Residents Demand Focus on Public Education, Deliver over 7,000 Postcards to Lawmakers

Medford parents outside of the State House. School Committee Vice Chair Ann Marie Cugno is pictured, center, with colleague Paulette Van der Kloot. Photo courtesy Matt Haberstroh.
The following information was released by the Medford residents who rallied on Beacon Hill last week in an […]

John Brewers Tavern to Give Away Tickets Next 3 Thursdays
Three lucky people will each win a pair of Red Sox tickets, courtesy of John Brewer’s Tavern.
The restaurant is giving away one pair of tickets on each of the next three dates: Thursday, April 2, Thursday, April 9, and Thursday, April 16. Simply show up at […]

The following is an announcement from State Senator Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville, Medford):
Why is the state budget in crisis? How will the federal stimulus impact Massachusetts? How can we protect the services we care about? Senator Patricia Jehlen and Representatives Paul Donato, Carl Sciortino and Sean Garballey invite Medford residents to attend a forum on the […]

Contest-Winning Essay Earns 7 Free Computers for School
The McGlynn Elementary School is the recipient of 7 brand new computers, thanks to Computer Teacher Simone Elias and 153 students.
Led by Elias, the kids submitted essays to Kaspersky Lab about why the McGlynn deserved new computers and how the computers would maximize their learning at school. Fifth […]

One lucky Medford family, along with a family from Weymouth, recently won a special Papa Gino’s lunch with New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi. The winners were chosen at random from a pool of people who signed up for Our Kids Win, a school fundraising program in which a portion of sales from participating […]

Mustangs Nab Weston, 6-3, in Scrimmage
The Medford High School baseball team is off to a good start with both varsity and junior varsity victories over Weston on Wednesday. Junior captain Danny Gunn slammed the first homerun of the season and helped lift the Mustangs to victory. Gunn, a catcher, will lead the team with senior […]

Leaders Discuss Federal Stimulus Cash, Transportation Reform, Local Projects
Mayor Michael McGlynn met this week in Taunton with state Transportation Secretary James Aloisi, infrastructure investment czar Jeffrey Simon, and the state’s Education General Counsel Nicholas Martinelli at the March meeting of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, a member group of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, to discuss transportation […]

Local students Lauren Tomaszczuk, Miranda Arena, Brittany Desrochers and Jenna Lossio from The Dance Haven in Medford receive support from Johnie’s Foodmaster and customers as they fundraise for competition. Thanks to the support of many they will be competing at The Dance Xplosion National Talent Tour in Andover the weekend of March 27th. “Even in […]

Fire Destroys City Water Department, Italian War Vets Club on Saturday

Medford Police are hard at work investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed an historic building that housed the city Water Department and the Italian American Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8 early Saturday morning. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a suspect. […]

Driver Brings Dog to Hospital, Pays for Treatment
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is seeking the owner of a stray Husky who was hit by a car in Medford on Saturday, March 21.
Unlike many past hit and runs, the driver who accidentally hit the Husky immediately sought police and medical […]

Musical Will Run March 25, 26 and 28

The cast and crew of The Pajama Game at a recent rehearsal. Photo by Jessica Echavarria.
The Medford High School Drama Club will take on Tony-award winning hit The Pajama Game for its 2009 spring musical.
Students will take the stage at the school’s Caron Theater on Wednesday, March 25, […]

Kerry, Kennedy Announced $82 Million in Federal Stimulus Cash for MA Housing
The Medford Housing Authority will receive $1,013,263 in federal stimulus money as part of a recovery package aimed at public housing, Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry announced Tuesday.
Massachusetts will receive nearly $82 million in federal funding for public housing.
The funding will allow local […]

Council, Public Safety Officials Consider Options for Fines, Penalties Under New Law
- Allison Goldsberry
After Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana last fall, local officials have grappled with how to enforce the new law.
Under a new law approved by voters, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is no longer […]

Women Earn National Title for 2nd Straight Year
The Tufts University women’s indoor track & field team’s distance medley relay is the NCAA Division 3 national champion for the second straight year.
Jumbos’ sophomore Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA), senior Halsey Stebbins (Chicago, IL), senior tri-captain Jackie Ferry (Studio City, CA) and sophomore Stephanie McNamara (North Attleborough, […]

The city DPW building after the blaze. Photo by Jimmy Morse of JimmyMorse.com.
Story Updated 5:36PM, Saturday, March 21, 2009
- Allison Goldsberry
An early morning fire has destroyed a city building containing the Water Department and the Italian American Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8.
According to ITAM club member and Medford resident Frankie Imbergamo, officials said […]

Medford, Other Communities Take Issue with Funding Formula
- Allison Goldsberry
A drop in state aid and a sinking economy have caused Medford to cut $1.4 million from this year’s budget alone and will likely cause a much larger budget gap for next year, yet Medford will not see one penny from a $168 million recovery package […]

Medford Loses out on $168 Million in Federal Recovery Funds for Education
Story Updated 5:49PM, Friday, March 20, 2009
- Allison Goldsberry
Despite being forced to cut a half million from this year’s school budget and possibly three times as much from next year’s budget, Medford is one of many districts in the state that will not […]

Rep Votes for 90% Tax on Bonuses
US Representative Edward Markey (D-Malden) released the following statement regarding million in bonuses awarded to AIG executives after the company received billions in tax-payer money:
“This is complete March madness. You don’t blow the big game and then still get a trophy. Not one single penny of taxpayer funds […]

The varsity Mustang cheerleading team is pictured above. Photo courtesy Assistant Coach Lisa Evangelista.
The Medford Mustang Varsity Cheerleaders ended a tough winter season by placing 7th in the State at the MSSAA Winter State Cheerleading Tournament held on Sunday at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical Regional High School.
“We knew this would be a rebuilding year, […]