Government · City Meetings
Medford panel votes to combine holiday meetings
Medford's disability commission combines holiday meetings and starts ranking crosswalks for ADA upgrades.
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Government · City Council
Residents press council to rewrite 1974 noise law
Medford's Ward 1 councilors field an earful on noise, traffic and development at first neighborhood meeting.
Government · Bicycle Advisory Commission
Medford Bicycle Commission Approves New Light Order
Medford Bicycle Advisory Commission approves new light order, donates lights to high schoolers.
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Council backs challenge to mayor's lawsuit stance
Medford City Council split 6-1 to challenge Mayor's stance on an unenforced investment law. From our own coverage: Medford council votes 6-1 to back challenge to mayor's lawsuit stance; Medford panel reviews composting gains, sets fall event calendar. Also in today's brief (6 items): Me…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
Six Medford obituaries were published this week: Barletta, Nancy Jane; Donnelly, Ann Marie (Cassidy); Hyland, Ann Marie; Labadini, Carolyn G. (Luciano); Mahoney, Patricia A.; and Powell, Yola Elaine. Longtime Medford resident Patricia A. Mahoney, 72, died September 17 at Tufts Medical C…
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Traffic Commission bans parking near two tight fire-truck corners
Medford's Traffic Commission bans parking at two corners where fire trucks kept getting stuck. From our own coverage: Housing trust closes zoning bonus loophole, advances linkage fee; Community board approves Lincoln Road infill home 6-0.
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Medford sales top out at $1.1 million as trust transfers dominate recorded deeds
Medford recorded 18 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19. Of the eight sales with a posted price, figures ranged from $675,000 to $1,100,000, with a median of $870,000. The month's top sale was 160 Brooks St. at $1,100,000, sold by James W. Costello Jr. to Ayse Uretmen and Nicholas Karl
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Tufts Project ClAIrVuE Wins Audience Choice Award at Life Science Day
Tufts University's ClAIrVuE project won the Audience Choice Award at Mass Life Science Innovation Day, the Mallidi Lab announced. The recognition came from the lab's Science and Technology Center home on Colby Street. Medford also marked the death of longtime resident Lucille M. DeVesco…
Government · Liquor License Commission
Medford liquor board takes beer hall case under advisement
Medford liquor board defers ruling on beer hall after teen's hospitalization.
Government · Community Development
Medford board recommends deleting outdated vacant-property zoning rule
Medford Community Development Board reelects Doug Carr as chair, criticizes City Council over late Boston Avenue zoning reversal.