E-bike safety questions grow across Massachusetts, Medfield included

Medfield residents dried out from midweek storms as regional attention turned Thursday to a growing safety conversation around e-bikes on Massachusetts roads, while local life-and-culture notes marked a longtime resident's passing.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"E-Bike Safety Concerns Grow In MA As Crashes, Injuries Rise" — Medfield Patch reports that police, physicians, and state officials are examining whether Massachusetts safety rules are keeping pace with the rising popularity of e-bikes amid increasing crash and injury reports. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/medfield/s/kkiyg/e-bike-safety-concerns-grow-in-ma-as-crashes-injuries-rise)

The heavy rain and flood-watch conditions flagged earlier in the week eased by Thursday, with Medfield Patch's forecast showing a shift toward afternoon showers Friday with a high near 75 degrees, a milder pattern than the "life-threatening flood event" warned of days earlier.

A Google Alerts notice surfaced an obituary for longtime Medfield resident Clarence O. "Buddy" Gay, who died July 29 at age 96; funeral services are being handled by Roberts, Mitchell & Caruso Funeral Home in Medfield. (read it at https://tributearchive.com/obituaries/49140364/clarence-o-gay/medfield/massachusetts/roberts-mitchell-caruso-funeral-home---medfield)

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.