Week in Review: Alleged Civil Rights Violations at Housing Authority; Chat with a Chef

Here are some of Medford's top headlines from this week:

A family of Haitian immigrants has sued the Medford Housing Authority, claiming it didn't listen to warnings about a racist neighbor who eventually burned down their unit and gave white tenants preferential treatment. Following the fire, the family says they were told by housing authority officials to find a homeless shelter to stay.

Vittorio Ettore, the owner of Bistro 5 Restaurant in West Medford took some time out of his busy schedule to participate in a live chat yesterday.

A Medford man faces a lewdness charge after he allegedly pulled down his pants on Brattle Street in Cambridge. Brendan Coye, 35, of 17 Harrison Road pulled down his pants and opened his jacket to expose his genitals to a crowd of people on Brattle Street in Harvard Square shortly before 10 p.m. on Nov. 11, according to a Cambridge police report.

When Alex Pagliaro smelled smoke early in the morning on Oct. 9, he didn't hesitate.  The 15-year-old woke his grandfather, called the fire department and got pets out of his family's home on Trout Avenue.

The Malden Golden Tornadoes scored a decisive victory over the Medford Mustangs in a 36-0 win on Thanksgiving Day.