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A beautiful day

OUR GOOD FRIEND Raj Das was in England walking the southern coast cliffs earlier this month. We’re glad he had his camera with him. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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June median home price: $980K

MELROSE — During the first half of 2025, single-family homes here sold for a median price $82,500 higher than in the same period a year ago.

According to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data, 77 single-families sold in Melrose between January 1 and the…

 

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MBTA announces August service changes 

Service changes are taking place to support renewal and revitalization work on the Blue Line, signal upgrade work on the Orange Line, the High Line Bridge Replacement Project, and the North Station Terminal Area Signal System Improvement Project.

BOSTON – The MBTA has announced service changes in August on the Blue, Orange, Lowell and Fitchburg…

 

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Former Melrose firefighter guilty of ID theft

FIREFIGHTER HENRY HUANG served the city of Melrose briefly in 2024. The man claiming to be Henry Huang was sentenced to prison time last week. (Photo from Melrose Fire Dept./Facebook)

 

 

BOSTON – A former Melrose firefighter was sentenced last Wednesday, July 9 in federal court in Boston for passport fraud and aggravated identity…

 

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Bill would extinguish tobacco products in phases

By SAM DRYSDALE
State House News Service

BOSTON — Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying tobacco or nicotine products, a move that some say will finally end addiction to the harmful products, but others argue removes adult choices and freedom and would hurt small businesses.

The bill vetted Monday…

 

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City Hall updates include next week’s Summer Stroll

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

Dog Park set to reopen this week

The Melrose Dog Park is set to reopen on Saturday, July 19 following the installation of a new 6-foot perimeter fence. This important upgrade, which was paid for by a free cash allocation…

 

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Northeast Metro Tech students bring teacher’s novel to life

 

STUDENT ACTORS and staff from Northeast Metro Tech joined together after students in Laurie Leone and Ryan Standley’s English class performed a play that was based on a book written by Standley. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech)

 

WAKEFIELD — A Northeast Metro Tech freshman English class read a novel written by their teacher…

 

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Rep. Lipper-Garabedian nominates 2025 Commonwealth Heroines

 

PICTURED FROM THE left: Representative Lipper-Garabedian, Marie Rej and Janis Mamayek.

 

BOSTON — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian nominated Wakefield resident Marie Rej and Melrose resident Janis Mamayek, founders of INspire CAFÉ in Wakefield as 2025 Commonwealth Heroines. Each year, state legislators identify women in their Districts who make outstanding contributions to their communities…

 

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Introducing Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein

New spiritual leader at Temple Emmanuel

 

RABBI MICAH BECKER-KLEIN

 

WAKEFIELD — Members of Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield are excited to welcome Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein to Temple Emanuel as their new spiritual leader.

With 25 years of experience, Rabbi Micah brings a wealth of wisdom, a strong dedication to progressive Jewish values, and a…

 

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Register now for Jimmy Fund Walk

BOSTON — Registration is open for the 2025 Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, funds raised from the Jimmy Fund Walk support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk will aim to raise $9.5 million this year in the effort…

 

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Library cuts threaten the ‘bridge across the digital divide’

Hot spots on hold, schools will be without research databases

 

BATES HALL in the Boston Public Library’s Central Branch.

 

By SAM DRYSDALE
State House News Service

BOSTON — Summer reading programs, English language classes, online research databases used in public schools across the state, free newspaper archives, e-book access, and GRE and career…

 

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Front Page published July 18, 2025

 

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