It might look pretty in this picture from last fall, but the Mystic River has received a “D” grade for 2011 for its water quality by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to information released by the EPA, the grade is actually an improvement over 2010. The grade is based on bacterial contamination and [...]

Charles McDonald, Director of Communications and Legislation for the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry, will be speaking at the next Medford Police Community Meeting on Wednesday June 6, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Medford Police Academy (100 Main Street). According to information released by Medford Police, McDonald will be available to answer questions regarding the Sex [...]

On Sunday, May 20 the Medford High School Band participated in the Run-Walk To Home Base fundraising event at Fenway Park. The band played music for the participants to provide entertainment, encouragement and support. They also got to enjoy the rest of the day’s festivities at Fenway Park. The Home Base Program helps provide much [...]

Stephanie Graham Participates in Annual Walk for Hunger Congratulations to Medford resident Stephanie Graham, who joined 43,000 others to walk twenty miles in the 44th annual Walk for Hunger on May 6. According to information released by Project Bread, the organization that holds the walk, $3.6 million was raised to fund more than 450 food [...]

This year 308 Medford High School students participated in the annual foreign language contests sponsored by national language organizations AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese), AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) and AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian). Many students received national and/or state recognition. Spanish Exam In Spanish, scoring [...]