As part of the budget for the new fiscal year, the Restaurant Rejuvenation Act was signed into law yesterday allowing restaurants to serve alcohol starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday. “This provision will increase business for restaurants and provide a boost to our economy in these uncertain fiscal times,” House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said. [...]

His first hit came in 1994 on a rainy night at Alumni Stadium in Lowell when he was a shy 18-year-old rookie a few days removed from his Medford High School graduation. His 500th came via an RBI double in the first inning of Thursday’s 4-1 win against the Arlington Trojans at Tufts University. In [...]

Story Updated 4:13PM Monday, July 5, 2010 – Allison Goldsberry Two very talented Medford athletes will participate this summer in the annual Harry Agganis All-Star Classic. Andrew White, a 2010 Medford High School graduate, will play point guard in the 6th Annual All-Star Men’s Basketball Classic on Monday, July 12 at 7:30PM at Lynn English [...]

Pictured: Michael Ellenbecker and Joy Onasch of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell, Senator Patricia D. Jehlen, Tom Nguyen and his wife, owner of Best Neighborhood Cleaners in Medford. Courtesy photo. Senator Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) and Representatives Paul Donato (D-Medford), Carl Sciortino (D-Medford), and Sean Garballey (D-Medford) are happy to announce recognition for [...]

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone was honored recently as the recipient of the first ever Transition House Open Door Award for his dedication to domestic violence prevention efforts. Transition House, Inc. held their annual meeting at the Anthenaeum House in Cambridge. Community leaders and members of the public were in attendance as they gave DA [...]

Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, with Dustin Armstrong, VP and Head of Research for 4s3 Bioscience, a Medford company that was awarded an Accelerator loan by the Center’s Board of Directors. Courtesy photo. Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Approves Accelerator Program Loan for Medford-based 4s3 Bioscience Center authorizes $600,000 [...]