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Yes for Melrose volunteers hold rally, then canvass the city to talk to voters

OVER 100 MELROSIANS of all ages gathered for a Yes for Melrose rally on Saturday, September 6 in support of all three override ballot questions on November 4th.

 

MELROSE — Over 100 Melrosians of all ages gathered for a Yes for Melrose rally on Saturday, September 6 in support of all three override ballot…

 

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Melrose Public Schools offer meals at no cost for all students

 

MELROSE — Melrose Public Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program all Melrose Public Schools offer healthy meals every school day. The Commonwealth is supplementing National School Lunch Program funds to ensure all students have access to healthy school meals in Massachusetts, regardless…

 

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MWH sees another medical first performed

MAKING HISTORY is MelroseWakefield Hospital, the first community hospital in the area to see a pulsed field atrial fibrillation ablation procedure performed using intercardiac echocardiography.

 

 

MELROSE — Tufts Medicine announced that MelroseWakefield Hospital successfully performed a pulsed field ablation (PFA) procedure for atrial fibrillation (AFib). MelroseWakefield Hospital is the first community hospital in…

 

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Sister soakers

AT SUNDAY’S Victorian Fair, these youngsters made the most out of a soggy situation. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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Understanding the override

What cost drivers are causing the city budget to grow? 

 

Many rising cost factors affect the city budget.

MELROSE — Earlier this year, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis appointed and convened a Financial Task Force to formulate and propose a Proposition 2 1⁄2 override referendum based on an analysis of the city’s budgetary needs, examples…

 

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Some election housekeeping

As we see the end of summer closing in, it’s time for a few political housekeeping matters.

There is a very important city election in November. There will be three Proposition 2 1/2-related override questions on the ballot and several people have already stepped forward to run for School Committee and City Council. We’d like

 

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Top state education leader visits Northeast

STUDENTS PRESENTED Commissioner Pedro Martinez with a Massachusetts Association of School Committees poster as he welcomed them to school. Pictured from the left: Building Committee member Blanca Gacharna; Assistant Superintendent Tracey O’Brien; Commissioner Martinez; Rosemary Brady of Reading; Trevor Burt of Melrose; Superintendent David DiBarri and State Rep. Donald H. Wong. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro

 

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School Committee endorses the override

PICTURED FROM THE left: Members of the Melrose School Committee Margaret Driscoll, Matt Hartman, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, Chair Dorie Withey, Jennifer Razi-Thomas, Seamus Kelley and Jen McAndrew. All have proudly endorsed yes votes in this November’s override.

MELROSE — All members of the Melrose School Committee have proudly endorsed the non-partisan Yes for Melrose override…

 

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Updates from City Hall

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

City Yard schedule

The Melrose City Yard is open for recycling and yard waste drop-off every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Yard will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September…

 

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts build lifelong skills

EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES of joining the Girls Scouts.

WALTHAM — As a new school year begins, families are looking for opportunities that help their children grow, thrive and belong. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) offers just that-a safe, supportive community where girls build confidence, discover new interests and make lifelong friends.

While many people…

 

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2025 city election field grows

MELROSE — The political landscape continues to change as the deadline to take out nomination papers for the November 4 city election closes in.

Over the last two weeks, more residents came forward to run for School Committee and others jumped into the void created by longtime Ward 4 City Councilor Mark Garipay’s announcement that…

 

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Local business in Greater Boston Yarn Crawl

MELROSE — Sit ‘n Knit, 167 West Emerson St. in Melrose, will participate in the 2025 Greater Boston Yarn Crawl. During the Yarn Crawl, 16 local yarn stores welcome visitors from around the region to explore new yarns, find new community events, and entered to win luxurious prizes. The Crawl runs from September 25 to…

 

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