Week in Review: Train Horns in West Medford, Charlotte Bloomberg Dies, Whitey Caught

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

: From last Friday evening until Thursday afternoon, locomotives were required to sound their horns when passing Canal Street or High Street.

A 2005 federal law required all quiet zones to come up with a horn alternative by June 2010, or risk having their status revoked.

Residents , started Facebook groups and handed out fliers. Eventually, Mayor Michael McGlynn was able to work out a deal to stop the horns while the city has barriers installed to address the requirement.

Two of the most infamous incidents in Medford's history are connected to James "Whitey" Bulger, the renowned South Boston mobster who was captured Wednesday in California after 16 years on the lam.

: The long-time Medford resident and mother to Michael Bloomberg was considered by many as a local matriarch. She died Sunday at her Ronaele Road home. Her obituary called for donations to the Medford Public Library, a .

City Budget Stalled: Residents . The school committee approved the budget, but it was tabled by city councilor Breanna Lungo-Koehn Tuesday, who said she needed more time to review it.

: A sergeant with the Middlesex Sheriff’s Department was arraigned Wednesday on drug charges after he allegedly received cocaine and money from an undercover state trooper, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced in a press release.