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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Registration is open for Melrose Middle School Football. The varsity team is for grades 7 and 8 and the junior varsity team is for grades 6 and 7. The teams will play grade-based football with no weight restrictions and it is open to all skill levels.
The teams will play 8 regular season games in…
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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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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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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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By DOUG PIZZI
Executive Director
Mass Parks for All
BOSTON — In a significant move for public recreation and environmental preservation, the state Legislature yesterday approved its House-Senate Conference Committee report, which included a 3.4 percent increase for the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Parks and Recreation Operations account (line 2810-0100). This boost in…
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MELROSE — As part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council annual grant awards cycle, the Melrose Cultural Council (MCC) is asking residents to help shape the community’s arts and culture program by advising the council on the types of programming they would like to see in Melrose in 2026.
Interested residents can complete the survey at…
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BOSTON – The MBTA announced last week the launch of its Summer Music Series this season, which began on Monday, June 16. An effort to brighten the commutes of thousands of MBTA riders, current or graduated Berklee College of Music musicians will perform live at surprise station pop-ups throughout the subway system on weekday evening…
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MELROSE — Join the Melrose Recreation Department for the Annual Bike & Carriage Parade around Common Park on Friday, July 4 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Bring your decorated bike, wagon, carriage, scooter, skateboard, or other custom ride and take part in the festivities. Organizers encourage everyone to be creative and to show off their…
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PICTURED FROM THE left: Howie Newman and Joe Kessler, a.k.a. Knock on Wood will play an outdoor benefit concert for Pantry of Hope on Sunday, June 29 at the First Baptist Church in Melrose.
MELROSE — Longtime Melrose resident Howie Newman and Joe Kessler also known as Knock on Wood, are anything but a…
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