Tufts Hosts Eighth Annual Community Day with Medford and Somerville Neighbors, friends invited to join Tufts University for learning, family entertainment and lunch A local child gets ready to give Tufts’ mascot, Jumbo the elephant, a hug during Tufts University’s Community Day 2008. Photo courtesy Tufts University Photography. Residents, neighbors and friends are invited to [...]

After more than three years of community organizing and fundraising, the Medford Field of Dreams project has finally been completed. The project includes two artificial turf fields behind Medford High School that can be used for soccer, lacrosse, and football games as well as for baseball and softball practice; a running/walking track; full lighting; two [...]

Medford City Hall. Photo by Paul Rapatano. Both the Medford City Council and School Committee will hold meetings on Tuesday, August 31. The Council will meet at City Hall. A Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss a proposed parking garage on Governors Avenue in Medford Square is taking place at 6:00PM in Room 207. [...]

Fall Basketball at Medford High School for Boys & Girls grades 1 through 8. This will be an 8 week Saturday program to teach the fundamentals of basketball. Start date: Saturday September 25, 2010 Program Outline: (Times subject to change depending on sign-ups) – 1st & 2nd Grade, 8:30am -10:00am Co-ed, 40 minutes of fundamentals [...]

Former Star Mustang Establishes Scholarships for Deserving Student-Athletes Congratulations to 2010 Medford High School graduates Greg Wilson and Kyle Heath for earning the Shawn Bates Scholarship. Both Wilson and Heath captained the baseball team last season. Bates, also an MHS grad, excelled in both hockey and baseball while a Mustang. Wilson was recognized for his [...]

The St. Raphael Knights of Columbus recently presented a hearing impaired girl with a device to assist her in the classroom and after school. Presenting the FM transmitter and receiver are from left to right: Knight Jim Morse, Kellie Irvin, Grand Knight Kevin Feeney, and Past Grand Knight Mike O’Brien. Courtesy photo. Story Updated 5:58PM [...]

Annual US News and World Report College Rankings Released Tufts University is ranked among the top thirty research universities in the nation on an annual list compiled by US News and World Report. Harvard again tops the list of national universities, while Williams College repeats as the nation’s top-ranked liberal arts college. Tufts is in [...]

Get ready, Mustang fans- the fall season is just around the corner! Click here to download a printable copy of the 2010 fall schedule, but be sure to regularly check the online schedule for the latest updates. Season Openers Football Friday, September 10, @Revere High School, 7:00PM Boys Soccer Friday, September 10, @Somerville High School, [...]

With 25 recent Tufts University graduates accepted to Teach For America’s 2010 Teaching Corps, Tufts ranks in the top 20 medium sized colleges and universities contributing graduating seniors to the program. A national corps of recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools, the Tufts graduates will [...]

Tufts to Receive Share of $38 Million Investment in Science in Massachusetts Senator John Kerry announced Monday that 89 additional Massachusetts universities and organizations will receive a total of $38,786,509 in National Science Foundation (NSF) awards. The funding was secured through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “These investments in scientific research will create jobs [...]