Government · City Meetings
Medford panel reviews composting gains, sets fall event calendar
Medford advisory committee reports 51 percent composting enrollment, preps fall outreach blitz.
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Government · Conservation Commission
Medford Conservation Commission approves shell lighting, trail drainage projects
Medford Conservation Commission unanimously clears riverfront lighting and Fells trail drainage repairs.
Government · City Council
Medford panel votes to keep noise ordinance rewrite in committee
Medford council committee approves summer newsletter, opens review of a 1974 noise ordinance.
Government · City Council
Medford council votes 6-1 to back challenge to mayor's lawsuit stance
Medford council splits 6-1 to challenge mayor over unenforced investment law, finalizes Boston Avenue rezoning.
Government · Board of Health
Medford Board of Health lets two stores split tobacco suspension
Medford Board of Health lets two stores split up tobacco suspensions while it weighs a rule change.
Government · Historical Commission
Medford panel splits on demolition reviews, advances three properties
Medford Historical Commission splits on demolition reviews, opens door to veterans housing debate.
Schools · School Committee
Medford School Committee Approves Superintendent's Year Goals, CTE Honors Pilot
Medford School Committee unanimously backs superintendent's 2026-27 goals and a new CTE honors track.
Government · Energy & Environment Meetings
Medford tree ordinance advances to City Council for a vote
Medford energy panel tracks a tree ordinance, dark sky lighting and a rodenticide ban all in one meeting. The Energy and Environment Committee heard the City Council would vote as soon as Tuesday on a revised public tree ordinance drafted with city councilor Anna Callahan.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026
This week's Medford obituary notices column carries one qualifying notice: Galgano, Olivia B., 85, who died Thursday, September 10, 2026. Olivia was born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Fiumara, before later making her home in Paramus, N.J. Her …
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Medford Home Sales Split Evenly Above And Below $1 Million In August
Medford recorded 15 property sales between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with recorded prices ranging from $610,000 to $1,930,000 and a median of $1,001,500 across the ten sales that listed a price. The top sale was 48 Terrace Rd., which sold for $1,930,000 on Aug. 17 to Anthony and Shauna Scalese. Five