City Councilor Bob Penta, Veterans’ Committee Chair, delivered the following speech during Medford’s Memorial Day celebration at Oak Grove cemetery: Good morning to you all …and a special thank you to all the cemetery personnel for preparing the lawns for today. “God bless America” and “One Nation Under God” thankfully still holds the panache to [...]

Crowd Gathers at Cemetery for Annual Event Honoring Fallen Veterans Members of the Womens’ Auxiliaries, escorted by the Medford Police Honor Guard Unit, decorate the graves of fallen veterans during Medford’s annual Memorial Day ceremony at Oak Grove cemetery while veterans, public officials, invited guests, and Mayor Michael McGlynn look on.