Government · Community Development
Medford board approves Mystic Ave showroom expansion
Medford board unanimously approves a two-foot height bump for a Mystic Avenue flooring showroom, then spends hours previewing a zoning cleanup.
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Government · City Council
Council panel advances draft noise ordinance rewrite
Medford council panel keeps noise ordinance rewrite and website audit alive.
Government · Oak Grove Cemetery Board of Trustees
Oak Grove board leans toward costlier memorial path
Oak Grove Cemetery trustees lean toward a costlier, curved accessibility path for the World War I Memorial and weigh a tradeoff of hundreds of burial spaces for the Seven Acres expansion.
Morning Brief
Run Medford reset after storm delay
Run Medford's postponed 5K and 10K will take place later this year after September's storm delay. Also in today's brief (3 items): Run Medford 5K, 10K reset for later this year; Tufts runner Reisner named NESCAC runner of week; Medford volleyball hosts St. Mary's freshman, JV matches.
Schools · School Committee
Medford School Panel Delays Reassignment Policy Vote
Medford School Committee holds off on a new elementary reassignment policy amid timeline concerns. Vice Chair Jenny Graham warned that promising families an answer as early as June was unrealistic, saying "no one's going to hear from us in June.
Government · Historical Commission
Historical Panel Declines to Block Two Demolitions
Medford Historical Commission clears the way for demolition of two significant buildings in back-to-back 0-4 votes.
Government · Energy & Environment Meetings
Arlington Advocate Warns Medford Panel on Rat Poison
Medford's Energy and Environment Committee hears a stark warning on rat poison, takes no action.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's Medford obituary notices column carries three entries: Banks, Sandra A. (Nicoli); Carey, Frederick L. "Fred"; and Cartolano, Michael. Sandra A. (Nicoli) Banks, 81, a longtime Medford resident, died October 4, 2026, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital; her arrangements are being ha…
Morning Brief
Home sales top $1.6 million in September
Medford home sales topped $1.6 million in September as median price crossed $1 million. From our own coverage: Council clash over design standards snarls zoning RFP; Assessors flag first use of veteran exemption clause.
Morning Brief
Medford Home Sales Cross $1.6 Million as Median Tops $1 Million in September
Medford recorded 17 property sales between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3. Ten deeds carry a sale price so far, ranging from $574,000 to $1,650,000, with a median of $1,029,995; the other seven are pending price data, a normal registry lag. The month's top sale was 58 Myrtle St. at $1,650,000, sold by Bartlett