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Swap your holiday decor and trimmings Sunday

 

MELROSE — Looking to downsize or refresh your winter holiday decorations? Come to Melrose’s third annual winter holiday décor and trimmings swap on Sunday, December 7.

The free event will be held at the Milano Center, 201 W Foster St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zero Waste Melrose (ZWM) and The Toyary are…

 

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Updates from City Hall

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

Annual Tree Lighting & Home for the Holidays

In partnership with the Melrose Chamber of Commerce, the City of Melrose will light the holiday tree at City Hall as part of the annual Home for the Holidays festivities on Friday…

 

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Faulkner’s Green Dry Cleaning says good bye

OWNER ERNIE BARBATO closed up shop on October 27.

 

By MICHELLE VISCO

MELROSE — Faulkner’s Green Dry Cleaning, located at 437 Franklin St.t, closed its doors on Monday, October 27. Owner of the dry cleaner’s for 12 years, Ernie Barbato, from Stoneham, will greatly miss the camaraderie at his shop.

The cleaners was established…

 

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Sons & Daughters of Italy have much to be thankful for

MEMBERS OF THE local lodge of the Sons & Daughters of Italy served brunch to local veterans at the Wakefield Senior Center.

 

WAKEFIELD — November may be darker and grayer, but there are many things to be grateful for at the Wakefield Sons & Daughters of Italy.

Here are the Top 5 on their…

 

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How the city is using opioid settlement funds

MELROSE — As a party to the statewide opioid settlements secured in the last five years by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the City of Melrose receives annual funding from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to help mitigate and address the impact of the opioid addiction crisis with local programs and initiatives. These settlements include…

 

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Scouts craft with seniors for holidays

SENIORS AND local Girl Scouts took part in a project aimed at creativity, connection and gratitude.

 

A GREAT TIME was had during a craft session at The Residence at Melrose Station.

 

“THANKFUL CREATIONS” brought seniors together with local Girl Scouts.

 

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Marianne Leone dives headfirst into fiction

By MICHELLE VISCO

MARIANNE LEONE

MELROSE — On Tuesday, December 2, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Marianne Leone returned to the Author’s Corner at the Melrose Public Library, located at 69 W. Emerson Street, to promote her new novel, “Christina the Astonishing.”

Leone is an actress, screenwriter and author who grew up in Newton…

 

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Celebrate the holidays with Polymnia Saturday

MELROSE — For over 70 years, Polymnia Choral Society has been delivering great performances to acknowledge and honor the important times in our lives. Every year people in our area look forward to starting off their holiday season with the Polymnia winter concert. The group can promise a fun, festive, and surprising choral concert for…

 

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Front Page: December 5, 2025

 

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Time to celebrate the season!

THE MELROSE HIGH Marching Band drummers and Color Guard members will parade down Main Street Friday night as the Home for the Holidays extravaganza begins. The event is hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the city with generous support from Melrose Rotary Club, North Shore Elder Law & Estate Planning and The Residence at

 

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Local home sales prices outpace state median

MELROSE — The median price of a single-family home sold in Melrose through the first 10 months of the year was $340,000 more than the median price statewide.

According to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data, 156 single-families sold in the city through the…

 

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Free Christmas dinners available

MELROSE — Scott Macaulay is at it again.

Fresh off his 40th year of getting Thanksgiving dinners to those who were alone and in need of a great meal, Scott plans on doing something similar for Christmas.

He has made arrangements to get dinners to those Melrosians who need one. To reserve a meal, call…

 

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