Our washing machine recently broke, so our landlord got a new one. His plumber stacked the old dryer on top. The issue is they didn’t use a stacking kit (or really anything) to keep the dryer from shifting during loads, and just told us to do our blankets at a laundromat to avoid vibrations.

Pretty much every source ever says to use a stacking kit. It’s like 35$. We reached out to the landlord and are waiting to hear what he says. But if he refuses to do anything, is there anything we can do? Would we be entitled to deduct the kit and installation fee from rent? Is there a code we can point to?

There is no language in the lease either way about who is responsible for the appliance, but the unit was advertised as having in unit washer dryer and it was working when we moved in.

The dryer is so old it doesn’t have a manual, so I don’t have any formal documents to point to to say “this was installed against the manufacturer’s guidelines.”

EDIT: Yea our landlord said he doesn’t feel he needs to do anything. Ugh.

EDIT: ran our first load and the thing for sure jiggled and walked. I sent a video and asked again to get it resolved. let’s see what happens.

Saturday, 12-3pm, behind the McGlynn School, at the base of the wind turbine is the city's 16th annual Harvest Your Energy Festival, organized by the Office of Planning, Development & Sustainability. https://gogreenmedford.org/festival

Music:
Matt Heaton & The Outside Toys
TrailMix
DJ 2ToneTim

Beer: Black Harp Traveling Irish Pub!

Food: Plazita Mexican Tacos & Colleen's Ice Cream

55 exhibitors & artists!

Saturday! Hard to recycle items:
APPLIANCES
$20 - AIR CONDITIONERS
$20 - WASHERS/DRYERS
$15 - MICROWAVES

Miscelaneous
$20 - PROPANE TANKS (MUST BE EMPTY)
$20 - LAWN MOWERS (GAS TANK MUST BE EMPTY)
$20 - SNOW BLOWERS (GAS TANK MUST BE EMPTY)
$10 - CAR BATTERIES
$5 - STYROFOAM (PER BAG)
$4 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (PER POUND)

FURNITURE
$50 - MATTRESSES
$50 - BOX SPRINGS
$30 - TABLES
$20 - TOILETS
$20 - VANITIES
$20 - DRESSERS
$10 - CHAIRS
$10 - NIGHTSTANDS
$10 - LAMPS

ELECTRONICS
$45 - FLAT SCREEN TVS
$20 - COMPUTER MONITORS
$10 - LAPTOPS
$10 - COMPUTER TOWERS
$10 - PRINTERS

Textiles: Free!
Shredding: Free!

It’s sad that the city wasn’t willing to pay a graphic designer a nominal fee to create a poster that would look so much better…

Saw a black and white cat in Wareham street, if this is your pal I wish you the best of luck finding them, I tried to approach but they kept a 10~ foot distance

Squish on sight!! We saw two on a 15 min walk today.

This is going to be a blast!!

Run by a local mom & artist, with live performers, a magician, AMAZING crafters & artisans, food trucks, iced coffee truck, baked goods, hot food, and tons of free activities for kids!

PUBLIC HEARING: WELLINGTON GREENWAY – PHASE IV

Learn about the proposed Wellington Greenway project and how it could improve connections along the Malden River, in Medford.

How will this affect you: The project aims to create a continuous, 10-foot-wide shared-use path connecting Wellington Station to Revere Beach Parkway, making it easier to walk, bike, access public transit, and enjoy the Malden River waterfront in Medford.

📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026

🕡 6:30 PM

💻 Attend virtually: www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events

📍 Project location: Behind Wellington Station, Start: 42.400257, -71.076793 End: 42.403722, -71.073271

Community members will have the opportunity to learn about the proposed design and share feedback.

After renting in Arlington, our family is interested in buying. Parents with kids: what can you tell me about Medford? Is the school system adequate for your needs? How is the young family community?

https://artscollabmedford.org/#!event/2026/10/14/make-mingle

hullo hullo folks, next to the great american beer hall and sharing a lot with the theory dispensary you’ll find Arts Collaborative Medford- your future favorite place to see and make art.

Make and Mingle is a free weekly hang out where you can come and work on any projects that you have. 7PM-9PM you‘ll make art, have laughs, debate terrible reality tv, pretty much whatever is up my guy. Working on a cool knitting piece that fell to the wayside? A block of wood you swear you can see an eye in it? We got enough of Jerry, Ben thinks his kick flips are sick enough to bring a crowd and wants to show off. I’ll always be working on something or starting something to distract from the main thing I’m supposed to be working on.

Come for the people stay for the art, we always have a show going and it’s free to view. I am but one of the many studio artists that call this place home so welcome yourself in, I maybe got chips, definitely oranges. I always have oranges but that’s a story for another time.

Hope to see yall there, sign ups aren’t required but it helps me figure out how many chairs to put out!

I am trying to understand the pros and cons to the potential new dorm on Boston and North.

Edit: Dorm was the wrong phrase. Private student housing is more accurate. I knew it wasn't owned by Tufts.

Thus far, I'm aware that there was a vote, which failed, and a second late night sketchy vote, which passed, but will result in a veto.

I support the veto solely due to the sketchy second vote. However, idk where to land on the development.

Where are y'all at?

Edit to add: I have no issues with students in my community. I have concerns with a private student accommodation of that size.

Final edit: someone brought up that the developer never shoveled last winter. On that alone, they can pound sand.

