If you are a business (non-profits included) or resident that has completed energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and sustainable practices into their workplace or home be sure to complete an application for a Green Award at http://www.medford.org/greenawards by June 29, 2012. Please feel free to nominate yourself or others that you know are making a difference. [...]

Submissions Must be Minute or Less; Entries Accepted Until October 1, 2012 At www.JUSTAMINUTE.TV, anyone, not just an aspiring filmmaker, can upload their one minute story (must be one minute or less) from any media, any device, and any genre to compete for prizes in this unique worldwide event. The previous Just A Minute Festival garnered over ¾ [...]

Justin Tseng, a sixth-grader at the McGlynn Middle School, Medford, has won Honorable Mention in MWRA’s annual writing contest. The winning essay is posted on MWRA’s web site. A ceremony honoring the winning students and their teachers was held at Deer Island on May 25, 2012. Daniel Hurley attended the event and presented Mr. Tseng [...]

On Sunday, June 10 over 30 volunteers from Temple Shalom in Medford and Grace Episcopal Church in Medford joined in an interfaith clean-up of Victory Park on Winthrop Street in Medford. Victory Park will be used June 15 and 16 by the Medford Family Network for their annual Teddy Bear Picnic, so efforts were focused [...]

Legislation would require financial institutions on military bases to offer financial tools that promote savings and reduce need for payday loans Servicemembers and their families must cope with unique circumstances that can jeopardize their financial stability. Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced H.R. 5946, the Military Savings Act, legislation to promote savings rates among [...]

Realtor Cindy Dell’Isola, Attorney Michelle Machado Moreira to Focus on Soon-to-Expire Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 On Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00pm, Cindy Dell’Isola, a REALTOR with ERA Andrew Realty, and Attorney Michelle Moreira of the Law Offices of Michelle Machado Moreira, P.C. will conduct an informative real estate seminar on short sales [...]

Summer is fast approaching, and with less clothing and more skin showing, most women are looking for get fit tips. Raj Patel, a health and fitness expert and owner of Get In Shape For Women in Medford, has some advice. “The Get In Shape For Women results-oriented system focuses on weight training, nutrition, cardio and [...]