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The top stories of the year on Beacon Hill

GOV. MAURA HEALEY takes reporters’ questions Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 about the state budget, the migrant housing crisis, and her nomination of Gabrielle Wolohojian to the Supreme Judicial Court. (Photo by Sam Doran/SHNS)

 

 

By STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

BOSTON — Maybe the word of the year should be “upheaval.”

This time last year, we

 

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Front Page: January 3, 2025

 

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Let the Christmas dinner prep begin

FOLKS IN LINE waiting to pick up their pre-ordered items from Joe in the green plaid shirt at Turner’s. Light snow was a fitting touch to the day. (Bill Ryan Photo)

 

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Local youth found safe in NYC

CHLOE MURPHY

MELROSE — A local teen and a friend from Wakefield were found safe in New York City Monday morning after being reported missing last weekend.

Authorities said Chloe Murphy, a 15-year-old from Melrose, and Brenden Bruckler, a 14-year-old from Wakefield, were located Monday morning at Penn Station, one of the busiest transportation hubs…

 

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The many dangers of carbon monoxide

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT has provided information on the potential hazards of carbon monoxide and how to prevent them.

 

 

MELROSE — A family of four from Newton were found dead in their New Hampshire vacation home on Christmas Day, the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning after their propane heating system apparently malfunctioned.

Fire officials

 

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Santa and family

AL PORCARO OF Hugo’s Appliance enjoyed a family visit with the big man during the 2024 Home for the Holidays celebration. (Carianne Roche Photo and Pam Gobiel Photo)

 

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Great concert planned in Wakefield on January 11

WAKEFIELD — On Saturday, January 11, Linden Tree Concerts continues into 2025 with encore performances with two of our favorite women singer-songwriters Les Sampou and Kerri Powers. Both sets will feature a lot of blues with bits of jazz and rock & roll.  This year’s concerts are held at the Wakefield Lynnfield Methodist Church…

 

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Santa and Finley have holiday cheer

EVEN OUR INFAMOUS local therapy dog Finley got into the celebrating! (Carianne Roche Photo and Pam Gobiel Photo)

 

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Project: Pop-Up brings brands to Melrose this holiday season

MELROSE — Project: Pop-Up, a publicly-funded initiative created to revitalize storefronts and commercial hubs is popping up in Melrose this holiday season at 497 Main St., Melrose (Melrose Family YMCA Green). The pop-up shop will be open a minimum Thursday-Sunday each week until December 22. For the most up-to-date hours, visit the featured brand’s social…

 

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O Christmas Tree

THANK YOU TO the City of Melrose, the DPW and the MFD for bringing City Hall to light and kicking off the citywide celebration. (Carianne Roche Photo and Pam Gobiel Photo)

 

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MSO celebrates the season with great Holiday Pops performance

THE EMPIRE TRIO kicked things up after intermission.

 

 

By PATRICK DeVIVO

MELROSE — The Melrose Pops orchestra and maestro Yoichi Udagawa were in high holiday spirits on Friday evening, December 13 during the first of two weekend holiday concerts by Melrose’s hometown orchestra. In response, the audience of Melrose friends and neighbors filled…

 

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The Perfect Gift

By GAIL LOWE

Note: Gail Lowe, a reporter and columnist for our family of community newspapers, wrote a holiday story each year. This is her last one, written in the days before she passed away on December 7.

Before Elise Auclair sets out for the shores of Lake Quannapowitt on this late Sunday afternoon, she…

 

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