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 […]