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Medford Could be Next to Withdraw from No-Hate Campaign

Council Concerned About Anti-Defamation League Position on Armenian Genocide

City Councilor Robert Penta questions the ADL’s stance on mass killings of Armenians during WWI.
- Allison Goldsberry
If City Councilor Robert Penta has his way, Medford could be the next community to withdraw from the Anti-Defamation League’s “No Place for Hate” campaign because of the ADL’s refusal […]

Council Meeting Tuesday Night

City Hall. Photo by Paul Rapatano.
The Medford City Council will meet tonight at 7PM at City Hall. Tonight’s agenda is very light.
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Medford Man Arrested in Connection with 2006 Murder

- Allison Goldsberry
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced today that Tom Evans, of Medford, has been indicted and arrested in connection with the 2006 murder of Paula Doherty, also of Medford.
Evans was indicted yesterday by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on one count each of murder and armed robbery. He was arrested in Somerville […]

School Committee Examines MCAS Progress

- Allison Goldsberry
It’s been four years since passing the MCAS exam became a graduation requirement.
Now, students are tested at every grade level from the third grade through the tenth grade, and high school students must also pass a science exam in addition to the math and English exams.
The state has set the bar high for […]