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Week in Review: Summer Rec Schedule, Magic Store Case, 4th of July Celebrated

Some of this week's top headlines in Medford.

Did you miss the big show in Boston? Check out these photos from the event.

The city released its schedule for the summer. Check it out.

The owner of a Medford magic trick store was initially expected to be sentenced later in July, but that's changed. Harry Levy, the owner of Hank Lee's Magic Factory, pleaded guilty to charges of credit card fraud and making false statements in March. Levy made $561,927 in unauthorized charges to one customer's credit card over a two year period, then misled investigators as they looked into the charges in 2011, according to signed court documents. Sentencing in the case was originally slated for July 20, but it was rescheduled earlier this week to Sept. 6 by U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris, according to court filings.

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City Looking into Wright's Pond Dam Improvement Project: The city of Medford is looking into a major repair project at Wright's Pond Dam. The project would be a significant overhaul to the dam, and would include: Installing and maintaining erosion and sedmentation control measures; clearing, grubbing and stripping; tree removal, animal burrow repair, raising exisiting drain manholes, removing current drain pipe and installing new system, construction of a debris deflector, reconstructing the gravel path at the dam crest, repairing the existing emergency spillway and installing a new stop log system.

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