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🌱 Patch AM: How did Medfield let a late two-goal lead disappear on ice?
Be sure to catch Photovoice Student Art Gallery: Exploring Wellness Through The Arts on the Medfield Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How did Medfield let a late two-goal lead disappear on ice?
- How a Medfield riverbank factors into A Few Good Men’s real story
Also on today's calendar: Photovoice Student Art Gallery: Exploring Wellness Through The Arts and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Medfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Medfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 37, low: 28.
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• King Philip pulls of dramatic victory to stay undefeated (bostonherald.com) — Medfield High’s defending Division 2 state champion girls hockey team let a 3-1 third-period lead slip away in a 4-3 nonleague loss to unbeaten King Philip at Canton Ice House. Despite strong efforts from several young Medfield scorers, back-to-back 5-on-3 penalties in the final minutes opened the door for King Philip’s dramatic comeback.
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• I Never Knew A Few Good Men Was (Loosely) Based On A True Story, And It's Even Wilder (cinemablend.com) — A former Marine tied to the real-life incident that inspired “A Few Good Men” was later found shot to death along the Charles River in Medfield, and his case remains unsolved decades later. The article explains how Aaron Sorkin drew on his sister’s JAG experience at Guantánamo to craft the movie’s storyline, then traces Marine David Cox’s legal battles and mysterious killing.
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📸 Around Medfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Medfield
- Down Syndrome/Autism Spectrum Difference Parent & Caregiver Connection Group
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
10:15 am - Great Courses History & Discussion Hour
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
10:30 am - Knitting Clinic & Club - Hybrid Meeting
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
3:30 pm - Drop-In Sensory Play
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
10:15 am - Memorial School Site Council Meeting
Medfield, MA Calendar Medfield, MA 02052
3:00 pm - Tween/Teen Makerspace Open Hours! (Ages 10-15)
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
3:30 pm - Poetry Readers Discussion Group
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
6:30 pm - Dale Winter Chorus Concert
Medfield High School , 88 South St , Medfield
7:00 pm - Photovoice Student Art Gallery: Exploring Wellness Through The Arts
Medfield High School , 88 South St , Medfield
3:30 pm
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 22
📣 Medfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Franco Marino Cut & Color Certification (F.M.C.C.C)
Lisa Kelley Hair , 24 Walpole Park S # 13 , Walpole
10:00 am - Bonhoeffer Class
Pilgrim Church, UCC , 25 S. Main Street , Sherborn
11:30 am - Chicago - The Musical
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts , 2 Southbridge St , Worcester
1:00 pm - Slip Not - Slipknot Tribute
Palladium , 261 Main St , Worcester
6:30 pm
Sunday January 11
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Obituary: Fr. Leroy Owens, Beloved Pastor at St. Edward's Church, Medfield —Colleen M. Sullivan Read on Patch
- Braintree, MA firefighters respond to a first alarm on Ivory Street with smoke showing from a building, and a trash fire at the transfer station is brought under control.
3:05PM on Jan 9: Braintree, MA Fire Department reports smoke showing from a building on Ivory Street. (Nextdoor )
- Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Walpole. Apply here.
- U-Haul International, Inc. posted a job opening for Materials Handler (Forklift Experience) in Walpole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Medfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Walpole
- River Hawks Open 2026 at Dartmouth for the Ivy League/America East Challenge (goriverhawks.com)
- Robert A. Tirrell, 71, corrections officer, avid outdoorsman (plymouthindependent.org)
Norfolk
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