for the future of the former MSH site –
June 11, 2015 Community Meeting
The time for public participation in the Medfield State Hospital planning process has arrived!
The Medfield State Hospital Master Planning Committee (MSHMPC) invites you to attend our first community meeting on Thursday, June 11 at 6:00 PM at the high school cafeteria at 88R South Street. This session provides you the opportunity to become involved in the planning of Medfield’s future.
MSHMPC and our master planning consultant, VHB, want to hear your voice about what you would like to see at the property. We also want to educate residents about the decisions and tradeoffs that go into making a viable master plan.
From your input, VHB will create four scenarios for further discussion at a later date with a goal of achieving the master plan for the property by late autumn.
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Posted in Medfield State Hospital, Planning
Yesterday afternoon around 6pm was the ground breaking for the new public safety building, at the site of the former stations. There were several photo ops,but this one was the best, with police officers and firefighters manning the shovels.
Afterwards we toured the temporary police station. Interestingly, both police and fire reported liking their temporary quarters much better than their old strations. They were good to wait so long for the town to get around to building the new facility.
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Posted in Uncategorized
Excellent and personally heart felt speech. 
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Posted in Uncategorized
Tuesday May 26, 2015 @ 7:00 PM
AGENDA {SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
**Tour of temporary Police Department, West Street; if time allows tour of Fire Department site at Town Garage
MEETING AGENDA
Economic Development Committee, Pat Casey Chair
Discuss RFP for Lot 3
MEMO and Cultural Alliance to discuss Straw Hat Park, additional parking on Town land at rear of Ord Block and other downtown issues
Energy / Facilities Manager Andrew Seaman
Continued discussion from May 19 meeting
INFORMATIONAL
New bridge at Meetinghouse Pond installed by Girl Scout Emily Piersiak
(Gold Award project)
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Posted in Select Board matters
This is how we do under the Senate’s budget –
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FY2016 Local Aid Estimates
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All Municipal
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FY2015 Cherry Sheet Estimate
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FY2016 Governor’s Budget Proposal
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FY2016 House Final Budget Proposal
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FY2016 Senate Final Budget Proposal
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FY2016 Conference Committee
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Education:
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Chapter 70
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3,730,480,705
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3,828,556,906
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3,830,886,519
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3,833,516,810
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School Transportation
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154,078
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110,488
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124,430
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130,136
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Charter Tuition Reimbursement
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76,974,357
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74,728,135
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74,431,420
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81,866,459
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Smart Growth School Reimbursement
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436,743
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436,743
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250,000
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436,743
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Offset Receipts:
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School Choice Receiving Tuition
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45,494,828
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46,648,312
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46,648,312
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46,648,312
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Sub-total, All Education Items:
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3,853,540,711
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3,950,480,584
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3,952,340,681
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3,962,598,460
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General Government:
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Unrestricted Gen Gov’t Aid
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945,750,001
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979,797,001
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979,797,001
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979,797,001
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Local Sh of Racing Taxes
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816,585
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710,500
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710,500
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710,500
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Regional Public Libraries
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2,501,833
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2,521,970
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2,601,883
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2,601,883
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Urban Revitalization
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1,286,806
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1,286,306
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1,286,306
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1,286,306
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Veterans Benefits
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50,344,210
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51,516,162
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51,516,162
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51,516,162
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State Owned Land
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26,770,000
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26,770,000
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26,770,000
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26,770,000
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Exemp: VBS and Elderly
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24,416,788
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24,673,163
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24,673,163
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24,673,163
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Offset Receipts:
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Public Libraries
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9,000,000
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8,826,300
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8,847,300
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9,029,000
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Sub-Total, All General Government
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1,060,886,223
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1,096,101,402
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1,096,202,315
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1,096,384,015
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Total Estimated Receipts
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4,914,426,934
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5,046,581,986
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5,048,542,996
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5,058,982,475
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Although the School Lunch program is funded in both the FY2015 final budget and the FY2016 Governor’s, House Final and Senate Final budget proposals, we have removed the estimate from the cherry sheet as this program is an education offset that has no impact on the tax rate setting process.
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May 15, 2015
CULTURAL
ALLIANCE
of Medfield
Dear Medfield Board of Selectmen (and Town Departments),
We wanted to bring to your attention, the current initiative of the Cultural Alliance of Medfield. We are reaching out to multiple organizations throughout town as a way of understanding how best to connect with these groups as integral members in the Cultural Alliance of Medfield.
This new organization grew out of an initiative of the Medfield Cultural District when the committee chose to adopt a larger vision of including all of Medfield’s cultural activities in a comprehensive platform, not just the ones defined by the District’s downtown boundaries. Thus, the Alliance welcomes under its umbrella many organizations and its town-wide public programs while the District continues a more localized approach.
How can local organizations benefit fully in the new Cultural Alliance of Medfield?
