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Queer and trans group hike in the Fells today
August 30, 2026
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Friends of the Fells hosts queer and trans hike today
Friends of the Fells leads a free hike for LGBTQIA+ hikers and their leashed dogs today from 10 a.m. to noon, starting near Bellevue Pond in the Middlesex Fells Reservation. The route runs 3 to 4 miles at a 25-to-30-minute-per-mile pace over rocky, potentially muddy trails with elevation changes; organizers recommend sturdy boots, water and layers, and note there are typically no restrooms at the starting site. Registrants receive the exact location and parking details by Eventbrite email, and steady rain or lightning cancels.
Friends of the Fells
Medford investing $2.4M in park renovations this year
The city is completing more than $2.4 million in park upgrades this year at Logan Park, Riverside Plaza, Tufts Park and Playstead Park, funded through CPA and CDBG grants, Mayor Lungo-Koehn's office announced.
City of Medford
Low-risk quadball pickup games open to all at Barry Park
Breakaway hosts a low-risk, no-stakes quadball pickup game at Barry Park today, 10 a.m. to noon, welcoming players of all skill levels.
US Quadball
Framed floral collage workshop set at Arts Collaborative Medford
Arts Collaborative Medford hosts its "Art Explorers: Framed Floral Collage Make + Take Workshop" today, 10 a.m. to noon, at its studio on 162 Mystic Avenue.
Arts Collaborative Medford
Three Tufts field hockey players named to NFHCA National Watchlist
Tufts senior Claire Casey, sophomore Eleanor Helm and junior Eleanor Luft were named to the 2026 NFHCA Collegiate Watchlist on Aug. 27, recognizing their potential for All-Region and All-American honors.
Tufts Athletics
TreesMedford offers free trees for hotter neighborhoods
TreesMedford is offering free bare-root trees for yards in the city's hottest areas, including south of Salem Street and near the Mystic River; other residents can buy trees and planting supplies for $50.
Gotta Know Medford
Coronella column: old newspapers offer a form of time travel
Writer Steve Coronella recalls saving a 1974 Boston Globe front page and starting at Medford's new high school on Winthrop Street in 1973.
Gotta Know Medford
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