The Medfield Press

The Senate held 185 roll call votes in 2009. Beacon Hill Roll Call tabulates the number of roll calls on which each senator was present and voting and then calculates that number as a percentage of the total roll call votes held. That percentage is the number co...mmonly referred to as the roll call attendance record.

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Chilly rain was no deterrent for hundreds of Girl Scouts and Brownies lined up in the Blake Middle School parking lot Dec. 5, though much of the creative headgear complementing clever costumes donned by the marchers was covered up by a canopy... of umbrellas. Video: Click here to see MEMO’s Holiday Parade

Who owns the Moon? December 18th will mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Moon Agreement. This document declared that Earth’s satellite is common property of mankind.

Editor's note: This is a short version of the report on Monday's School Committee meeting. For the entire article, pick up the Dec. 17 Medfield Press. On Monday, Superintendent Robert Maguire updated the School Committee on FY11 budget, which may benefit from $...200,000 in savings from FY10.  

The Franklin Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce the cast for its original Holiday Musical, Humbug! More than 200 professional and local amateur singers and dancers will participate in FPAC’s new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic..., A Christmas Carol which runs for 3 performances Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak St. in Franklin.

The annual Midwinter Concert was held tonight at Medfield High School.

 Editor's note: This is a shortened version of the report on the Medfield Home Committee. For the entire article, pick up this week's Medfield Press. Last Thursday, 140 poinsettias were delivered to homes around Medfield, a token of holiday cheer from the M...edfield Home Committee (MHC) to individuals and families known to have suffered a personal loss or tragedy this year. It’s a tradition closely associated with the MHC, which began in Medfield 50 years ago when six local residents founded the service organization to coordinate distribution of holiday meals and gifts to residents thought to need some “extra cheer.”

Bright Osajie said it really doesn’t feel like he has been with his Big Brother, Norman Dorsey, for seven years. Then the 15-year-old from Hyde Park thinks back to 2002, when they met, having been matched through Big Brothers Big Sister...s of Massachusetts Bay.  Related Story: Gifts of Hope: Fostering friendships for a lifetime

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Despite having just four players returning from last year’s varsity team, the Medfield High boys basketball program is ready to challenge for a sixth straight Tri-Valley League championship this winter.

The Medfield High girls basketball team reeled off 18 straight wins to start last season and advanced to the semifinals of the Division 2 South tournament. The Warriors won the Tri-Valley League title outright for the first time since 1972.

Patricia and Lynn Mormann of Medfield and Susan and Jim Julian of Weymouth happily announce the engagement of Melissa Lynn Mormann and Christopher Michael Julian. Melissa (MHS 2001) met Chris at Bentley College where both were members of the track team.

Monday, Nov. 30  7:48 a.m. Verizon was notified of a wire down across a Curve Street resident’s driveway.  8:45 a.m. A custodian at Blake Middle School reported windows broken sometime over the weekend.

Monday, Nov. 30  7:48 a.m. Verizon was notified of a wire down across a Curve Street resident’s driveway.  8:45 a.m. A custodian at Blake Middle School reported windows broken sometime over the weekend.

Addressing a subdued crowd of supporters, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pagliuca said Tuesday night might not be a total loss. “Of course right now at the Garden we have another race going,” Pagliuca, co-owner of the Bo...ston Celtics, joked as he conceded the primary victory to Attorney General Martha Coakley. “Hopefully, I’ll be one for two tonight.”

Although an adoring crowd of 400 supporters had no trouble recognizing him, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano conceded defeat to Attorney General Martha Coakley in the Democratic primary for the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat, blaming hi...s failure on his inability to become known to voters statewide. “The final analysis – name recognition matters,” Capuano said.

Republican Scott Brown has only five weeks to capture the support of as many of the state’s independent voters as possible to wage a successful bid for U.S. Senate, political analysts say.

The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by Edward Kennedy is Martha Coakley’s to lose, political analysts say.

WCVB is reporting Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has achieved yet one more goal in her slow and methodical quest for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, coasting to a seemingly effortless victory Tuesday over her near...est competitor, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano.

Republican Scott Brown has been declared the winner of the Republican primary to fill the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. As of 8:40 p.m., he had 89 percent of the vote over his lone challenger, Duxbury lawyer Jack E. Robinson.

Check out WickedLocal.com tonight for a live blog covering election returns, as well as up-to-the-minute reports on election results.

Editor's note: This is a shortened version of a the report from a discussion on all-boys schools. For the entire article, buy this week's Medfield Press. With fewer men attending college than ever before, and a society that pressures boys to be anti-intellectual..., boys-only schools still have a role to play in contemporary education, despite their reputation as elite and chauvinistic.

A crowd gathered at Baxter Park Friday night for Medfield’s Annual Tree Lighting ceremony and carol sing at 7 p.m. The event is also when children are chose by lottery to dress as elves and ride the Santa float, in the red sleigh, at th...e tail end of the annual Holiday Parade starting at Blake Middle School on Pound Street and progressing down Main Street.

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The Virtues of Boys’ Schools - A Panel Presentation will be held Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. (open to the public) at Ward Hall, St. Sebastian’s School, 1191 Greendale Ave., Needham.

Medfield residents’ days of sorting recyclable material in angled parking at the transfer station are numbered, though they’ll still have to drop it off — the town starts single-stream recycling Jan. 16.

It’s the time of year when I like to share some ideas about self-care. Taking time for self-care can make the holidays so much more enjoyable. Here are a few suggestions:

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The Medfield Animal Shelter is pleased to announce this year’s matching challenge fundraiser. A small group of longtime shelter supporters have once again offered to match every dollar that is donated to the Medfield Animal Shelter between Dec. 1... and Jan. 15 — up to $20,000. Previous matching challenge fundraisers have helped us raise most of our operating budget for the year, allowing our volunteers to spend more time helping pets in need.