Tufts’ Jumbo mascot chats with some local children at the school’s 5th Annual Community Day Sunday afternoon.  Hundreds of local residents milled around the academic quad on campus and enjoyed a complimentary lunch, music, crafts, and other activities.  Tufts students and staff also attended the event, including President Larry Bacow, with his wife Adele, and University […]

Mustang Sports
Friday, September 28, 2007:
The Girls Soccer team heads to North Quincy High School for a 4PM game
The Football and Cheerleading teams head to Cambridge for a 7PM game
Saturday, September 29, 2007:
The Boys Soccer team heads to Billerica Memorial High School for a 7PM game
Freshman Football faces Cambridge at home at 10AM while the JV […]

Medford’s Honor Roll Park.  Three new veterans’ memorials are being built behind the monument to honor veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
- Allison Goldsberry
Mayor Michael McGlynn announced yesterday that US Senator John Kerry, a Vietnam War veteran, will deliver the keynote address at Medford’s October 14 dedication ceremony for three […]

Old gaming pieces from the Royall House and Slave Quarters unearthed during a 1999-2001 archaelogical dig.  Photo courtesy Tom Lincoln.

An old shoe buckle from the dig.  Photo courtesy Tom Lincoln.
- Tom Lincoln
The grounds of the Royall House and Slave Quarters today total barely an acre. 275 years ago, however, the Royalls presided over an estate […]

The Varsity Girls’ Soccer team topped Somerville at a home match on Monday, 3-1.  Catch their goals from this highlight video produced by JD Sports Video:

Today in sports, Thursday, September 27:
The Varsity Golf team has a big match against Arlington today that could likely determine if the team makes it to the state championships.
The Girls’ […]

New Heritage Area would Include Medford, Neighboring Communities

Rep. Ed Markey
- Allison Goldsberry
Congressman Ed Markey’s (D-Malden) office announced yesterday Markey has voted in favor of legislation to create the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The new Heritage Area includes Medford, Malden, Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, and Woburn from Markey’s district and 39 other […]

Medford’s recently hired Pupil Services Director Beverly Shea will meet with members of Medford’s Special Education Parent’s Advisory Council (SEPAC) tonight at 7PM at the Roberts Elementary School.  Shea will meet with parents and present her vision for the school year.
Shea came on the job July 1 after serving as the Assistant Director of Special […]

The Mystic Valley Area Branch NAACP will celebrate their 30th anniversary tonight at a special meeting at 7:30PM at the West Medford Baptist Church.
The Branch was originally founded as the Medford Branch and its charter dates back to September 12, 1977.  In addition to Medford, the Branch now serves Arlington, Everett, Malden, Winchester, and Woburn […]

Fall at the Farmers’ Market means pumpkins, apples, and fresh cider.
- Susan Altman, Market Manager
Please join us this Thursday to watch the competition among four delectable recipes featuring apples. Four Medford residents were chosen from an outstanding collection of mouth-watering recipes. The finalists will bake their creations and bring them to the Market for the […]

Water/Sewer Rates, Budget Dominant Issues
- Allison  Goldsberry
It might not be that sexy, but how to deal with rising water and sewer rates is a dominant issue for candidates and voters during this election season.
City Councilor Stephanie Muccini Burke got the ball rolling during her opening statement at a Council Candidate Forum organized by the Medford […]

Tufts’ Jumbo statue holds his place in front of Barnum Hall on the academic quad.
Tufts will hold its fifth annual Community Day for Medford and Somerville residents from 11AM-3PM on Sunday, September 30.  All activities take place on the academic quad (just look for the Jumbo statue) and are free of charge, including lunch.  Festivities include […]

Photo by Paul Rapatano.
City Council candidates will square off tonight at 6:30PM at City Hall in a forum organized by the Medford Democratic Party.  The event will be broadcast live on Channel 16.  Candidates will field questions from local journalists and a representative from the Medford Democratic Issues Committee. 
Another forum is planned for School Committee […]

Find out about a renovated 2-family home on West Street available in an upcoming affordable housing lottery tonight at 5PM at the South Medford Fire Station.
More on the lottery…

- Allison Goldsberry
The City Council approved the sale of the former Lincoln-Kennedy School, the last of the city’s old schools for sale, for $2.3 million to North Shore Construction and Development, Inc., of Woburn.
The sale was approved after a contentious three hour debate in which neighbors quibbled over the amount of public parking spots. Some […]

- Allison Goldsberry
After heading all the way down to the Cape last year and braving 60 mile-per-hour wind and pouring rain to take part in a cancer research walk, pancreatic cancer survivor Kathy Granara-Skerry decided to organize a walk closer to home.
On Saturday, September 29 more than 200 people will take part in a walk […]

Medford’s varsity football team lost their third straight game Friday night, falling 20-0 against Waltham.  The team hopes to improve its record at Friday’s 7PM at Cambridge, one of the toughest teams in the league.
Though failing to score, the team worked hard and put in a strong performance against Waltham.  Watch highlights of the game […]

The Medford City Council will discuss a proposed zoning change for eight South Medford homes that sit on commercial property at its meeting at 7PM tonight at City Hall. The Community Development Board recently approved the proposal and five votes are needed from the Council for the zoning change to become law.
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- Allison Goldsberry
One middle school student is in jail and two others are under house arrest following an August incident in which the students allegedly lit another student on fire during a sleepover.
According to a source, the kids were fooling around with a can of spray deodorant and allegedly lit one of the kids on fire […]

Attorney Victor Garo in his Medford office.
Medford Attorney Victor Garo will speak at tonight’s Chamber of Commerce Dinner at 6PM at Century Bank.  After a thirty-year fight, Garo recently won the  largest judgment for wrongful imprisonment in US history for his client, Joseph Salvati, and his family.  His dramatic story will soon be the subject […]