Posted onFebruary 15, 2021|Comments Off on Read the MMA’s magazine, the Municipal Advocate
Hello Readers! The pandemic has caused everyone to retool and reprioritize, including us at the MMA. We’ve shifted our focus in order to provide as much relevant and timely information as possible to help municipalities navigate this challenging time. There are, however, a range of ongoing pre-pandemic challenges that will need our attention as soon as we’re able, and key among them is climate change. Today, we present the new issue of the Municipal Advocate on that topic. This issue features articles on: • The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program, which provides tools and grants to communities to address concerns on the front line• The Massachusetts Climate Action Network, which is partnering with cities and towns to dramatically reduce emissions and purchase more local renewable energy• The collaborative work of 15 Cape Cod towns to develop and deploy preventative, mitigating and adaptive climate strategies• Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that can help us take bold and multi-faceted action to address climate change• The Trustees of Reservations’ effort to assess the vulnerability of five key coastal areas As an added convenience, all the links in the document are clickable, as are the story titles in the table of contents. We hope you enjoy this issue. Best regards,John OuelletteMMA Manager of Publications and Digital Communications
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Gov. Charlie Baker has obviously concluded the state’s original vaccination website wasn’t as easy to use as he once touted. GBH’s Mike Deehan reports that state has rolled out a new and (hopefully) improved vaccination-search website – Vaxfinder.mass.gov.Meanwhile, the Globe’s John Hilliard reports that the state’s COVID-19 call center has expanded to weekends.GBH
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From: communityupdates <community.update@eversource.com> Date: Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 4:59 PM Subject: Eversource Storm Update- Southboro EOC- Level 4 ERP Declaration 2/15 To:
Good evening,
As you know, Eversource is preparing to respond to a significant storm expected to impact Massachusetts Monday evening into Tuesday morning. Forecasts are calling for high winds, and heavy snow, rain and ice. These are damaging winds that down trees and poles, block roads and cause significant power outages. In addition, these icy conditions will lead to hazardous driving conditions.
Based on the latest forecast, Eversource will be declaring a Level 4 Emergency Response Plan (ERP) on Monday, Feb. 15, with first liaison shift beginning at 6pm. The Liaison schedule will be sent in a follow up email on Monday (2/15) morning.
We are preparing for:
· Up to 1,800 damage locations.
· As many as 70,000 customers experiencing an outage at peak.
· A multi-day event, with restoration activities taking 24-48 hours after the storm passes.
When and where it is safe for our crews to work, we will be addressing the priorities embedded in our ERP:
· The first 24 hours our focus will be on FPS1 Life Safety police and fire calls, E-911 calls, life-threatening situations and damage assessment.
· Our top priorities are critical facilities, particularly hospitals and healthcare facilities; blocked roads; and circuit backbones and lateral feeders enabling us to restore the largest number of customers first.
As a reminder, our liaison organization will be functioning remotely during this pandemic and will be available on their mobile phones and by email. We have proactively communicated with all our community liaisons and armed each with the tools they need to successfully stay in touch with you.
We remain committed to providing you with the latest information to ensure you have constant communication with our team throughout the duration of the event. Your dedicated liaison will be contacting you to exchange their contact information with you.
Posted onFebruary 13, 2021|Comments Off on Medfield Foundation – opportunities
Opportunities to get involved with the Medfield Foundation:
Events:
Town meetings – Get involved distributing water and promoting MFi initiatives at Town Meeting
Medfield Day Booth – help on Medfield Day to promote MFi and its initiatives – help with set up/breakdown, host game, distribute information, meet and greet. Help with Angel Run Booth and race registrations.
MFi’s Angel Run – run a subcommittee or volunteer to help during the event itself. Man booth on Medfield Day. Help by doing behind the scenes work leading up to the event.
Volunteer Awards – work with other committed volunteers to promote this important initiative. Get involved in the process, decision making and the event itself. Help fundraise for the event and coordinate all the small things that make this such a great event. Coordinate the day in which the volunteers are honored.
Administrative:
Initiate paperwork for new funds and initiatives.
Keep fund/initiative paperwork up to date
Record and distribute minutes at our monthly meetings.
Write press releases
Enhance our PR/ Publicity/ Marketing
Database management of email addresses and donors
Web site maintenance – Work with our website manager to keep content current.
Fundraising:
Grant writing – find &/or write grants for our general fund as well as our initiatives
Fund liaison – work closely with our initiatives to give support and guidance
Fundraising for general fund
Volunteer Awards committee volunteer
Search out corporate sponsors
Medfield Foundation (www.MedfieldFoundation.org). If interested, please contact me at Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com or 508-359-9190.
