Select Board approves flashing stop sign on Madison St

Select Board · Meeting of October 21, 2026

Wrentham's Select Board approved a flashing stop sign at Madison and East streets after Pond Meadow residents reported repeated crashes near their property. Resident council president Alan Adams said vehicles have twice crashed into a stone wall "only 20 feet" from where residents gather, and DPW Assistant Director Chris Cassidy and Police Chief Bill McGrath both backed the upgrade. The board voted 4-0 to approve it after Selectman Roy Lamothe said a sign alone would not fix the problem, arguing "sober people stop" and pushing for brush clearing and restriped lines.

Separately, Regional Public Health Director Matt Tannis told the board Wrentham's shared public health budget runs about $316,000 locally plus roughly $415,000 in grant funds, and warned losing that funding "would be absolutely detrimental" as the town weighs forming a health district with Norfolk after Franklin's withdrawal. The board also voted 4-0 to renew a Pioneer Engine Company license and 4-0 to back restoring services at Norwood Hospital.

In the full story:

• Opening Business: Announcements and Minutes
• Public Hearing: Flashing Stop Sign at Madison and East Streets
• Keep Wrentham Beautiful Update
• Veterans Day Ceremony Preview
• Criterion Development Presentation Postponed
• Medicom Public Health Alliance: Franklin's Exit and a Possible Health District
• Pioneer Engine Company License Agreement
• Letter of Support for Norwood Hospital
• Public Comment: Littering Concerns
• Select Board Representative Updates: CPC and Housing Production Plan
• Town Manager Report
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,248 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.