Anyone have info on the new pub that’ll replace snappy patty’s? Beyond the SP Facebook post announcement

If you know kids that need volunteer hours for their community service, the Medford Brooks Estate Fall Cleanup is a great way to get some hours in and make a difference. Join us on Saturday, October 24th @ 10a-12:30 pm. More info on our website - brooksestate.org

Looking to get a short notice haircut before a wedding. Any recommendations in the area that would have availability by the end of the week? My usual barber is booked up.

Male with wavy hair.

Stay dry out there, and thanks!

Questions?

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has any information, good or bad, regarding what it's like to live in any of the 4 buildings at Mystic Place Apartments?

My daughter is considering not renewing the lease where her, myself and her brother live. We all live in different buildings within the same complex.

She feels that she doesn't have her complete independence living so close to family. At the same time, it has been helpful living amongst family members in many different ways.

Also, living where we are, she already knows what to expect from management. It can be scary moving to another area specially if you do not know anyone that's ever lived there. Not knowing the rules or if they actually enforced the rules. It seems like that area can be expensive?

As far as pros and cons to where we now reside, I believe there's many positives. We currently live right next to the shopping center. She works within one of those stores. In this new location, she could transfer to the store, which is located right at the Assembly Square Mall. There is easy access to public transportation as well. She does not have a car.

I have a 14 and an 11 year old. Does anyone have any recommendations for fun Halloween themed things to do around the area? Please, no Salem 😅 lol.

this is just a personal review from a happy diner! i randomly walked into ebisuya on an exhausting day after work because i saw the beautiful shokupan being displayed. i tried their shokupan WOWW (and i had tried a lot of shokupans), and i had to come back for their dining menu. i tried the miso carbonara and wood-fired pizza and as someone who personally rarely enjoy pasta and pizza (please don’t come for me), i already planned to come back to try other pastas and pizzas!! the pasta is handmade, so chewy and absorb the sauce nicely. the miso sauce is light, balanced but flavorful. the crust of the pizza is thin, the flavor from the dough and extreme heat-charring really creates a light, pleasant bitterness that dance with the flavor from the slightly sweeet sauce, marinated beef and the slight sourness from arugula so well. and it’s honestly one of the best pizza crust i have personally tried (im a big fan of thin, wood-fired crust)

the best part is the people who work there!! i felt so welcomed and happy being a solo diner. they are the reason why i’m writing this review!

they are soft opening and i believe they open for lunch 11-2pm Tuesday-Sunday, and 5pm-8pm Wednesday - Sunday for dinner.

edit: they offered me the soft serves (a testing item i think) and they are amazing as well, esp the houjicha flavor. so rich, creamy and yes, not-too-sweet!!

Hi everyone! I'm a lifelong Malden resident that's a new Travel Agent - I'm hosting a giveaway for $200 towards your next vacation. More details on Instagram!

Many of our City Councilors rightfully bemoan the challenges of funding city services as the cost of doing city business increases and complain about funding formulas. Sure, Medford receives less than other cities in similar size such as Everett, but the bigger issue is that State Aid as a share of local government revenue is 31 percent nationally but is only 26 percent in Massachusetts (See Source #1).

Despite that, the default solution from the Council usually comes down to three solutions. They all involve tax hikes or tax shifts. None of them involve demanding Beacon Hill give all towns and cities a fairer share.

1) Complain about Proposition 2 1/2, a fiscal control measure that protects voter rights by requiring residents to have a say at the ballot box before a municipality can impose large property tax increases.

2) Ask for more revenue through Proposition 2 1/2 overrides or large debt exclusions (such as the impending one for our high school project).

3) Shift tax obligations around through a residential exemption, which cuts taxes for more affordable owner-occupied homes but asks those with large homes and non-owner-occupied homes to pay more.

But is our City Council missing the forest for the trees?

· Residents sent above-average dollars to the state but receive below-average dollars back.

· Local governments are forced to cover the difference with higher property taxes and/or declining city services due to lower funding and/or state policies.

· Case in point: Massachusetts residents send significant sums of money to Beacon Hill (9th most per capita in state taxes in the nation as of 2023 (Source #2)), but as previously noted, towns and cities receive less state support per tax dollar (26%) than the national average (31%).

· Medford is budgeted to receive $33,654,547 in local aid for FY 2026 (Source #3). Quick math says we could expect it to be $40,126,575 if towns and cities got 31%. That's a $6,472,028 difference, slightly less than the $7.5 million funded from our overrides in 2024.

Our City Council frequently passes resolutions or encourages discussion on national and international issues. Why don't they exert a similar amount of energy toward lobbying the state for greater financial transparency (an audit) and an equitable share of state tax dollars to protect Medford home and business owners against more tax hikes?

Further, six out of seven City Councilors belong to Our Revolution Medford, which has a detailed policy platform advocating against Proposition 2 1/2 and calling for school funding reform, but the group hasn't said anything about the low local funding share relative to other states on their platform.

If six out of seven of our Councilors and all of our School Committee members belong to a sponsoring group that wants municipal funding reform, why isn't our Council pushing for the audit to happen and demanding all towns and cities get a bigger share of state revenue? Why is the default response so often property tax hikes?

Source #1: A Perfect Storm: Cities and Towns Face Historic Fiscal Pressures

Source #2: State Tax Collections Per Capita

Source #3 Local Aid Stats