Melrose News

MELROSE — On a gorgeous fall afternoon at Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Melrose Marching Band delivered their best performance of the season, earning a second place finish and two High Caption Awards in Division 3 at the…

MELROSE — The Melrose High School Football team would like to honor our Veterans by hosting a Veterans luncheon. This will take place on Sunday, November 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Melrose VFW, 428 Main St., Melrose. We would like to extend the invitation to any Veteran of our Melrose community as…

MELROSE — There will be four new City Council members and two new members of the School Committee come January after voters chose Jason Chen and Elizabeth Kowal to represent them citywide as councilors at-large, Christopher Park to represent Ward 3, Brad Freeman to represent Ward 4, and Sheryl Leigh Frost Leo and Melissa Holleran…

MELROSE — Zero Waste Melrose is once again turning Halloween trash into treasure. From October 29 to November 7, residents can drop off clean, empty and dry candy and snack wrappers at two collection sites in Melrose: the Melrose Family YMCA lobby and 497 Main St. and the porch at 41 Albion St. Please note…

MELROSE — Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) will host a free Visual Descriptions Tour of the Art of Words V gallery exhibit on Friday, November 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 647 Main St. in Melrose.

Discover pieces from Art of Words V, a collaborative exhibit of art and writing from Follow Your…

MELROSE — A comprehensive calendar of everything Arts and Culture in Melrose. Here are just a few arts and culture events happening around Melrose this week:

Happy 120th Anniversary Melrose Arts & Crafts Society: Tea Cups & Tudor Roses exhibit, Saturday, November 8, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 121 West Foster St.

Opening…

MELROSE — The following is list of upcoming events at Melrose Memorial Hall.

Melrose Symphony Orchestra Opening Night Concert: Saturday, November 1, 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Join the Melrose Symphony for a spectacular Opening Night featuring two romantic masterpieces: Dvořák’s vibrant Symphony No. 8 and Brahms’ passionate Double Concerto performed by renowned…

By A. E. MACDONALD

When Donald L. Macdonald, Jr. walked down the main boulevard of Camp Hale, Colorado in the spring of 1943, he felt like he knew every other person he passed. Mac, as I always…