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NELM Corp settled allegations that it submitted inaccurate payroll records and misrepresented the status of furloughed employees.

The Complete Streets grant, announced at a press conference Thursday, will allow the project to move forward earlier than expected.
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Police are searching for a man they say robbed an employee of a nail salon and then carjacked a person at gunpoint.
Temporary lane restrictions will be in place at the start of next week while paving is done for the Safe Routes to School project.
Lilla Eliet, a rising eighth-grader at Coolidge Middle School, is the third winner of the $300,000 scholarship grant.
A fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damages to Thai Moon in April.
Students and staff will be required to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, the district said.
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LeLacheur said Tuesday he will resign in February in order to give the Select Board time to find his replacement.
Police said a bicyclist was struck on Central Avenue the morning of July 8.
Rats plagued Medford for much of 2020, prompting updated requirements for food establishments, construction sites and dumpsters.
Police found 19 shell casings and multiple cars with bullet holes after a group reported they were shot at while inside a parked car.
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Chevry, vice chair of the Medford Housing Authority, says the City Council needs the perspective of "diversity, inclusion and equity."
Feds: Dhamari Jordan, 20, faced drug trafficking and weapons charges after selling cocaine to an undercover officer three times.
Dangerous temperatures will inundate Massachusetts, with the heat index expected as high as 109 degrees in some areas.
Dangerous temperatures will inundate Massachusetts, with the heat index expected as high as 109 degrees in some areas.
Drew Lamb, 27, stabbed another man during a fight on VFW Parkway Saturday, state police said.
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