Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Join Kate Genovese,author of Two Weeks Since My Last Confession, for a reading and book signing at the Medford Public Library.

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Wheat berries, used in the salad above, will be introduced into the school menu next year.

Medford School Food Services, students from Tufts University’s Tisch Scholar program, consultants from the Massachusetts Farm to School Program, Medford parents and children, community members, and others gathered together on Friday, June 11 to enjoy a dinner composed of local ingredients to launch Medford’s Farm-to-School Initiative.

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Students from Tufts University, along with Medford School Food Services, Consultants from the Massachusetts Farm to School Program, along with a few Medford parents, will gather together to launch a Farm-to-school Initiative for the school children by hosting a citywide, Community Dinner kick-off event at the Andrews Middle School!

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With the nice weather on it’s way, many of us in Medford eagerly await spring cleaning. It’s a wonderful time of year because not only are sprouts and gardens popping up everywhere, but so are yard sales. This year many large “city-wide” yard sales are being organized. In a continued effort to be the green city that we know Medford is, let’s all do our part to keep any items that can either be recycled or reused out of the dumps.

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Be a Parent Not a Pal Presentation April 12^th

By Penelope Bruce

On Monday April 12^th from 7pm-9pm, Medford Board of Health and Medford Health Matters Substance Abuse Task will be hosting a presentation for parents at the Caron Theater, Medford High School.

Be a parent not a pal is a presentation created by Richard P. Campbell and the law firm of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy to educate students, parents, teachers and members of the community about the Social Host Law, and to illustrate the legal consequences of allowing those under the age of 21 to possess alcoholic beverages. The presentation will tell the stories of victims of the consequences of underage drinking as well as of the hosts who have been prosecuted under the Social Host Law. They show what happens when good kids make bad decisions and well-meaning parents who think that they are providing safe havens for their children and children’s friends painfully discover that these havens are not safe after all. They discuss the liability of social hosts when civil actions with millions of dollars at stake rapidly follow criminal prosecutions. They give new perspectives on the question, “Mom, Dad, can I have a party here at the house? Some of my friends will be drinking, but since I’ll collect all of the car keys, we’ll be safe, and everything will be all right.”

This program is for all parents with teens 6th to 12th grade but the program content is geared toward parents with teens in High School.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served, please RSVP at Medford Board of Health 781-393-2560 or at pbruce@medford.org

cta group

Medford Public Schools is creating a district technology advisory committee.

The purpose of this committee is to provide support and assistance in developing a new technology plan and other technology initiatives. Parents of Medford students and other interested parties are invited to apply for membership. The committee will meet on a monthly schedule.

If you would like to serve on this committee, please send a resume and letter of interest to Richard Trotta, Director of Media, Technology and Fine

Arts (rtrotta@medford.k12.ma.us), 489 Winthrop Street, Medford MA 02155. Applications must be received by March 12, 2010.

- Allison

March and April are Medford Community Read months!

This year’s Library-sponsored community read book is Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky. There are also three books for younger readers. This year’s Community Read events will deal with the history of New England fishing as well as the challenges facing marine ecology. The first program will take place on Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Medford Public Library

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On Tuesday, Feb 9th, please join us, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, for a Zonta Chocolate Event to help support local programs working to prevent and end violence against woman as well as assisting woman in transition.

This is  Zonta’s main fundraiser for the year. You can support Zonta by buying tickets even you can’t attend, although this is an awesome event for chocolate lovers and Valentine’s Day shoppers.

February 9, 2010 in the main lobby of LMH, Governors Ave, Medford, MA 02155

The Medford Family Network is looking for some GREAT DADS!

On Tuesday, February 2, 2010 (please note change of date) from 7:00 – 8:00 pm the MFN will be having a committee meeting at the MFN Family Center, 489 Winthrop Street, Medford as the search for  interested fathers, or those in a fathering role, to plan two “My Guy and I” field trips and other activities targeted for the special men in the lives of young children.

Come with your “Dads are Great” ideas!

Call the Medford Family Network today!
(781) 393-2106!

By Travis Andersen, Town Correspondent

Parents who wish their teens would quit texting so much may change their tune, thanks to a new text messaging service that Medford High students recently launched to help their peers say no to drugs and alcohol at parties.

The youth organization Teens Against Drinking and Drugs – or TADD, an offshoot of the local nonprofit Medford Health Matters – launched the service about three months ago.

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