Week in Review: Candidates Night, Manslaughter Plea, Occupy Boston, OUIs

Here's some of the top stories from around Medford this week:

Mayor Michael McGlynn and mayoral challenger Anthony D'Antonio, as well as candidates for school committee, answered questions Wednesday night as part of a candidate's night at City Hall, hosted by the Medford City Democratic Committee.

A Cambridge man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of manslaughter in connection to the beating death of a man in a Salem Street apartment in 2010, prosecutors said. Christopher Toppi, 29, of Cambridge, pled guilty in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn the charge and was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison, according to a press release from the office of County Attorney Gerry Leone.

Tufts students were slated to participate in Wednesday's college walkout, but instead, students from the Tufts Occupy Boston group set up tables in an effort to recruit participants for student solidarity marchplanned for Oct. 10, Columbus Day, on Boston Common. "We're just really excited about getting as many people as possible," said Lissa Vanderbeck, a senior, about the group's plans for marching on Boston Common.

A total of four people were arrested over the weekend on charges of operating under the influence of liquor. John Grealey, 41, of 18 Court St., was arrested about 2:45 p.m. on Saturday on Salem Street and charged with fourth offense operating under the influence of liquor, according to the police log. Grealey was also charged with leaving the scene of property damage.

An injured squirrel was given another shot at life thanks to the help of two Tufts University students. According to Tufts Daily, two students found a skinny, limping squirrel on campus Tuesday. Juniors Dan Fortunato and Zach Himes found the squirrel lying on its back, legs still, with its arms clinging to a branch, said the Tufts Daily report.