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SC to hold logo, name hearing Feb. 17

MELROSE — On Thursday, February 17, the School Committee will hold a public hearing and allow feedback on a proposal to change the name and logo of the teams and extracurricular clubs at Melrose High.

The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at Melrose City Hall. All interested persons will…

 

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Get a booster shot in Wakefield Wednesday

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Health Department — which shares a health director with Melrose — will host a COVID booster vaccination clinic on Wednesday, February 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Hurd School, located at 27 Cordis St. in Wakefield. The clinic is open to individuals aged 12 and over. The Pfizer…

 

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City’s housing market remained healthy in 2021

MELROSE — Home prices continue to rise in the city, with the median price of single-family houses sold here last year topping off at $769,950.

According to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data, 274 houses were sold in Melrose in 2021 for a median price of $769,950…

 

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PHOTO: Saugus Iron Works

NPS SAUGUS Iron Works the day after last weekend’s snowstorm. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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Mawn, Murphy to seek reelection in May

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Two more candidates have stepped forward and pulled their nomination papers for the town’s May 3 annual election.

Housing Authority member Michele A. Mawn, 5 John Bickford Way, whose five-year term expires in May, has opted to take out nomination papers to fill the current three-year vacancy on the…

 

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Pulte, contractor fined up to $325K in friable asbestos settlement with AG

BOSTON — A Georgia-based property development corporation and its contractor will pay up to $325,000 to settle allegations of illegal asbestos abatement work during excavation and construction activities for the development of the large-scale Pulte Homes 55+ condominium complex off Lowell Road in North Reading, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday, Jan. 31.

Asbestos not…

 

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Town Clerk Barbara Stats feted for decades of service to the town

TOWN CLERK Barbara Stats (center) was feted Friday at a retirement party held at the Hillview in recognition of her four decades of service to the town, including 24 years as Town Clerk. From left: grandson Jake Stats, husband Don Stats Sr., Mrs. Stats, son Fire Chief Don Stats Jr. and daughter-in-law Tracy Stats. See…

 

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School Safety Summit for parents Feb. 16

NORTH READING — In an effort to offer additional insight into the protocols and programs in place across the school district that are intended to provide safe and secure schools, the North Reading Public Schools, the North Reading Police Department, and the North Reading Fire Department are hosting a “School Safety Summit” on Wednesday, February…

 

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Front Page: February 4, 2022

 

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Share your snow angel photos with us!

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Mother Nature left behind plenty of fluffy, powdery snow following Saturday’s snowstorm that’s perfect for making snow angels. So let’s have some fun with it!

Share your best snow angel photos with us between now and Sunday, Feb. 6 at noon and we’ll pick the best ones to print…

 

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Front Page: February 3, 2022

 

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First WMHS project report to state OK’d

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Permanent Building Committee voted unanimously last night to approve the Preliminary Design Program for the Wakefield Memorial High School building project and authorized its submission to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).

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