Community Corner
Eighteenth Week - Saturday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.
A Medfield Historical Minute...
This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis. A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.
"In 1989 the selectmen’s agenda was heavily focused on the Medfield State Hospital, in particular the area being renovated for housing some 50 patients from the Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane. Numerous hearings were held with the town’s legislators, concerned town residents, especially those in neighborhoods near the hospital, concerned citizen committees, Medfield State Hospital officials as well as police and fire chiefs and town officials from Medfield, Dover and Sherborn, in an effort to ensure proper security and to establish policies and procedures regarding escapes, emergency evacuations and health emergencies. The project cost was estimated at $10 million, which included building renovations and security measures."
