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Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics By Joyce Purnick Public Affairs 272 pages $26.95 Just about no one imagined that the little Jewish kid from Medford, Massachusetts, the nerdy president of the Slide Rule Club who didn't even make his high school's honor society, would grow up to be Michael Bloomberg.

Bill Would Help Cover Cost of Hearing Aids for Children The following announcement is from State Representative Sean Garballey : Representative Sean Garballey testified Wednesday on behalf of legislation that would require insurance companies in Massachusetts to provide coverage for hearing aids for children.

The following announcement is from the Medford Historical Society: Photo courtesy Medford Historical Society The Medford Historical Society and Temple Shalom invite you and your friends to attend an introduction to the history of Temple Shalom and its congregation on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. Among the people taking part in this event will be ...

I am writing to you regarding John Falco who is running for Medford School Committee.

Mackenzie and Joseph trick-or-treating in Medford Square on Friday. The family of former Medford Police Officer Pat Fahey handed out candy from the Medford Police table on Friday during the annual business trick-or-treat organized by the Medford Chamber of Commerce.

US Representative Edward Markey, chair of twin energy and environment panels in the House of Representatives, announced that Medford agricultural biotechnology company Agrivida will receive $4,565,800 from the Department of Energy.

Medford and several other communities will receive state funding for a variety of road projects, Governor Deval Patrick and the state Executive Office of Transportation announced this week.

Boston police report arresting a 21-year-old Roxbury man last night after he allegedly beat and tried to rob a patron of the thoughfuly named Boston Chinese Restaurant on Washington Street.

The Mystic Valley Development Commission has been awarded a $150,000 grant to help fund construction of the Wellington Greenway in Medford.

Rivers Edge Park, pictured above, was recently developed along with office buildings and an apartment complex along the Malden River in Medford.

A utility worker labors yesterday near a manhole on Medforda s Main Street that exploded on Friday.

Biocell Center, a European biotechnology firm, has opened the first U.S. headquarters in Medford for the amniotic stem cell preservation company.

A 56-year-old Medford, Massachusetts man has been convicted of fatally beating a woman that prosecutors said he robbed to get money for drugs.

Medford residents are joining the Boston Under Water Festival , a series of actions in participation with the 350 International Day of Climate Action on Saturday, October 24.

A European biotech company on Thursday opened the worlda s first amniotic stem cell bank in Medford.

Biocell Center , an Italian stem cell research company, is opening their North American headquarters in Medford.

The Arlington Catholic Girls Cross Country team soundly defeated Bishop Fenwick by a score of 17 to 46 to stay undefeated in the Catholic Central League.

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday takes up a report condemning Israel for actions during last winter's offensive into Gaza, in the midst of some of the highest tension between Israelis and Palestinians in recent years.

An electrical fire erupted today in underground utility tunnels near Medford Square, blasting two manhole covers 25 feet upward and sending flames high into the air.

A Medford manhole fire has forced a building evacuation, halted all downtown traffic and knocked out power in the central of town.