• Regularly email program calendars including graphics to calendar@medfieldculture.org
•Submit newsworthy articles by the 20th of each month for publication in the Alliance’s free monthly newsletter info@medfieldculture.org
•Subscribe to the Alliance’s newsletter (Keep up with Medfield Culture!)
http://www.medfieldculture.org
•Adopt a link to the Cultural Alliance http://www.medfieldculture.org in other organization’s newsletter and promotions
Please share this information about inclusion in the Cultural Alliance of Medfield with the various Town departments as we all develop a stronger and more dynamic community presence.
Sincerely,
Diane Borrelli
Kristen Chin
Kirtsen D’ Abate
Rob Gregg
Jean Mineo
Bill Pope
Sarah Raposa
(Steering Committee)
The Alliance has applied to the IRS for Section 501 © (3) status as a charitable organization; approval is pending.
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Posted in Cultural
This press release is from the DA’s office –
Medfield man pleads not guilty To growing, distributing marijuana
Jack Keverian, 28, of Tannery Drive in Medfield pled not guilty to three charges at his Dedham District Court Arraignment today, May 19, 2015, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey:
Defense AttorneyPatrick Reddington waived the reading and entered a plea of not guilty on his client’s behalf.
Assistant District Attorney Jaclyn K. Sexton requested $10,000 cash bail. Defense counsel requested personal recognizance, citing his ties to the community. Judge Michael Pomerole set $10,000 cash bail and ordered the defendant to surrender his passport. The case is scheduled to return to Dedham District Court on June 16, 2015 for pre-trial conference.
Medfield responded to a call from a resident of the property at 5 Tannery Drive reporting an explosion at roughly 9:42 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Responding police and fire personnel observed significant damage to the doors of the property’s 3-car garage and a substantial amount of visible marijuana and associated processing equipment.
A search warrant was obtained and executed beginning at roughly 6 a.m. Sunday. In addition to the contents of the garage, police reported finding growing marijuana plants and associate cultivation equipment in two sheds behind the main house. In all, authorities allege to have found about 200 growing plants and some marijuana that had already been processed into Tetrahydrocannabinol, a potent derivative and class C substance.
Medfield Police Chief Robert E. Meaney, Jr. was present at the scene and directing the activities of detectives from Plainville, Norwood, Framingham, Wellesley, Needham and Walpole processing the scene and the evidence as part of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (METRO-LEC) mutual aid organization. Chief Meaney was also in direct contact with Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, who provided several personnel from the detective unit and Drug Task Force assigned to his office. Because of the volume of evidence that needed to be seized, members of the State Police Evidence Unit also responded on Sunday morning.
“It reflects well on the Medfield Police Department, Chief Meaney and these area departments that they have such strong working relationships – with each other and with the State Police,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “As an office, we are certainly ready to provide assistance however we can.”
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This from Susan Maritan (personally, I love that marimba band, so my personal congratulations to Mr. R too!!) –
David Ruggiero Selected to Receive Robert C. Maguire Global Perspectives in Education Award
Last week members of the Robert C. Maguire Award Committee met to review the nominations submitted by the Medfield community for MCPE’s Robert C. Maguire Global Perspectives in Education Award.
This award, honoring the recently retired Superintendent, is given to a Medfield Public School staff member whose efforts embody Bob’s vision for further developing students’ global understanding and readiness to engage in the expanding global economy. The recipient is someone who inspires students to look beyond the town of Medfield and learn more about the global community through innovative programs and technologies. After reviewing the applications received, the award committee came to a consensus that David Ruggiero, a Medfield music teacher who teaches at Memorial and Dale, was the best candidate.
The members of the Bob Maguire Award Committee were extremely impressed by his passion and commitment to his students, music and the marimba program he started in the schools.
Mr. Ruggiero, fondly known as “Mr. R” by his students, wrote an MCPE grant proposal several years ago to start the Ngoma Dzakanaka Marimba Band. The marimba is an instrument from Zimbabwe, and the title of the band means “beautiful songs”. The grant was funded, and he has been leading the marimba band since its inception in January 2011.
“The introduction of the marimba band exposed our community beyond the usual confines of our music curriculum,” wrote one parent. “By bringing music from Zimbabwe into the schools of Medfield, Mr. R added a whole new dynamic and energy both to student learning and to concerts. Kids connect to music, and our marimba band students and those who have heard them really connected to the rhythm and beat of the songs. Music, like history, art and language, can enhance the cultural proficiency of our schools and students. Mr. R has given us this gift and this insight.”
The nominator went on to say, “The marimba bands have helped with the Dale Street School fundraising for Zimbabwe and, in so doing, students have seen the connection between their work in school and the music.”
“Music is a powerful tool to build bridges with other cultures, and Mr. R has shown us what is possible. By integrating something diverse and unique into our school communities, he truly serves as a role model for others.”
Mr. Ruggiero will be recognized and presented with the award on Wednesday, May 27th at 7 PM at the Zullo Gallery when the Medfield Coalition for Public Education holds its annual meeting. The public is invited to attend.
The Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) is an independent, non-profit organization funded to provide system-wide support and academic enrichment for the Medfield Public Schools, with particular attention to academic needs that exceed the parameters of the school budget.
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