City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
George Connelly has extensive experience in civil engineering, currently serving as a Sr. Civil Engineer Aide for the City of Medford, MA since January 1988. Prior to this role, Connelly worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Unit Coordinator from July 1979 to September 1989. Connelly's educational background includes studying at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University from 1979 to 1984.
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.