Sports
Veterans Memorial Baseball Dugouts Get Sign-Off After Renovation
The Medford Conservation Commission this week approved certificates of compliance closing out renovation work at two town athletic facilities.
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Medford
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026
Four Medford-resident obituaries were published this week: Bavaro, Orazio, 86; Centofanti, Emma (Volpe), 91; Cimino, Gloria F. (Favuzza); and Hayes, Mary E. Bavaro, who died October 8, immigrated from Italy to Cambridge in 1972 with his wife and three children before later residing in M…
Real Estate
Medford Home Sales Reach $912,000 Median As Hillside Avenue Property Tops $1.59 Million
Medford recorded 15 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only five carried a sale price so far, ranging from $369,900 to $1,590,000 with a median of $912,000. The month's top sale was 20 Hillside Ave at $1.59 million, bought by Atsuko Polzin from the Mortimer Leo Realty …
Morning Brief
Water main break closes two schools
A water main break forced two Medford public schools to close Friday morning without running water. From our own coverage: Energy committee hears warning on rat poison risks; Historical panel takes up two significant demolitions. Also in today's brief (7 items): Water Main Break Forces …
Government · Historic District Commission
Medford historic panel hears PVC millwork pitch
The Medford Historic District Commission heard a PVC millwork pitch and approved July minutes on a 2-0 vote after a member's connection dropped.
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.
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.
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