Why do you wish to serve as a Medford City Councilman? I’m fully invested in Medford. Accepting “just okay” or “average” for our city is unsettling to me. I love this city because the people of this city welcomed my family and me when we arrived here in December, 1969. I chose to raise my [...]

Medford’s Honor Roll Park. The city of Medford is planning on recognizing its residents who served during Desert Storm and in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an announcement on its website. Medford has compiled a list of veterans to include on a bronze plaque at Honor Roll Park. The park, dedicated in 2007 and located [...]

Bob FitzPatrick is announcing his candidacy for Medford City Council. FitzPatrick, a resident of the Medford Heights neighborhood will be making his announcement at an event at Salvatore’s restaurant on Saturday May 11th from 3:00 – 5:00. Salvatore’s is located at 55 High St. in Medford Square A resident of the Medford Heights neighborhood, FitzPatrick [...]

- Aggie Tuden, Tree Warden Arbor Day is a holiday set aside to celebrate, plant and care for trees. First observed in Nebraska in 1872 with the planting of an estimated one million trees, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world. On Friday, April 26, 2013 Medford proudly joined in celebrating [...]

Medford Police and Medford Board of Health are hosting a “National Drug Take Back Initiative” on Saturday, April 27. Items accepted include pills, tablets, capsules, cough medicine, creams/salves, and any other medications. Needles/syringes, medical devices (IV bags, home infusion items), thermometers, and medical instruments will not be accepted. The event is for residential drop offs [...]

When you decide that you would like to go on a trip you are probably going to invest a significant amount of time making preparations. Of course you want to identify your destination, and you will probably develop an itinerary. If you are like many people, you will consider all the contingencies that may arise [...]

One week after two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring scores of others, the Medford community came together to honor one of its own, Krystle Campbell, and other victims. Campbell’s funeral mass was held at Saint Joseph’s Church in Medford Square on Monday. Dozens of media and onlookers gathered on [...]

The following statement was released by the office of Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn on Tuesday: Mayor Michael J. McGlynn today expressed sincere sympathy for all of the Boston Marathon victims and their families. “It is my prayer that God will extend a healing touch to those families that have been affected by this horrible act [...]

Recently, Mayor Michael J. McGlynn was presented the 2013 John Ziergiebel Lifetime of Distinguished Leadership and Community Service Award by the University of Massachusetts-Boston Student Government Association and the Office of Alumni Relations. This award honors the memory of Mr. Ziegiebel, a 1973 graduate of the University, whose career was that of a public school [...]

The city of Medford will hold its annual Patriot’s Day celebration on Monday, April 15. The event kicks off with a POW/MIA flag raising ceremony at Medford City Hall at 10AM. Next, participants walk over to the historic Salem Street Burial Ground for the Patriot’s Day Service at 10:15AM. For the last part of the [...]