City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
Adam Hurtubise serves as the City Clerk for the City of Medford, MA since September 2018. Prior experience includes roles as a Public Relations & Communications Consultant and Senior Vice President at Liberty Square Group. Hurtubise previously held prominent positions at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as Chief of Staff and at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in various capacities, including Communications Director and Assistant to the Highway Administrator. Additional experience includes directing public and media relations for Elderhostel, Inc., owning a consulting firm specializing in crisis PR, and managing accounts in communications firms. Adam Hurtubise holds a Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston and a magna cum laude A.B. in History and Political Science from Boston College.
City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
The name Medford is thought to have come from "the ford by the meadow" or "Meadford" thus commemorating the importance of the fordable part of the Mystic River located just west of present-day Medford Square. The original area of Medford was owned by Mathew Cradock, the first Governor of the Massachusetts colonies. Although Cradock never saw it, he employed men to develop his land into a plantation. After his death, the plantation passed to his heirs and then was sold en masse in 1652 to Edward Collins. The area was designated a "peculiar" which signified that it was private property and not a properly incorporated town. Collins began selling pieces of land to others after 1656. In 1684, Medford was granted the right to raise its own money by the General Court. In 1892, Medford became incorporated as a city.