10 Medford City Council candidates have their say
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4 so see what your candidates had to say on a wide variety of topics.
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Fifes, drums and history: Medford marks fifth Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day
Medford residents gathered at the Salem Street Burying Ground for Medford’s fifth annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day.
MBTA buys former Budweiser site for $54M. What’s next?
After months of negotiations, the MBTA finalized its purchase of 440 Riverside Ave., which is now expected to become a maintenance hub for the agency’s electric bus fleet.
At Bistro 489, Medford’s student chefs run the kitchen
Bistro 489, the student-run restaurant inside Medford Vocational Technical High School, reopened to the public this month after a summer break.
Wendall in the Wild: Pollinatober
October is a wonderful time to watch pollinators in action, even if you live in an urban area. If there are flowers, there are pollinators.
School Committee candidates have their say in Medford
Early voting has already started but Election Day is Nov. 4. Find out where your School Committee candidates stand on a variety of issues.
Winchester man lobbies for amendment to add recall mechanism to state constitution
Michael Dattoli is concerned about corruption in politics and wants to see Massachusetts residents have the option to recall officials.
Mayor vetoes City Council's values-aligned investments ordinance
Also during its Oct. 21 meeting, the City Council approved a request from the mayor to enter into a five-year agreement with a company to digitize the library's local history collections.
Medford football team clips Chelsea 22-6
The Mustangs notched a huge win last night against Chelsea.
Sorry, professor, but supermarket managers deserve the next Nobel Prize in Economics
Since the Nobel Prize in Economics was established in the late 1960s, some notable – and at times controversial – names have scooped the annual honor, luminaries such as Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz, and John Forbes Nash, the troubled math whiz portrayed by Russell Crowe to Oscar-winning effect in the 2001
Dog poop stations aim to reduce littering of bags in Middlesex Fells
What’s one of the biggest problems facing the Middlesex Fells Reservation? Believe it or not, dog poop bags.
Cyclists say Medford’s bike lanes are unsafe as city considers next steps
Medford’s bike network is growing, but so are cyclists’ frustrations. Riders say gaps in bike lanes, outdated road planning and other concerns have left the city struggling to make biking truly safe.
Green Day Recycling to hold electronics recycling event Nov. 1, all communities welcome
On Saturday, Nov. 1, Green Day Recycling will be hosting an electronics recycling event, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Eulalia Parish parking lot, 50 Ridge St., Winchester.
Municipalities crank up the heat with report warning of financial ‘perfect storm
MANY MUNICIPALITIES find themselves caught in a “tightening vise” of financial pressures that are making it increasingly difficult to avoid cuts to local schools and services, according to a new report that could ramp up pressure on Beacon Hill.
Medford Rehab employees picket over low wages
Employees have been picketing Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for months over their wages.
New Medford charter will be on the ballot
If enacted, the new Charter will change the makeup of the City Council and the role of the mayor on the School Committee and will create term limits for the position of mayor.