Melrose News

Published in the September 11, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The 35th Victorian Fair is Sunday in the Main Street business district. It promises to be a blast.

A day filled with food, fun and entertainment begins at 11:30 a.m. and runs until 4:30 p.m. There will be Big Ticket Raffle tickets available so you can…

Published in the September 11, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The date is almost here! The third City Wide Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, September 19, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., rain or shine.

Households across the city are participating in this wonderful event which the Melrose Friends of the Aging is sponsoring…

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Melrose is bucking a statewide trend in foreclosure petitions. While they continue to increase across the Commonwealth, here in Melrose they are actually going down.

Foreclosure petitions in the Bay State rose in July, increasing 49 percent compared with July 2014, according to a new report…

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Merchants have again come through in a very big way to make sure the 35th Victorian Fair Sunday, Sept. 13, is enjoyed by one and all.

The Big Ticket Raffle hosted by the Chamber of Commerce has prizes this year work nearly $7,000.

Following are the…

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — With the September 11 deadline approaching to obtain nomination papers for seats up for election November 3, recent political action revolved around Melrose’s educational system.

There are three four-year positions up for reelection on the School Committee. Margaret ER Driscoll of Boston Rock Road is the…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

Following is a press release from Supt. of Schools Cyndy Taymore. Officials would not provide any additional information about the circumstances surrounding the investigation.

MELROSE — In November of 2014, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified the Melrose Public Schools that it…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The Melrose High School Marching Band has been selected by the American Veterans Center and Music Celebrations International to be an Official Representative of the State of Massachusetts in the 2016 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C.

Director Matthew Repucci was informed of this selection…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The body of a white man in his mid-20s was discovered in a grassy area behind Walgreens Monday afternoon, August 17.

Police received a 911 call from a Melrose resident around 3:20 p.m. reporting a person lying on the ground behind a fence adjacent to the…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The New England Daylily Society (NEDS) invites you to attend its Daylily Plant Sale on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Wakefield.

The sale will run from 10 a.m. to noon, and there will be  $5 to $10 Bargain sales tables open.

You will get a free…