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Mustangs complete the season with six wins and a tie Medford girls’ hockey captains assess the season By Dom Nicastro / Correspondent The Medford/Malden girls’ co-op hockey team finished its 2021 winter campaign with a 6-7-1 record. The team lost a couple of games in its final week, falling to Peabody (2-0) and Beverly (2-1). Keena Swanson of Malden scored the goal in the Beverly loss. The Mustangs certainly wanted to finish strong in its final week, and two competitive games satisfied that, even though they would have preferred the wins. But the fact is, Medford was solid all season lon...

Speeding, cut-through traffic on Medford streets continues to be problematic Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. City officials are continuing to advocate for traffic calming measures in East Medford. “The issue I’m still hearing is speeding and cut-through traffic,” Councilor Michael Marks said at the Jan. 12 City Council meeting. “I’m hearing from residents it’s of the utmost concern.” He mentioned the Fellsway, Fulton Spring Road, Fu...

Medford native Michael Maloney releases 'January Hopeful' Madison Schulman / medford@wickedlocal.com Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. Michael Maloney is following his dream. And the former Medford resident has put out a new album about his journey through adulthood. The album, titled "January Hopeful," was released on Jan. 1. Maloney’s work was supported by donations from friends and family via a Kickstarter campaign that he created this past summer. “[I] really didn’t expect m...

Medford native takes on Englehutt house renovation Madison Schulman / medford@wickedlocal.com Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. Former Medford resident Jon Rumley has made it his mission to turn previously abandoned property into a place where residents can live in the future. The two-story house, located at 62 Englehutt Road in Medford, was condemned by the city over a year ago. However, Rumley said the property has been neglected for around 30 years. “The most satisfying part abou...

Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com After 52 years of cutting hair in Medford Square, John Giglio, 71, is retiring. Giglio’s seen hair styles change, changes in the city and customers get older and bring in their own kids for haircuts. “You get to know a lot of people and families in this business,” he said. “It’s a great business. You build relationships with people.” “You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who’ll say anything bad about John,” said his colleague Steve DeBenedictis. “He’s walking away from friends as well as customers.” When Giglio started out, it was...