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Mayor shares ways to give back during the holidays

MELROSE — In this season of giving, Melrose residents have several great ways to make a big difference for those in need right here in our community:

Melrose Emergency Fund

The Emergency Fund provides one-time help to Melrose residents experiencing financial emergencies. Most of the help the fund provides is basic needs—food, fuel and utilities…

 

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Happy Chanukah

THE CHANUKAH display graces the Common. The first light of the menorah was lit at ceremonies on Sunday. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Happy hour question not on ballot

By CHRIS LISINSKI

State House News Service

BOSTON — A Republican-backed proposal to implement voter identification requirements will not appear on the ballot in 2022 after the effort’s supporters and campaigns behind 11 other initiative petitions failed to gather enough signatures by a Wednesday deadline.

Collecting the required 80,239 voter signatures proved an insurmountable hurdle for…

 

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Logo logistics

By MARK SARDELLA

Apparently, the School Department doesn’t have enough on its plate at the moment, so last week administrators announced plans to push ahead with developing a new high school sports logo to replace the Native American image that was so heinous it took three quarters of a century to determine that it was…

 

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Police share package theft prevention tips

MELROSE — With the holiday season fast approaching and more people shopping for gifts, the Melrose Police Department would like to provide tips to prevent theft for residents expecting package deliveries in the coming weeks.

According to the National Neighborhood Watch, nearly one in four adults in the United States has reported having a package…

 

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Front Page: December 2, 2021

 

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‘We had less but we had more’ believes town’s oldest citizen

CARMEN DICHIARA (seated at right) was thrilled to be awarded the Boston Post Cane Award. At 98 years old, she is the oldest resident who has resided in town for at least 25 years. Front row seated) BPC Committee members Paula Mastro and Angela Mauceri; (middle, l-r): Select Board members Steve O’Leary and Chair Kate…

 

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Masquers’ dazzling production of ‘Newsies’ opens this weekend

STANDING TOGETHER AS ONE, the cast of “Newsies” rehearses for a big ensemble number featuring singing, dancing and acrobatics. (Allison Kane Photo)

 


By ALLIE HASTINGS

NORTH READING — It’s time to get out those dancing shoes, as North Reading High School’s Masquers is returning to the stage for its upcoming four-show run of “Newsies.”…

 

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Town’s new tax rate $15.00

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — In Fiscal Year 2022, the town’s new property tax rate has decreased slightly, to $15.00 per $1,000 of valuation. The Select Board voted unanimously to both establish this new tax rate and to keep the single tax rate in place for all classes of property – residential, commercial and…

 

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Front Page: December 2, 2021

 

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Santa Claus in town Saturday

WAKEFIELD – Santa and his elves are set to bring holiday cheer to kids of all ages during Santa’s Wakefield Tour sponsored by the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce on Saturday afternoon, December 4.

The tour will feature Santa and his helpers as they travel through Wakefield beginning at 11 a.m.. at Wakefield Memorial High…

 

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PHOTO: Time of the season

DPW WORKERS installed the 2021 Town Christmas Tree on the Rockery yesterday morning. The 30-foot tall blue spruce was donated by Cheryl Callahan of Walter Avenue. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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