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With Gannett in retreat, could Patch step up? Or how about the TAPinto model?
I’m not going to keep doing this, but it’s only Week 2 of The Transcript & Journal. My capacity for outrage hasn’t faded away yet. So here it is. The T&J, owned by the Gannett chain, is sent to...
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Can Medford afford a property-tax override? Taking a look at the data.
Winthrop Circle, looking toward Medford Square. Photo (cc) 2021 by Dan Kennedy Warning: Hardcore Medford post ahead. Forty years of Proposition 2-1/2 have caught up with us in Medford. City Councilors...
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The Green Line Extension to Medford is looking good
I got a look at the almost-ready Medford/Tufts MBTA station on the Green Line Extension during a walk through Medford, Somerville and Arlington on Saturday. After many delays, the station is scheduled...
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All aboard the GLX
I didn’t have to come to Northeastern today, but I was excited to try the Green Line Extension, which made its grand debut on Monday. So here I am. My ride began at the new Medford/Tufts station at...
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A snowy walk through Medford
A four-mile-plus stroll through Medford in the first measurable snow of the year. Brooks Estate in West Medford, near the Winchester line Brooks Pond Victory Park off Winthrop Street, near Temple...
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Are you a news publisher? A budding enterpreneur? Please come to Medford.
Are you an independent newspaper publisher? A budding entrepreneur? I’d like to point you to a great opportunity. Medford, a city of about 62,000 just a few miles north of Boston, has been without any...
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Traffic has ruined Watertown Square — and other urban crossroads as well
Not visible by car: Near Watertown Square along the Charle River bike paths. Photo (cc) 2022 by Dan Kennedy. Has any urban area in Greater Boston been harmed more by our cultural addiction to cars than...
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Candidates for Medford mayor will debate on Oct. 4
If you’re a Medford resident who is not on Facebook, I want to let you know that the Medford Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a mayoral debate Breanna Lungo-Koehn and Rick Caraviello. The event...
View ArticleAn old tale of local corruption — with a modern twist
When we lived in Medford in the early 1980s, the city and neighboring Somerville were both down at the heels. When we returned in 2014, Somerville was vibrant and growing, with Medford not too far...
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The Somerville Wire shuts down, but its editor says that coverage in the city...
Near Davis Square in Somerville. Photo (cc) 2023 by Dan Kennedy. Nearly two years ago, Gannett merged the Medford Transcript and the Somerville Journal into one weekly paper called The Transcript &...
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