Month: July 2015

Big drop in major crimes here

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition MELROSE — Chief Michael L. Lyle reported recently that the Melrose Police Department saw an almost 14 percent drop in major crimes in the first half of 2015. Known as FBI “Part 1...

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Bogus $100s used at CVS

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition MELROSE — A 68-year-old Boston man will be summonsed to court for purchasing a $1,750 money gram with counterfeit $100 bills at the downtown CVS on Monday, July 20. According to police,...

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Ward Face III, 80

Published in the July 31, 2015 edition PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Ward “Smokie” Face III, 80, of Palm Harbor, Fla. and formerly of Melrose, went to be with his Lord on July 24. Ward was born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., raised in Everett...

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