- Allison Goldsberry On Tuesday the girls varsity basketball team notched their tenth win of the season and clinched a state tournament berth with a decisive 51-35 win over Austin Prep. Aleah McAusland-Ace led the Mustang offense with thirteen points and six rebounds. It was the sophomore’s first start of the year as she was [...]

Legendary entertainer Bill Cosby and renowned psychiatrist, educator and social commentator Alvin F. Poussaint will be honored at Tufts University’s fifth Eliot-Pearson Awards for Excellence in Children’s Media for their groundbreaking work. The awards ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will take place on February 25 at 10 a.m. in the Distler [...]

Last year’s Dance in the Fells is just one of many cultural projects funded by Medford Arts Council grants. Courtesy photo. The Medford Arts Council announces its grant recipients for the 2011 calendar year, distributing $20,126 in funding. The 40 funded projects include the Medford Public Library’s third annual Community Read; a new multidisciplinary program, [...]