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Vol. 6 No. 6
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Route 109 Project Moves Ahead for Medway Affected Property Owners Notified, 24-30 Month Project to Begin Spring 2016
By J.D. O’Gara Spring of 2016 will see some big changes to Route 109 in Medway, now that the Town of Medway has reached the final design stage for the Route 109 Transportation Improvement Project, a 24-30 month project that should go out to bid by September, with construction beginning by the second quarter of 2016. The Project focuses on improvements to the commercial corridor along Main Street in Medway from Holliston Street to Franklin and Milford Streets, and includes reconstruction, resurfacing, sidewalks, signage, street lighting and other aesthetic up- Map of Route 109 Transportation Improvement Project in Medway grades including the following:. • Two new pedestrian crossing • New pocket park at Mechanic • Concrete sidewalks with signals at Choate Park and at Street granite curbs on both sides Dunkin Donuts • No two way left turn lane of Main Street through the • New stonework entrance to east of the Mobile/Medway project. Choate Park at the Medway Shopping Center entrances. • Two new traffic signals at Mill. Winthrop Street and at Mo• New decorative streetlights bile/Medway Shopping ROUTE 109 with banner attachments Center. continued on page 4
Millis Town Hall Workers Prepare for Violent Intruder Scenarios By Judith Dorato O’Gara On July 10, Millis town employees took some training beyond the general requirements of their jobs. In an effort to prepare town employees in the same way emergency personnel and school employees have been prepared, nearly all of the workers at the Veteran’s Memorial Building underwent a Violent Intruder Scenario Based Training, presented by Synergy Solutions, an emergency management company founded by Medway Police’s Jay Brennan, and assisted by the Millis Fire and Police Departments. Sgt. Chris Soffayer, a Millis Police officer, organized the event. “It was initially brought up in an emergency planning committee meeting,” says Millis Fire Chief
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Rick Barrett. “With all the training we’ve done with schools and police and fire, they felt the best next option was the town hall.” In this day in age, believes Barrett, being prepared for such events makes sense. He says not preparing because of an event’s unlikelihood is little consolation to the family of a lost victim. “We have to prepare for it regardless of the likelihood of it happening. If we don’t prepare, then we’re caught off guard,” he says. About 30 people were trained to deal with the event of a violent intruder, from all departments of Millis Town Hall. “The training for the day was a scenario based training that’s designed to allow participants to actively participate in simulated critical incidents,” says Sgt. Soffayer. “They get through a series of scenarios, and they have to deal with them appropriately.” He explains that the first half of the day
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