Welcome to 2024! As we continue celebrating our new School Committee members, we met with Aaron Olapade to learn more about his Medford connections and devotion to building community in the city he calls home.  First and foremost, congratulations on your School Committee win! We’ll get to that in a moment, but first, let’s talk about your life in Medford— where you live and what you love about living here. My mother, brother, and I moved to Brooks Street in Medford in 2013 wh

As one of Medford’s newest School Committee members, Nicole Branley’s heart beats in sync with the city's pulse. From her roots as a lifelong resident to her current role on the School Committee, Nicole's commitment to Medford is unwavering. We spent some time with Nicole to discuss what she loves about the Medford community and her determination to drive positive change for the place she proudly calls home. First and foremost, congratulations on your School Committee win! We

This month we shifted from business to education and took a few minutes with School Committee Member, Jenny Graham, about some of the initiatives that the School Committee is leading this year, and why Jenny continues to choose Medford as her home. You grew up in Bristol County and went to school at Babson. What brought you to Medford? After Babson, I lived all around Boston — Brighton, the North End, Charlestown, and Somerville. When it came time for my husband, Scott, and I