City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
Carol Powers has extensive experience in human resources and benefits administration, currently serving as an Employee Coordinator for the City of Medford, Massachusetts since May 2019. Prior to this role, Carol Powers worked as a Benefits Administrator at Shawmut Design and Construction from April 2014 to May 2019, and held the position of Senior Benefits Services Coordinator at Suffolk University from December 1999 until April 2014. This background reflects a strong foundation in employee management and benefits coordination.
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.