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Raymond Hospital Demolished By Patrick Coleman Since the late 1980s, Raymond Hospital on the campus of the Wrentham Developmental Center sat empty awaiting its fate. After a bidding process was conducted in the spring, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts finally closed the chapter on the 33,600 square foot hospital that was once a prominent fixture at the state run facility. “It was a 100 bed, modern hospital,” says Ingrid Grenon author of From One Century to the Next: A History of Wrentham State School and the Institutional Model in Massachusetts. “I write extensively about it in my book.” Built for $900,000, the hospital which included an operating room, was dedicated in 1957 and named after Dr. C. Stanley Raymond, who served as the superintendent of Wrentham State School from 1932 until 1955. According to Grenon, attendees at the ceremony included Raymond and his family, members of the Department of Mental Health, representatives of then Governor Foster Furcolo, and then Superintendent Dr. Karl V. Quinn. At the ceremony Raymond, along with Dr. Thomas Pugh of the Department of Mental Health, reportedly argued for more research
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money, more buildings and more help to care for the State’s children with severe developmental disabilities. Time was not kind to the three-story brick hospital. By the 1980s it fell into disrepair and according to state officials it was determined renovation would be too costly. It was replaced by the May Center in April of 1988, which is a small acute care facility, with the potential for 30 beds, and is now staffed as a 12-bed infirmary for the purpose of treating acute medical illness, diagnostic evaluation, reassessment of chronic illness, and close medical or nursing observation. Actual deconstruction of the Raymond Hospital began on
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September 29th. The building was down as of October 1st. The enormous amount of debris generated was trucked away. The area will be filled in and landscaped. The plans call for new plantings, reseeding and additional lighting and parking. To learn more about Raymond Hospital and the history of Wrentham Developmental Center, check out Grenon’s book which is available on Amazon. (This article originally appeared online in The Wrentham Times, www.wrenthamtimes.com)
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By Patrick Coleman It’s not very often that the coach is still an elite athlete, but for King Philip Regional High School Cross Country coach Juli Nievergelt, that’s exactly the case. The 54year old Norfolk resident is the head coach of the KP Cross Country Girls Team, works with the boys team, and still races in the biggest triathlons in the world. This fall, both the coach and the team, have put together very strong performances. Most recently, Nievergelt finished 2nd in her age group at the Ironman World Championship, a grueling triathlon held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii that covers more than 140 miles in a single day. The KP Girls Cross Country team also finished up its regular season with a record of 4-1, with the one blemish coming
from Mansfield at the last dual-meet of the season. “The girls team is great,” Nievergelt says. “Small but mighty. They are a talented, motivated and a scrappy group.” Mighty. Talented. Motivated. Words that easily can be used to describe the coach, too. Another word that can be used is inspirational. “Coach Juli’s athletic pursuits and accomplishment are truly inspiring for not just myself but the team as a whole,” says team captain Gianna Bender. “Her accomplishments have made an impact on my training and performance. When I do not think I can go any farther or push any harder, I often think of Coach Juli’s training and how much farther one’s body can go.”
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