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City hosts 8th White Ribbon Day against gender-based violence

February 28, 2025

MELROSE –– The Melrose Alliance Against Violence (MAAV) will host its 8th Annual White Ribbon Day Event in collaboration with the City of Melrose on Friday, March 7 at 1 p.m. The brief event, which calls upon those of all genders, and of all ages to stand up and participate in the process of ending…

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Reenacting armed resistance to the British

February 28, 2025

SATURDAY, February 22 was the reenactment of Leslie’s Retreat in Salem presented by the Massachusetts 250 organization. This was one of the pivotal pre-Revolutionary War confrontations that marked Salem’s first armed resistance to British authority. Massachusetts 250 is a statewide, ongoing celebration of our history and everything that makes our state special. Officials…

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Updates from City Hall

February 28, 2025

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

week:

Wyoming Cemetery

clean-up begins March 1

Wyoming Cemetery will begin the Spring clean-up on Saturday, March 1. Family members wishing to save any personal, holiday or seasonal decorations or any other mementos should remove them on…

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Local artist exhibit at the library

February 28, 2025

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Public Library has local artist Frank Gelott’s paintings on display.

Born and raised in New England, Gelott attended the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in Human Resources Management. Thereupon, he turned his attentions to graphic art and opened Mad Hatter Design, a graphics design…

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Polymnia performs Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” March 8

February 28, 2025

MELROSE — For over 70 years, Polymnia Choral Society has been delivering great performances to acknowledge and honor the important times in our lives. On Saturday, March 8, Polymnia will continue this tradition by performing Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” a masterwork that will resonate through the rafters from the opening “Kyrie” to the final…

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February 27, 2025

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Sports: February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025

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Wakefield wrestlers take 2nd at Div. 3 State Tournament

February 27, 2025

FOXBOROUGH — Fresh off their Div. 3 North Sectional championship, the Wakefield High wrestling team traveled to Foxborough High on Friday and Saturday for the Div…

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February 27, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Seniors to Seniors is set to take place on Wednesday, March 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wakefield Senior Center, 30 Converse St.
Organizers are still in need of adults who would like to…

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Throwback Thursday: January 16, 1996

February 27, 2025

A WAKEFIELD POLICE OFFICER examines the wreckage of a Komatsu excavator in the wake of a train crash at the Forest Street crossing in Greenwood on Jan. 16, 1996. A Mack truck pulling a low-bed trailer carrying the the excavator got stuck on the tracks at about 5:30 p.m. as a train out of Boston…