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Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The population is 12,024 according to the 2010 Census. It is an affluent community, about 17 miles southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, which is a 40-minute drive to Boston's financial district. Attractions include the Hinkley Pond and the Peak House.
Libraries
Medfield's Free Public Library began in 1873.[19] The public library is located on Main Street.[20] In the late 18th century some of the residents of Medfield and surrounding towns formed a subscription library, called the Medfield Social Library.
Events
- On the third Saturday of September, Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization[22] hosts Medfield Day in Medfield Center, which is an annual celebration of the town.
- On the first Friday of December, Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization[22] hosts the annual tree lighting in Baxter Park in Medfield Center.
- On the Saturday following the first Friday of December, Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization[22] organizes the annual Winter parade which takes place on the streets near Medfield Center.
- On the first Sunday of December, Medfield Foundation[23] hosts the angel run, which is an annual 5k fundraising road race, held to raise money to support people in need in the town.
Medfield State Hospital
One of many abandoned buildings on the grounds of the former Medfield State Hospital.
Medfield State Hospital, located at 45 Hospital Road, opened in 1896 and originally operated on 685 acres (2.77 km2) of pasture. At its peak in 1952, it housed 1,500 patients. By 2001, it was down to about 300 acres (1.2 km2) and employed 450 people (including four psychologists) to care for a maximum of 147 patients. The cost to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was $21.5 million. On April 3, 2003, the doors were closed. Although the buildings are not open to the public (they have been boarded up), the grounds may be visited during daylight hours.
- The film The Box was filmed at the hospital in December 2007.
- The film Shutter Island started prepping February 2008 and started filming at Medfield State Hospital in March 2008.
- The film X-Men: The New Mutants starting filming at Medfield State Hospital Summer of 2017.
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Our town has a beautiful Senior Center as well as the Council on Aging has a transportation bus.
I will start will the school system, the community for kids and elder like safety, education. Additional the support and assistant for those in need.
My current neighborhood is fairly age friendly. There is a retirement community down the block but I'm not sure how involved the community is with that group. In another part of town, there is another elderly community that I have always gotten the impression that the greater community does interact with and host events for.
There are no sidewalks on my street. The parking for the town center is very limited which makes access to the town offices or library difficult. It is assumed that one is upper-middle class, lives in a single family home, and has the means to get anywhere or have anything delivered to their door.
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There is a senior center with transportation