Story Updated 9:32PM Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – Allison Goldsberry This week the City Council and School Committee will consider the first in a series of capital improvement projects planned for the city. After almost two years of research, surveys, visits to other school districts, and input from staff, students, and parents, a proposal from [...]

On Monday, January 2, 2012 Mayor Michael McGlynn and members of the Medford City Council and School Committee were officially sworn into office. The elected officials’ two-year terms will run through the end of 2013. Mayor Michael McGlynn is sworn into his thirteenth consecutive term by Associate Justice Elizabeth Cremins, a Medford resident. Members of [...]

MHS senior and football captain Chris Bucknam is one of several students participating in the 2012 inaugural ceremony. – Allison Goldsberry Several Medford students will be participating in the city’s 2012 inaugural ceremony taking place on Monday, January 2. On this day- the last official day of the holiday break from school- students will play [...]

Medford City Hall. Photo by Paul Rapatano. – Allison Goldsberry Medford’s elected officials will take their oath of office in an inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 2, 2012. The ceremony will take place at 10AM in the Council Chambers and will be immediately followed by a reception. The Mayor, along with each newly-elected City Councilor [...]

Medford City Hall. Photo by Paul Rapatano. – Allison Goldsberry Medford’s elected officials will take their oath of office in an inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 2, 2012. The ceremony will take place at 10AM in the Council Chambers and will be immediately followed by a reception. The Mayor, along with each newly-elected City Councilor [...]

On January 1, 2012 Ann Marie Cugno, a member of the Medford School Committee, will become the new Secretary-Treasurer of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC). She was elected to the position at the Association’s annual meeting held in Hyannis last month on November 10. Ann Marie Cugno has been a leader on the [...]

Erin DiBenedetto, Robert Skerry Join School Committee; Rick Caraviello New City Councilor – Allison Goldsberry The Medford voters have spoken and come January 2012 three new faces will join the city’s elected bodies. Erin DiBenedetto and Robert E. Skerry, Jr. will join the School Committee while Rick Caraviello will take a seat on the City [...]

The Mustang News, a news website updated and maintained by a journalism class at Medford High School led by teacher Max Heinegg, posed five questions to each of the nine candidates running for School Committee. Paulette Van der Kloot, William O’Keefe, Sharon Guzik, John Falco, Ann Marie Cugno, and George Scarpelli are all seeking re-election, [...]

Attorney General, Medford Resident, Promotes ‘When You Turn 18′ Legal Guide Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Medford resident, personally addressed the Medford School Committee on Monday night to discuss a legal guide put together by her office, “When You Turn 18.” The guide addresses the legal rights and responsibilities for those reaching the legal age [...]

The Medford School Committee will hold its second meeting of the new school year on Monday, September 19. School Superintendent Roy Belson is expected to provide reports on spring MCAS results and donations of school supplies from Cross Country and a wireless microphone from Patricia Papas, among other things. The full agenda is available on [...]