Melrose News

MELROSE — In celebration of the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the City of Melrose will hold its Annual Martin Luther King Day Dinner and Program on Monday, Jan. 19 at The First Congregational Church in Melrose. The event is sponsored by the Mayor’s Office, the Melrose Human…

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Police made nearly $900G in 2014 details

 By BOB BURGESS

MELROSE — A boatload of road work across the city in 2014 proved a boon to the Melrose Police Department, which placed 34 members on the list of the top 50 paid municipal employees for the calendar year that just ended.

Lt. James Mulrenan…

MELROSE — A Spear Street man led police on a wildly dangerous chase through his neighborhood and into Malden Sunday morning, a ride that ended in the frigid Malden River and in Kellum’s fifth drunk driving arrest.

John Kellum, 42, of 44 Spear St., was arrested after he allegedly refused to stop for…

MELROSE — Kevin Erb of the Lions Club presented a check to Mayor Rob Dolan this week that brought the total donations to the Emergency Fund to over $48,000, far surpassing the amount raised in last year’s holiday fundraising drive.

“The…

MELROSE — Donations to the Melrose Emergency Fund topped $43,000 this week, surpassing the total amount donated in last year’s fundraising drive.

“While we do our main fundraising during the holiday season, the Emergency Fund works year-round to support Melrose families who are going through difficult times,” said Mayor Rob Dolan. “Over the past…

MELROSE — Local authorities may come down hard on the owner of a Franklin Street market accused of trying to dupe a mentally challenged woman out of Lottery winnings.

The owner of RD’s Deli & Market, Chang Cho of Churchill Circle in…

MELROSE — A donation from the Melrose Rotary Club helped bring this year’s total donations to the Melrose Emergency Fund to over $25,000 this week.

The Rotary Club donation is earmarked for heating oil.

“Melrose Rotary’s motto is ‘Service…

MELROSE — The aldermen this week won high praise from people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities for amending an ordinance to state the city will not descriminate based on “sexual orientation, gender identity (or) gender expression.”

The order, sponsored by Alderman At Large Jaclyn Lavender Bird, was the result of a request…

(The following was submitted by the Melrose High Bandaiders.)

On Friday afternoon, the band came to unload the trees but the trees didn’t come. On Friday night, the people of Melrose came to buy the trees but the trees didn’t come. On Saturday, the buses came to take the band to Gillette Stadium but the…

MELROSE — The Melrose Education Foundation announces that it has awarded over $27,000 in grants to Melrose Public Schools educators during its fall 2014 grants cycle. The Foundation made the awards in partnership with the City of Melrose and the grants will directly impact students at every school in the district, from the Early Childhood…