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Week in Review: Man Revived on Train in Mansfield, Selectmen Address Mural, and More
Soon, Mansfield residents may be able to get some wine with their medicine. On July 10, the selectmen voted 3-1-1 to allow Lauretta Okoye to sell alcohol at her business Community Care Pharmacy to open at 214 Rumford Avenue. The liquor license was the final one available.
Chairman Jess Apowitz voted no and selectmen Doug Annino abstained from voting because he helped design the building
Selectman Olivier Kozlowski was not sure of the need for another liquor store with at least four in a half-mile radius but was willing to give the business a chance.
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“While it’s new to me, if that’s the business model that you are contemplating, it’s not government's place to say we hate your business model,” Kozlowski said.
Early Predictions Rank Mansfield Football Among State's FinestIt may be only July but that isn't stopping some from looking at the high school football landscape for this fall.
In a roundtable article, ESPN Boston took a look at who the top 10 teams are along with five other teams that will surprise.
Mansfield was listed and each of the four panelist's lists with the expectation that the offense would give opponents nightmares all season long.
"It’s going to be fun watching the way Mike Redding utilizes 6-foot-5 tight end Brendan Hill," ESPN Boston High School editor Brendan Hall said.
Mural Sponsorships Plans Draw Concerns From Selectmen
Work on the Mansfield Community Mural may be underway but a plan to put sponsorships on the wall has drawn concern from the selectmen.
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Speaking at the July 10 meeting mural committee members Scott Briganti and Ken Butler explained that the mural was to feature eight sponsors that donate $5,000 to the project on the end of the wall in a gray, faux engraving style.
The logos were expected to take up 48 square feet of space on the 400-foot mural but objections from the selectmen appear to have killed the idea.
“I’m very concern and upset on the amount of advertising on the mural. To me, Mansfield isn’t for sale,” selectman Doug Annino said. “We go at long lengths to scrutinize banners to make sure corporate logos are not on them. I don’t think it’s fair to the townspeople."
At around noon on July 6, firefighters entered the train to get the man. Before Mansfield fire arrived on the train, passengers and staff gave the man CPR and used an automated external defibrillator according to the Sun Chronicle.
Mansfield Family Fun Night 2013
A look at Family Fun Night
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