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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. More… Schools Face Tough Budget for 2009

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 his [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]