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Ms Whalen Jan 23, 2023

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Today's episode includes a conversation with Amelia Whalen, 8th grade ELA teacher at the Andrew's Middle School. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

Judi Harrington (Judi 411) Jan 09, 2023

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Today's episode includes an interview with Judi Harrington, local author and parent. Judi will be doing a reading from her book, Fuckery, on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 7-8 pm at the Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, Medford, MA. To hear more from Judi, you can visit her website https://www.judi411.com/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

Wrapping up 2022 Dec 26, 2022

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Today's episode includes a brief reflection from hosts Danielle and Chelli, followed by compilation of highlights from 2022 and hopes for 2023 from members of the Medford Bytes community. Happy New Years! Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

Medford Teacher's Association Dec 12, 2022

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Today's episode features a conversation with Charlene Douglas and Joanne McKay of the Medford Teacher's Association. They discuss the current teacher contract negotiations.

Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

Kit Collins and ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Nov 28, 2022

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Today's episode includes a conversation with City Councilor Kit Collins about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and its uses in Medford. More information about ARPA in Medford can be found here: https://medfordma.org/arpa/ and for more general ARPA information, here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/SLFRP-Quick-Reference-Guide-FINAL-508a.pdf The slides that Councilor Collins references can be found here: https://medfordma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Community-Meeting-ARPA-Update-Presentation.pdf Councilor Collins mentioned her involvement in the Solid Waste Task Force which will meet on November 29th and links can be found here: https://medfordma.org/mayor2/city-events/

We hope you can check out the Chevalier Theatre Organ Society's event on December 4th at 3pm at the Chevalier Theatre. This small group of volunteers in that organization has been working for 20 YEARS raising funds, restoring and installing a 1922 Wurlitzer Pipe Theatre Pipe Organ in Chevalier. Come see its being played!

Frances Nwajei, DEI Director Nov 14, 2022

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Today's interview includes a conversation with Frances Nwajei, DEI Director for the City of Medford. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

State Rep Christine Barber on Ballot Question 4 Oct 31, 2022

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Today's episode includes a conversation with State Representative Christine Barber about Question 4. For more information about the campaign in support of Yes on 4, visit: https://saferroadsma.com/ as well as https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/16/opinion/yes-question-4/?link_id=5&can_id=905ceac2a072b57e50c9ef9390d983e6&source=email-boston-globe-endorses-yes-on-4&email_referrer=email_1703660&email_subject=boston-globe-endorses-yes-on-4 Other information and updates from Rep Barbar can be found by following her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christinebarberstaterep and and Twitter https://twitter.com/Barber4StateRep. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts and Fitness Oct 17, 2022

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Today's episode included a conversation with Ninja and Anna Nguyen from Extreme Ninja Martial Arts and Fitness. For more information about their services, you can visit https://www.xtremeninja.com/ You can purchase Ninja's book, Step on the Mat at by visiting https://www.steponthemat.com/

Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence with Erin Dowd Oct 03, 2022

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Today's episode includes a conversation with Erin Dowd from Moms Demand Action. More information about the organization and the Be Smart initiative can be found at https://momsdemandaction.org and https://besmartforkids.org The next Medford Moms Demand Action local team membership meeting is on October 16th at 3:30 PM in Medford. Please feel free to reach out to Erin at erindowd.ma@gmail.com for details and can join moms by texting the word JOIN to the number 64433. On September 12th the Medford School Committee voted to pass the Secure Storage Notification Resolution.

Adaptive Sports with Kate Quinn of Medford Recreation Sep 19, 2022

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Today's episode includes a conversation with Kate Quinn from Medford Recreations about the Adaptive Sports Program. Kate can be reached at kquinn@medford-ma.gov and more information about Medford Recreation can be found on their website at www.MedfordRecreation.org. The Inclusion Request form that Kate mentions can be found here 5968_medford_rec_inclusion_services_request.pdf (myrec.com) More information about how to volunteer for these programs can be found here Medford Recreation: Adaptive Programming (myrec.com) As an update to last week's episode, the primary election results are as follows: Maura Healy (D) and Geoff Diehl (R) for Governor, Kim Driscoll (D) and Leah Allen (R) for Lt Governor; Andrea Campbell (D) and James McMahon III (R) for Attorney General; William Galvin and Rayla Campbell for Secretary of State; Deborah Goldberg(D) for Treasurer; Christopher Dempsey (D) and Anthony Amore (R) for Auditor and—in an extremely close race Paul Donato for State Representative for the 35th district. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

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