Alfred “Fred” Pompeo has passed away just shy of his 95th birthday. Pompeo was an icon in Medford, serving as a guidance counselor, School Committee member, City Councilor, and Mayor. A World War II veteran and businessman, he was named Citizen of the Year in 1996. He completed over sixty years of public service after [...]

During its first meeting of 2013 on Monday, January 7 the Medford School Committee will select new leadership. The Committee will vote for a new Vice-Chair and Secretary before its regular meeting at 7:00PM. Mayor Michael McGlynn is the Chair of the School Committee. John Falco and Paulette Van der Kloot are the outgoing Vice-Chair [...]

The Medford City Council and School Committee will meet again in 2013 following a holiday break. Due to Christmas and New Year’s falling on consecutive Tuesdays, the Council will not meet for two straight weeks. The Council’s first meeting of 2013 will be Tuesday, January 8 at 7PM. The first School Committee meeting of the [...]

Many things are taking place this summer before the start of the school year on September 5, and the Medford School Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 22 to receive several updates. School Superintendent Roy Belson will provide reports on a plan to renovate Medford High School’s science labs, the selection of a new school [...]

The Medford School Committee will hold a special meeting on Monday, August 13 to discuss the potential renovation of Medford High School’s science labs. The purpose of the meeting is to consider and select a proposal for the science lab project, which would be done in conjunction with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. According to [...]

July 18, 2012 6:35PM Update- the School Committee meeting has been postponed due to the severe weather. A new date has not yet been announced. The Medford School Committee will hold a rare summer meeting this week. The School Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 18 at 7:00PM at Medford City Hall. Items on the [...]

- Allison Goldsberry The Medford School Committee unanimously approved a $47,483,000 budget for fiscal year 2013 on Tuesday night. Several items that were considered for being cut or reduced, as discussed at Monday night’s 6-hour long budget meeting, were restored, including kindergarten aides, math and science textbooks, and middle school foreign language. Proposed cuts to [...]

The Medford School Committee and Medford City Council will meet this week to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, which begins July 1. The School Committee will meet on Monday, June 11, and Tuesday, June 12 at 7:00PM in the library at Medford High School. Last year, the School Committee unanimously passed a [...]

The Medford School Committee will meet next week to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, which begins July 1 and corresponds with the 2012-2013 school year. The School Committee will meet on Monday, June 11, and Tuesday, June 12 at 7:00PM in the library at Medford High School. The meeting is open to [...]

The Medford School Committee selected its leadership for 2012. John Falco, who previously served as secretary, will replace George Scarpelli as Vice Chair. Mayor Michael McGlynn is the School Committee Chair and leads the meetings, which the Vice Chair does in the Mayor’s absence. Paulette Van der Kloot will take over as secretary and will [...]