Schools Under-Billed Due to Decimal Point Error
- Allison Goldsberry
Years of under-billing by Direct Energy for the Medford Public Schools is now costing the city $212,000.
According to Mayor Michael McGlynn, the company admitted to making the mistake, but Medford still has to pay back the cash.
Mayor McGlynn said the company recently discovered the city was under-billed […]

New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal signed some autographs on Sunday at Tufts University’s ninth annual Read by the River literacy fair. More than 600 local elementary school children were expected to attend the event. Neal also read to children during the event, as did Mayor Michael McGlynn. Photo courtesy Aalok […]

Student Stabbed During Fight with Locals on Campus
- Allison Goldsberry
A Tufts University student was stabbed early Saturday morning on campus during a fight with locals outside a fraternity.
The Tufts Daily identifies the student as sophomore Dan Stebbins.  Stebbins, who spoke to the student newspaper, said he was surprised he had been stabbed and that the […]

David Hackett Fischer to Examine Presidential Leadership in Free Lecture
David Hackett Fischer, Warren professor of history at Brandeis University, will be the eighth speaker in the Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture Series on April 3 at 4:30 p.m. in Cabot Auditorium, Cabot Center, on Tufts University’s Medford/Somerville campus. Tickets are free and can be reserved […]

Doc Kountze Film Festival
11AM-6PM, McGlynn Middle School, 3004 Mystic Valley Parkway
Check out the work of Medford’s artists and film-makers at the annual Doc Kountze Film Festival, taking place from 11AM to 6PM at the McGlynn Middle School. This year’s lineup includes two feature-length films, a short film, and a theatrical performance.
Read by the River […]

Medford resident Patrick McCabe is ramping up his campaign for State Representative Paul Donato’s seat in the state house of representatives.
McCabe, a 36-year-old labor union organizer, announced his campaign for state rep last June. He is focusing his campaign efforts on the Democratic Primary in September and said the “catalyst” for his campaign is […]

The Energy Smackdown, a community-based reality contest and project of the
BrainShift Foundation is getting ready to start season two of its energy efficiency program in Arlington, Cambridge, and Medford, Massachusetts.
Each of the three competing cities has set up Leadership Committees made up of community members. The Medford’s Leadership Committee is being co-chaired by Ann Marie […]

The Somerville-Medford team for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will hold an informational session from 3:30PM-5:30PM at City Hall Wednesday, March 26.
The Relay for Life of Somerville-Medford will be held June 6-7 at Hormel Stadium. Relay for Life is an overnight team fundraising event to fight cancer. Teams of eight to […]

Vandals tagged this white fence on Spring Street with graffiti. 
- Allison Goldsberry
It mars a sign at Morrison Park, covers a van in a convenience store parking lot, and is scrawled across a white fence on Spring Street.
It seems graffiti is appearing more and more across the city, and the City Council is fed up.
“It’s something […]

A Medford firefighter helps up former Bruins player Ken Hodge after a collision during a charity game at Flynn Rink on Friday, March 21. The Bruins Black and Gold Legends team beat the firefighters in a friendly match, 9-5.  Click here to see more pictures of the game.  Photos by Alexander Svirsky.

The Medford High School varsity cheerleaders strike a pose for the camera after winning a national title at the Cheerleaders of America Ultimate National Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida.  The win comes on the heels of undefeated fall and winter seasons, and is the first time in ten years the team has won both a […]

Mustang Cheerleaders Win National Title

The Medford High School Varsity Cheerleading team with their trophy in Orlando, Florida. Photo courtesy Assistant Coach Lisa Evangelista.
- Allison Goldsberry
The Medford High School Varsity Cheerleading team capped off undefeated fall and winter seasons with a national title, their third in just six years.
The last time MHS cheerleaders were both […]

- Bob Sprague, YourArlington.com
A fiery crash on Summer Street more than three weeks ago has resulted in a felony charge naming a 21-year-old Medford resident following an Arlington police investigation. A police press release did not name the person charged, because the person had not yet been arraigned.
In response to a request for the name […]

The following announcement is from Tufts University:
More than 700 children are expected to attend the 45th Annual Kids’ Day at Tufts University on April 12 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Medford/Somerville campus. Children in kindergarten through third grade are invited to attend this free, fun-filled day of activities. Registration is required.
Kids’ Day […]

Story Updated 10:22PM, Monday, March 24, 2008
The Medford School Committee, pictured at left, will meet Monday night at 7PM at the Medford High School library to interview candidates for Director of Finance and Administration.
The position has been filled by part-time interim business manager Roger Young since the beginning of the school year.
The candidates under consideration […]

A Medford fire truck at the war memorial dedication last October. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
The City of Medford is teaming up with the Massachusetts Human Resources Division to offer a test orientation seminar for those scheduled to take the 2008 Firefighter Exam in April.
The seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 26, from 6PM […]

Car Bursts into Flames, One Passenger Survives

Friends of the victims have covered a tree near the accident scene with memorial items.
Story Updated 12:46PM, Friday, March 21, 2008
- Allison Goldsberry
A fiery crash on the Fellsway early Friday morning claimed the lives of two people.
According to State Police, speed appears to be a factor in a […]

Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge, Charlie Thomas and The Drifters to Perform
Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge and Charlie Thomas and The Drifters are part of an all-star lineup that will grace the stage to benefit the Medford Vocational Technical High School.
The old-time favorites will join local comedian Paul DeAngelo at the Chevalier Theatre […]

US Representative Edward Markey (D-Malden) made the following remarks today on the 5th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war:
“The Iraq War has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, thousands of lost lives and tens of thousands of wounded soldiers. This must end. Unfortunately, President Bush is either unwilling or unable to accept how […]