Medford is a city 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census,Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University,which has its campus along the Medford and Somerville border.
The Tufts University School of Medicine is the medical school of Tufts University,a private research university in Massachusetts. It was established in 1893 and is located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown Boston.
The Sun,also known as The Lowell Sun,is a daily newspaper based in Lowell,Massachusetts,United States,serving towns in Massachusetts around the Greater Lowell area and beyond. As of 2011,its average daily circulation was about 42,900 copies. It has been owned since 1997 by MediaNews Group of Colorado.
Michael Joseph "Mike" Harrington is an American politician,lawyer and a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Walbridge Abner Field was an American lawyer,jurist and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts,and as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Edward North "Robbie" Robinson was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln,Brown University,University of Maine,and Tufts College—now known as Tufts University,and co-head football coach at Boston University. He also coached for the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 765 Prospect Street in Fall River,Massachusetts. It was established in 1855 and greatly improved upon in the years that followed. It features Gothic Revival elements,including an elaborate entrance arch constructed of locally quarried Fall River granite. The cemetery originally contained 47 acres,but has since been expanded to over 120 acres. The cemetery is the city's most significant,built in the planned rural-garden style of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge,Massachusetts. It was designed and laid out by local architect Josiah Brown,who is also known for his designs of early mills including the Union,Border City,and others.
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative,also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2,was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4,2008,ballot in Massachusetts.
Edward Francis Harrington is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991. In his role in the legislature,he was an advocate for greater openness in leadership,free speech and government reform.
James Louis Connolly was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts from 1951 to 1970.
B.M.C. Durfee High School is a public high school located in the city of Fall River,Massachusetts,United States. It is a part of Fall River Public Schools and is the city's main public high school,the other being Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School.
George Albert Clough was an architect working in Boston in the late 19th-century. He designed the Suffolk County Courthouse in Pemberton Square,and numerous other buildings in the city and around New England. Clough served as the first City Architect of Boston from 1876 to 1883.
Walter Edward Lawrence was an American politician and city manager who served as a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Mayor of Medford.
Vernon Wynne Evans was an American politician and educator from Saugus,Massachusetts who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Superintendent of the Saugus Public Schools,and as a member of the Saugus Board of Selectmen.
Edward Devlin Sirois was an American politician and Massachusetts National Guard officer who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and was commander of the Yankee Division.
Daniel Henry Coakley was an American Democratic politician and attorney from Massachusetts. He was a key figure in early 20th century Boston politics,as an ally District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier and as an on-again-off-again ally to Mayor James Michael Curley. As an attorney,he took part in numerous badger game extortion schemes and was disbarred in 1922 for deceit,malpractice,and gross misconduct.
John Ignatius Fitzgerald was an American attorney who served in the Massachusetts General Court and on the Boston City Council. He was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1948.
Nathan A. Tufts was an American attorney and politician who served as a District Attorney of Middlesex County,Massachusetts from 1917 to 1921. He was removed from office and disbarred for misconduct in office.
Edmond Patrick Talbot (1884-1951) was a Canadian-born American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River,Massachusetts and Sheriff of Bristol County,Massachusetts. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1926
