City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
Emma T. serves as a Communications Specialist in the Mayor’s Office for the City of Medford since December 2022. Prior to this role, Emma held positions within the PR and Communications team at Nickerson, contributing to press releases, blog posts, and media monitoring from May 2021 to December 2022. Emma also gained experience as a Teaching Assistant for Dr. Fishman’s Survey of Mass Communication class at Boston College during the 2021 academic year. As an Associate Sports Editor for The Gavel, Emma authored over 40 pieces on sports and managed a team of writers. Additional roles included Administrative Assistant for the Division I Sailing team at Boston College, an Ice Cream Scooper at Dairy Train, and an intern at the Peabody District Courthouse. Emma earned a Communication degree from Boston College between 2018 and 2022.
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.