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Coming up: The Pumpkin Patch is Back Sep 26 to Oct 31! on the Medfield Patch calendar

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Good morning Medfield! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Thinking of exploring Medfield State Hospital? Read this first
  • Why a Red Sox wallet sparked a fake ID mystery in Medfield
  • How one Medfield family's walk is fueling cancer research

Also on today's calendar: The Pumpkin Patch is Back Sep 26 to Oct 31! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
  • Monday: Rain, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This Abandoned Massachusetts Hospital Is Creepy Enough To Scare Ghost Hunters (takingthekids.com) — Medfield's historic State Hospital campus, once a pioneering psychiatric facility and now known for ghost stories and film shoots, is also home to the Bellforge Arts Center's free concerts and events. The town stresses that all old cottages are off-limits, with Medfield Police enforcing no-trespassing rules, but residents and visitors can still enjoy the public grounds, trails, and arts programming if they follow posted signs and stay in permitted areas.
   

• Restaurant crash, a fake ID mystery, and a squirrel gets stuck in a Yoplait container (bostonglobe.com) — A recent Medfield police log entry describes a found Red Sox wallet containing what officers concluded was a fake ID, leading to a confusing back-and-forth with a woman claiming to be the owner's mother. The roundup also highlights a stolen-car report in Bridgewater and a Norfolk animal control officer rescuing a squirrel from a Yoplait container, underscoring regional public safety and wildlife concerns.
   

• Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber honors young Medfield man, supports colon cancer research lab (boston25news.com) — A Medfield family is turning their grief into action by partnering with a Dana-Farber research lab and leading a Jimmy Fund Walk team in memory of 30-year-old Adam Opiela, who died of metastatic colon cancer. Their annual walk raises money for gastrointestinal cancer research and spreads awareness that serious colon cancer can strike people in their twenties and thirties, encouraging earlier testing and community support.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I Grew Up in Dover. Here's What Made the Dover-Sherborn Schools So Special. —Evan Walsh Read on Patch
  • **MEMO Announced, DISCOVER MEDFIELD DAY 2026 – Has Been CANCELLED** —Colleen M. Sullivan Read on Patch
  • Thomas Blake Middle School Welcomes Boston Marathon Runner Dave McGillivray for Kickoff Assembly —Colleen M. Sullivan Read on Patch
  • Medfield Public Schools Preschool Screening —Colleen M. Sullivan Read on Patch
  • Reliable Respiratory posted a job opening for Billing Audit Specialist in Norwood. Apply here.
  • Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving $20 in Medway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Medfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Walpole

  • 11 Clark Ave, Walpole, MA 02081 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
  • Disney+ and Hulu raise prices for certain subscribers (ksat.com)
  • High school roundup/scores: St. Mary's passes tough test against North Reading (bostonherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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