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 […]