City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
Patrick Hogan has extensive experience in animal control and rescue, currently serving as an Animal Control Officer and Animal Inspector for the City of Medford since August 2006. Previous roles include Animal Control Officer and Animal Inspector for the City of Boston from April 2000 to August 2006, and various positions in animal care and management, including Shelter Agent at the Animal Rescue League of Boston and Assistant Animal Control Officer in Canton, MA. In addition to professional roles, Hogan contributed as a Volunteer Board Member for the Boston Animal Rescue Collaborative from December 2020 to December 2021. Hogan holds an Information Technology Certificate from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and an Animal Shelter Management Certificate from the University of the Pacific's Benerd 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.