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Take in a free movie on Wakefield’s common this summer

THE POPULAR community movie series is made possible by very generous sponsors.

 

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s public access TV organization, WCAT, announces the return of its popular Movies by the Lake series, now in its 10th year!

Started in 2015 as a collaboration with Wakefield Recreation Department and WCAT, each year (except 2020) four to…

 

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Updates from City Hall

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

Curbside yard waste pickup next week

The Department of Public Works will collect yard waste on regular trash and recycling pick-up days during the week of July 14. Yard waste includes: Leaves, grass clippings and brush up to one inch in diameter…

 

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Melrose Urban Garden Tour is another great success

A LOOK AT one of the many Urban Garden Tour locations. (Steph Zabel Photo)

 

MELROSE –– The Melrose Urban Garden Tour returned this year for a beautiful Saturday! Participants toured Melrose home and community gardens across the city while raising almost $8,000 to support equitable access to fresh, local food in support of the…

 

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Pantry of Hope concert raises more than $1k

PICTURED FROM THE left: Joe Keller and Howie Newman. Melrose’s Howie was joined by his partner Joe at the annual Pantry of Hope fundraiser on June 29.

 

MELROSE — The June 29 Pantry of Hope benefit concert by local duo Knock on Wood raised more than $1,100, an all-time high. It was hosted by…

 

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Community gathers to launch MVES’ 50th year

AT THE MVES 50th anniversary kickoff event pictured from the left: MVES Board member and Melrosian Jim Oosterman; former AARP MA Director and Melrosian Mike Festa; MVES CEO Lisa Gurgone; and Keynote Speaker and Melrosian Edward Alan Miller, Professor of Gerontology and Chair of Gerontology at UMass Boston. (Nicole Hendrickson Photo)

 

MALDEN –– Mystic…

 

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Melrose Arts and Crafts deliver goods to Melrose Fire Department, Armstrong Ambulance and MelroseWakefield Hospital

A LOOK AT a piece of artwork done by Melrose Arts and Crafts. (Georgette Petraglia Photo)

 

MELROSE –– Melrose Arts and Crafts delivered teddy bears to the Melrose Fire Department and Ambulance Service.  Also delivered were baby blankets to the postpartum unit at Melrose Wakefield Hospital to Nurse Penny on June 17.

 

FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL ZUNIGA is

 

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Nominate someone for city history award

SCOTT MACAULAY earned the inaugural Mary Stetson Clarke Historical Recognition Award last year.

 

MELROSE — The Melrose Historical Commission is calling for nominations for this year’s Mary Stetson Clarke Historical Recognition Award. This award recognizes an individual or organization who has demonstrated a commitment to the celebration and preservation of Melrose history.

In order…

 

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Front Page: July 11, 2025

 

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Local man charged in major trafficking case

OVER 50 kilograms of marijuana allegedly seized from Zhu’s residence on Derby Road. (Department of Justice Photo)

BOSTON – A Derby Road man was one of seven Chinese nationals charged Tuesday in connection with a multi-million dollar conspiracy to cultivate and distribute marijuana across the Northeast that used interconnected grow houses concealed inside single-family properties…

 

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Mt. Hood Park Association’s July 4th concert has the largest turnout this year

A GROUP OF children march with wide smiles and wave the American Flag proudly. (Myron F. Dittmer, Jr. Photo)

MELROSE –– The Mt. Hood Park Association held its 38th annual July 4th concert on Friday at Mount Hood Memorial Park & Golf Course in front of the beautiful and rustic clubhouse. The weather was perfect…

 

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Lewis and Lipper-Garabedian secure $250K for city needs

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced that they secured $250,000 for various local priorities in Melrose as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Massachusetts state budget.

The FY26 state budget totaling $61 billion is fiscally responsible while delivering significant levels of investment in public K-12 education, local aid

 

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Pursuing a new career at 54, Melrose student charts new path in the field of Biotechnology

 

 

KAMRUNNAHER, A MELROSE resident, was able to graduate from Quincy College and make her dream a reality with a scholarship from First Literacy.

 

BOSTON — Kamrunnaher, a Melrose resident, was born and raised in Bangladesh. A mother of two, Kamrunnaher made a difficult decision to leave behind a hard-earned government job in…

 

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