Politics & Government

Neil Osborne Announces Candidacy For City Council

If elected, the civil rights attorney will be the first Medford city councillor of color in more than 30 years.

On Friday, Mystic Valley NAACP President and attorney Neil Osborne announced his name will appear on the ballots for Medford City Council during the fall election.

Osborne has resided in Medford for 45 years, and says he hopes to help bring about repairs to public infrastructure, such as under- maintained sidewalks and roads, throughout the city.

In the video below, he makes a case for his election.

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