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BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts legislature to take a significant step towards closing the gender and racial wage gap in the Commonwealth by passing an act relative to salary range transparency. 

Known as the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act” after the first woman…

MELROSE — The 110 single-family homes that were sold in the city through the end of July fetched a median price of $865,000, slightly ahead of what the median price was for the same period in 2023.

According to the most recent report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction…

STONEHAM — On October 25th the Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham & Wakefield will host their annual Bill Chetwynd Memorial Gala at the Danversport Yacht Club. The annual event has become the organization’s largest fundraiser, hosting business leaders, members of Congress, and attracts hundreds throughout Metro North of Boston. Attendees hear moving testimonials, participate…

MELROSE — The Melrose Police Relief Corp. and Melrose Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 25 will be holding their first fundraiser since before COVID.

The Redneck Castaway Band, a tribute to Kenny Chesney, will be performing at the Melrose Memorial Hall at 590 Main St. on Friday, September 13.

Doors open at 6:30…

By MARY HUNT

If you enjoy the thrill of finding bargains and super steals, it’s a safe bet that you love thrift stores. These treasure troves offer a unique blend of eclectic finds and budget-friendly prices. But lately, thrift shopping isn’t what it used to be. With inflation hitting almost everything, even thrift store prices…

By SAM DRYSDALE
State House News Service

BOSTON — As Gov. Maura Healey and lawmakers celebrated what they called “historic” housing legislation…

By PATRICK DeVIVO

MELROSE — In 1898 Decius Beebe could look out the front door of his home on what is now West Foster Street in Melrose and see little of what we see from that perspective today. Facing south, he would probably see groups of newly built houses on open land on the…

MELROSE — The Melrose Cultural Council (MCC) is asking the community to help inform arts funding in Melrose for 2025. Local Cultural Councils across the Commonwealth send annual community surveys to help determine funding priorities for individual cities and towns.

While the state agency, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, sets forth a specific set of funding…

MELROSE — Among the many cultural contributions of coastal European countries, music from Italy, Spain, France, the British Isles and Scandinavia has enriched not just locally, but worldwide, inspiring each nation’s diaspora as well as the broader society. Please join the Nissitissit String Quartet at 7 p.m. on…