Harvard Street will be closed to traffic between Main Street and Boston Ave starting Saturday, November 1st at 4AM and will reopen by Sunday, November 2nd at 9PM. There will be a partial bridge demolition taking place that is necessary for the rebuilding of the Harvard Street Rail Bridge. It will also be necessary that the sidewalks under the Harvard Street bridge be closed to pedestrian traffic during this time as well. Local residents will still be able to access Harvard Street, but there will be no vehicle or pedestrian traffic under the Harvard Street Rail Bridge due to this construction. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thank-you.
Fall Street Sweeping Schedule
Fall Street sweeping will begin on Monday November 3rd and continue for the next few weeks until Monday November 24th between the hours of 8AM to 6PM. Please refer to the Sweeping schedule at www.medford.org to find the date that your street will be cleaned. Your help in moving your vehicles from the street the day it is to be cleaned will make it much easier for the sweeping crews. Tagging and Towing services will be utilized if deemed necessary.
If severe weather conditions exist, your street will be reschedules at the end of the regular sweep schedule. The date revision will appear at www.medford.org. As always we appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thank-you.
Recent scams
The Medford Police Department has received numerous reports of people receiving phone calls from the police department phone number claiming that the they owe money or the caller attempts to gather personal information.
These are false calls. The Medford Police Department reminds you to never give out personal information over the phone. The Medford Police Department ‘does not collect money or funds’ for any entity or government agency nor will we ask for your personal information over the phone.
The scammers are using a computer program that changes the number you see on your caller ID. This scam is currently very popular around the country.
– Do not provide any personal information over the phone
– Do not give any money or credit card numbers out as payment for any service or fee
– Hang Up and do not call the person back.
Remember; always be careful with your personal information.