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Melrose Jazz Fest at FYACS May 4

April 18, 2025

MELROSE — Thanks to a generous grant from the Melrose Cultural Council, Melrose Jazz Fest will take place on Sunday, May 4 at Follow Your Art Community Studios, 647 Main St., Melrose. This event is free, family friendly and open to everyone.

“We’re really excited to bring incredible jazz music to a wide and multigenerational…

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State Cruiserweight belt on line at Memorial Hall

April 18, 2025

A STATE boxing title will be on the line May 23 at Memorial Hall.

MELROSE — Boston Boxing Promotions has announced that undefeated Jarrid Digangi (4-0, 4 KO’s) will be taking on Leo Ladeira in a 6-round fight for the Massachusetts State Cruiserweight Title on Friday, May 23 at Melrose Memorial Hall.

Digangi…

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Linden Tree Coffeehouse has May 3 show in Wakefield

April 18, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The final Linden Tree Coffeehouse concert of the 40th season welcomes back Canadian singer-songwriter James Keelaghan on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Winners of Linden Tree’s Winter Potpourri, The Secret Sauce trio, will open the show.

Reservations are recommended as the popularity of these performers often lead to…

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Local Democrats to caucus next week

April 18, 2025

MELROSE — Registered Democrats in Melrose will hold a caucus on April 24, 2025 at the First Congregational Church at 121 W. Foster St. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2025 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the Caucus will begin at 7:15 p.m., sharp.

The 2025 Massachusetts Democratic…

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Mayor testifies in support of more funds for local road

April 18, 2025

MELROSE — Mayor Jen Grigoraitis submitted the following testimony last week to the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation:
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of the City of Melrose in support of H. 53, An Act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges.

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World travelers

April 18, 2025

THE MELROSE GOOD GUYS, an adult soccer team, recently completed another international trip, this time to Prague in the Czech Republic. Previous destinations have been London, Berlin and Madrid. The team travels as a group of 10 and visited the home town (Pardubice) of Peter Drahos (an MGG player and fellow Melrosian), toured the sites

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The City Hall update

April 18, 2025

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

Upcoming holidays

Melrose Public Schools’ April break begins on Friday, April 18 at 12 noon. Schools will be closed during the week of April 21. City Hall is open for regular hours on Friday, April 18, but some offices may…

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Keep Melrose Beautiful: Help out at April 26 cleanup!

April 18, 2025

MELROSE — The Keep Melrose Beautiful community-wide cleanup happens Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Keep Melrose Beautiful is a volunteer-led organization that is working to clean up and green up our city. KMB partners with Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, Melrose DPW, and other groups such as Zero Waste Melrose and the Ell…

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Remembering and honoring the Armenian Genocide

April 18, 2025

Note: The writer is a sophomore at Melrose High.

By PAIGE TRENOUTH

Bedros Bahadourian recalls, as a 12 year old boy, the sight of dead bloated bodies afloat in the river. Haig Baronian remembers the sight of his grandmother being stabbed in front of him. Sam Kadorian can still feel the weight of dead bodies…