Competition Will Showcase Local Talent
Calling all performers in Medford- the Jingle Bell Festival Committee wants you!
In an effort to raise some money and generate some excitement in the community, the volunteer committee that organizes Medford’s annual winter extravaganza is putting on a talent competition this fall.
Dubbed Medford’s Rising Star, the contest is open only to […]

Four Teens Involved in Fight, Three were Stabbed
Story Updated 2:22PM, Monday, June 30, 2008
Medford Police arrested a Somerville teen in connection with a triple stabbing last week after the teen turned himself into police.
David Martinez, 18, of Somerville, was arrested last Friday night, the day after the stabbing, after he turned himself in at […]

Story Updated 4:32PM Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Medford Police have arrested a suspect in connection with two bank robberies in less than a week.
Craig Boudreau, 38, of Boston, was arrested yesterday afternoon at a Boston hotel after an alleged armed robbery of the US Alliance Federal Credit Union at Station Landing. He is also the […]

79.9% of the entire school budget is for salaries and 20.19% is for expenses. With a projected enrollment of 4,753 students for the 2008-2009 school year, the proposed budget of $44,840,000 represents an average of $9,434 per student.
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Tufts University Art Gallery First Annual Open House for Medford Residents Sunday, June 29
- Jeanne V. Koles, Tufts Art Gallery Outreach Coordinator
To mark the fifth year of summer exhibition programming focused on the vitality in the arts in Somerville and Medford, Tufts’ host communities, we are pleased to present five site-specific installations by Kyle Larabee, […]

Informational Blog to Update Citizens
- Allison Goldsberry
Newly-elected State Representative Sean Garballey (D-Arlington) has launched an informational blog to keep his Medford and Arlington residents up to date on his positions and other news.
Currently the blog, which was launched in late May and uses the popular blogging software Wordpress, provides information about local aid for Medford […]

Former Major League baseball player and coach Bill Monbouquette, a Medford native, stopped by a summer baseball camp run by Medford High School Head Coach Nick Tucci to impart some words of wisdom to the young players. Above, Monbouquette speaks to the children after a morning session at a Playstead Park field named in […]

After years of avoiding painful school budget cuts since experiencing a decrease in local aid from the state in 2002, Medford has been forced to make some tough choices for fiscal year 2009.
For the seventh consecutive year Medford has received less state aid than it did in 2002, actually receiving $814,236 less this year according […]

Story Updated 9:54PM Thursday, June 26, 2008
Medford couple Tammy Biggins, 28, and Michael McCormack, 27, are finalists in an Us Magazine contest to win a $100,000 “celebrity fantasy” wedding.
Voting has closed at UsMagazine.com and will begin again for the top three couples on July 2.  Biggins said Thursday the couple has made it as one […]

At right, the Braves’ Tyler Roderick delivers a pitch. Photo courtesy Stephanie Zero.
Nationals Beat Braves in Medford Babe Ruth Championships
- Peter Colford, Coach, Braves
The National League Nationals battled the Braves last week in the Medford Babe Ruth Championship at Barry Park, beating the Braves in two games to win the National League title.
On Monday, […]

Story Updated 11:27AM Friday, June 27, 2008
The Medford City Council met Tuesday night to continue with budget deliberations for fiscal year 2009 and unanimously voted for a $132 million budget.
Below is a preliminary budget presented to the Council from Mayor Michael McGlynn. Updated numbers will be available on InsideMedford.com on Wednesday.
The city managed to […]

Program Cuts, Layoffs Necessary to Make Ends Meet for Schools
- Allison Goldsberry
After several years of avoiding painful budget cuts, Medford has been forced to make some tough choices for its schools as it faces a large budget shortfall for 2009.
Before school officials could even begin to piece together a budget for the next fiscal year, […]

A Medford teen has been arrested twice in two days for allegedly breaking into two Hillside homes.
Richard Almeida, 19, was arrested on Friday, June 20, at approximately 4:40pm by Detectives Dan Conway and Frank Femino after they were investigating a house break in the Hillside area. The detectives were able to identify Almeida after discovering […]

A Medford man was arrested and charged in federal court last week for shining a laser into a State Police helicopter last December.
Gerard Sasso, 49, was charged in a Complaint with interfering with the operation of an aircraft with reckless disregard for the safety of human life and with making false statements. Sasso is […]

Hundreds Head to Hormel to See Trophies

Medford residents had the opportunity of a lifetime on Sunday to view and have their pictures taken with the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox World Series trophies at Hormel Stadium. The trophies visited the city’s little leagues Sunday morning and hundreds turned out to see the twin championship […]