Water main break closes two schools

From Medford News

• Energy committee hears warning on rat poison risks. Medford's Energy and Environment Committee heard a stark warning from an Arlington wildlife advocate tied to bald eagle deaths in a shared nest, as a resident asked whether the city's planned shift to every-other-week trash pickup could worsen rodent problems.Medford News
• Historical panel takes up two significant demolitions. Medford Historical Commission weighed preservation status for two significant properties, the city-owned Hegner Center on Maple Park Avenue and a Victorian-era house on Mystic Avenue slated for self-storage and retail, hearing from an abutter and the applicant's preservation consultant.Medford News
• School panel delays vote on reassignment policy. Medford School Committee held off on a new elementary reassignment policy amid concerns about promising families an answer as early as June, as members weighed how it would handle roughly 50 inter-district transfer requests that arrive each year.Medford News
• Council panel advances noise ordinance rewrite. A Medford council committee kept a draft noise ordinance rewrite and a city website audit alive, as councilors debated enforcement options for an ordinance modeled on Somerville's and pressed for ways to collect unpaid penalties.Medford News
• Community board approves Mystic Ave showroom expansion. Medford's Community Development Board cleared a height increase for a Mystic Avenue flooring showroom, then spent hours previewing a broader zoning rewrite that would overhaul the city's development-incentive bonuses, with a zoning-consultant request for proposals set for release October 26.Medford News

Medford on Fri, Oct 9

• Water Main Break Forces 2 Medford Schools To Close. Two Medford public schools closed Friday morning after an unexpected water main break left them without running water, Medford Patch reported, citing the school district.Medford Patch

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 13: Medford volleyball hosts Revere Tuesday. Medford's volleyball team faces Revere in a conference match on Tuesday, October 13, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps

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