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MELROSE — Recyclopedia is a search tool created by Recycle Smart MA, recyclesmartma.org, an initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It is designed to help residents determine if a specific item belongs in the recycling barrel or bin or if…

The Red Cross always needs blood. After a storm like the one we just had, that need intensifies.

On Wednesday, we received this from Red Cross of Massachusetts in Dedham.

The Red Cross is supporting emergency shelters in Massachusetts for residents unable to shelter safely at home during this nor’easter.

Red Cross shelters are open…

MELROSE — For more than 70 years, Polymnia Choral Society has been delivering great performances to acknowledge and honor the important times in our lives. On Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m., Polymnia will perform American Quilt celebrating the music of the United States as our country turns 250 years old.

Just like a quilt…

MELROSE — Following a request for certification made by the City of Melrose in January, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) has granted the city “safe harbor status” from September 3, 2025 through September 2, 2026 under the state Chapter 40B affordable housing law.

This status means that a local Zoning…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on February 27, 2026

MELROSE — The City of Melrose is sharing the following updates for the upcoming week:

Shovel your sidewalks and neighborhood fire hydrants

Please do what you can to shovel around fire hydrants and catch basins near your home and to help your neighbors who…

MELROSE — As part of the Thoughtful Thursdays series, the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church will present Taming the Tech: How Schools and Parents Can Take Charge in the Smartphone Era on March 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the UU Church, 70 West Emerson St. in…

MELROSE — Parking issues during this week’s blizzard and various traffic infractions were among recent police business.

Here’s a look:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Police were told of suspicious activity on East Emerson Street around 11:15 a.m.

Police dealt with a report of harassment on Linwood Avenue at noon.

A parking issue was reported on Green…