William Tan of Singapore receives his medal for completing the Boston Marathon on Monday. Tan, 51, was 9th in the men’s wheelchair division and has been racing the past several years for a little girl who recently lost a battle with leukemia. Photo by Cynthia Velazquez, Medford.
Eighty-six runners from Medford pounded the pavement […]

- Allison Goldsberry
Tufts University students will spend part of what is supposed to be a beautiful Saturday cleaning up trash and other debris near the train tracks along Boston Avenue.
Freshman Benjamin Steinberg has organized a group of forty volunteers to clean up the area along the commuter rail tracks from College Avenue to Nick’s House […]

Corvette will be Black and White Cruiser for Medford Police

Medford Vocational Technical students in the Automotive Collision repair department have been hard at work transforming an old corvette confiscated by the Medford Police and used for their DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) unit into a traditional black and white cruiser. Students have worked on the […]

Medford’s Aguilar family is one of twenty-seven diverse families that participated in the project. Photo courtesy Diane Mcleod.
“Faces of Medford,” a photographic exhibit that explores the diversity of twenty-seven Medford families, will be on display in several locations over the next few weeks.
The traveling is a collaborative effort of the Medford’s Office of Human Diversity, […]

New- Watch Patriot’s Day Festivities Online- Click Here
Schedule Updated 12:40PM, Friday, April 18, 2008
City of Medford
Annual Patriot’s Day Ceremonies
Monday, April 21, 2008 – 10:00 AM
Ceremony – Part I – Medford City Hall- 10:00AM
Welcome
Mr. Timothy McCarthy, Chief Warrant Officer, Massachusetts National Guard, Iraqi War Veteran
Raising of the American Flag
“The Star Spangled Banner”
Sung by Gia Greene, Freshman […]

Evaluation First in Three Years
- Allison Goldsberry
School Superintendent Roy Belson will receive a formal evaluation by the School Committee, the first in three years for the superintendent.
The evaluation follows an inquiry made by the Medford Transcript that revealed Belson had not been evaluated since 2005. A formal evaluation by the School Committee is required […]

Third, fourth, and fifth-graders from the city’s four elementary schools enjoyed games, activities, and free food during the Peace Games extravaganza at Medford High School last week.  The event was organized by the Citywide PTO Alliance, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, and the Tufts Peace and Justice Studies program.  Peace […]

Award is Second this Year for Medford Tree Warden Jeselonis
Medford Tree Warden Arthur Jeselonis has been recognized by his peers for his work in promoting the city’s tree canopy with local children and other groups.
The Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association awarded Jeselonis with their highest honor, the George E. Stone Award. The award […]

Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw, pictured at left, is the third high-profile journalist to speak at Tufts. Courtesy photo.
Story Updated 2PM Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw will speak at Tufts University Monday at a special forum organized by the school.
Brokaw will serve as moderator for a discussion of political news […]

Twelve-year-old Miranda Arena of Medford, pictured at left, has been named a state finalist in the National American Miss Massachusetts Pageant.
The McGlynn Middle School student, daughter of parents Laurie and Mark Arena, will compete in a pageant August 7-9 at the Burlington Marriott for a cash prize and the chance to go to Disneyland for […]

Musical Will Run April 10-12
The Medford High School Drama Club is proud to announce this year’s spring musical — the Broadway favorite, Little Shop of Horrors. Students will take the stage at the school’s Caron Theater on Thursday, April 10, with additional performances Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as a matinee on Saturday.
Little Shop […]

City Waiting for Completion of Financial Audit
- Allison Goldsberry
A performance evaluation hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 for TV3 has been cancelled due to a delay in the completion of a financial audit of the station.
City Solicitor Mark Rumley said the city will reschedule the hearing once the financial audit is done.  Rumley is not […]

State Senator Jim Marzilli Declines Police Interview on Lawyer’s Advice
-Bob Sprague, YourArlington.com
Sen. Jim Marzilli faces an accusation of assault that is under investigation by Arlington police. The veteran Beacon Hill lawmaker well known for his progressive views wants to tell the public his side of the story, says his lawyer, Terrence W. Kennedy of Everett, […]