Tufts University awarded 3,360 degrees, including 1,901 graduate degrees and 1,459 undergraduate degrees, at its commencement exercises on Sunday, May 20. It was the first graduation for new president Anthony Monaco. Full coverage of the event is available on Tufts’ news website. U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, CEO of The Mission Continues, delivers the commencement [...]

- Allison Goldsberry The girls varsity lacrosse team earned another state tournament appearance with a 16-5 home win over Essex Aggie on Sunday. It was Senior Night, the last home game of the season, and “the girls came ready to play,” said Head Coach Matt Galusi. Senior Olivia Timmins led all Mustang scorers with six [...]

MWRA Asks Swimmers to Stay Out of the Fells Reservoir Summer is here and with the warm weather, people head to the local swimming hole to beat the heat. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority wants to remind residents that swimming is not allowed at the High Fells Reservoir in Stoneham. MWRA’s primary concern is public [...]

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Chairman Steven Walsh of the Committee on Health Care Financing recently announced a comprehensive plan aimed at curbing health care costs and empowering patients. The bill, released by the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, comes six years after Massachusetts passed the nation’s first universal health care law. The [...]

The Medford High School crew team will finish the spring season with the Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Championships on Sunday, May 27. Medford will be among nearly twenty public schools competing in Lowell on the Merrimack River, according to parent Julia Hendrix. The Mustangs are entering twelve races, including eights and fours in both [...]