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Posted onFebruary 13, 2021|Comments Off on MHC allows for demolition of Clark Tavern
1740 Clark Tavern
Medfield Historical Commission – Release for demolition – 1740 Clark tavern, 353-355 Main Street
Release for demolition – 1740 Clark tavern, 353-355 Main Street
From: David Temple
To: Gary Pelletier
Cc:
Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2021 10:59 am
After more than two hours of testimony and debate last night, with over 30 people in Zoom attendance, the Medfield Historical Commission voted 3-2 to allow the MacCreadys (Open Space Developers) to proceed with their replication plan for the Clark tavern, which had been outlined in the ZBA decision. The plan calls for them to disassemble the tavern, recreate its exterior appearance, and, where possible, reuse elements such as wide plank flooring, timbers, wainscoting, and the arched carved beams in the ballroom. As a condition, the MacCreadys must arrange for an archaeological site examination survey to be done before ground is broken for construction, similar to the survey done in 2017 by The Public Archaeology Laboratory on land surrounding the tavern. The Clark tavern is one of Medfield’s most important historical assets. The commission had no trouble determining the obvious: (1) the Clark tavern is historically significant, and (2) it should be designated “preferably preserved.” The latter required the commission to impose, under the bylaw, an 18-month delay on the demolition. The bylaw also allows the commission to lift the delay if certain conditions are met, such as there being little or no likelihood of anyone else stepping in to save the structure. No one on the commission wanted to demolish it, but in view of its poor and rapidly deteriorating condition (including a big hole in the roof) and the 14 years of unsuccessful attempts to get it restored, this was the best option, so we lifted the delay. The MacCreadys have a long history in Medfield and did a great job on the 1880 Ord block, and the commission is deeply respectful and grateful to them for undertaking the Clark tavern project.
In your reply, please include my original message.
David F. Temple President, Medfield Historical Society https://medfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ Chair, Medfield Historical Commission 300 South Street Medfield, MA 02052
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Posted onFebruary 12, 2021|Comments Off on MCPE looking for volunteers
From Clair Meehan –
Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) is looking for new board members, men and women from the Medfield community with various skill sets and interests who want to have a voice in the improvements that reach our classrooms!
Board members do not need to have kids currently in the school system—just a desire to support and enrich the Medfield Schools.
This year, MCPE has specific needs for applicants with skills that would be an asset to our grant review team, graphic & web design, PR & publicity, and corporate partner fundraising. All skill sets are welcome, and we strive to have a board with diverse backgrounds.
From: Marion Bonoldi Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 8:56 AM Subject: Ballot for March 29, 2021 Election-signatures verified To: Kristine Trierweiler
Only contested race is the School Committee. There will be a drawing on Friday, February 12 at 9:00 to determine how the school committee names will appear on the ballot per Town Charter. Candidates have been notified.
Selectmen
Osler Peterson
Town Clerk
Marion Bonoldi
Moderator
Scott McDermott
Assessor
Michael Rose
School Committee
Leo Brehm
Robert Worth
Lauren Liljegren
Library Trustee – Vote for two
Jessica Razza
Kiersten Cole
Park Commissioner
Robert Tatro
Housing Authority
Lisa Donovan
Planning Board – 5 year
Sarah Lemke
Planning Board – 2 year
Seth Meehan
Trust Fund Commissioner
Michael Pastore
Hope this helps.
Marion Bonoldi
Assistant Town Clerk – Medfield
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Article from PATCH about a software engineer on maternity leave creating the website the state had not – this is what we have all been looking for. This is from Olivia Adams’ site just now:
Olivia Adams launched the site macovidvaccines.com this week. It features a list of vaccination sites around the state, and for each one a list of dates and the number of open slots. For example, the site showed 1,764 slots open on Feb. 12 at the Eastfield Mall in Springfield on Saturday morning.
Adams, who works for Athenahealth, has included vaccination sites from the state’s main vaccination map, as well as private sites run by pharmacies and other medical facilities. So far, she’s working alone, but is seeking help and donations to keep the project going.
The site was born out of the state’s rocky vaccine rollout. People over age 75 became eligible for the vaccine on Feb. 1, with more groups set to be eligible in the coming weeks.
“In January, during my maternity leave, I started working on creating [the website],” she wrote on a GoFundMe page. “My mother-in-law was having trouble booking an appointment for her vaccine, and then had the same trouble when she was trying to get her father vaccinated. I kept hearing the same frustrations over and over — from family, from friends, and on the news. The sign-up process was too confusing, too disjointed.” . . .
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.
Posted Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 9:50 am ET|Updated Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 3:14 pm ET
