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Sustainability Corner: Do dishwashers save water?

By BRETT SCHULTZ
Sustainability Committee member

Dishwashers can save water, if used correctly. Modern dishwashers, especially ENERGY STAR-certified models, are designed to use significantly less water than washing dishes by hand. While handwashing can use up to 27 gallons of water per load, an efficient dishwasher can clean the same amount of dishes with as…

 

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Tax bills in the mail

MELROSE — Third-quarter municipal property tax bills are in the mail for Melrose residents and property-owners.

This year, your bills due on February 1 and May 1 will include any standard increase in your tax bill based on the regular annual tax levy and the assessed value of your home, plus the increased tax for…

 

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Transcript’s Neighbor Fund raises over $35,000

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — During the final week of the Transcript’s 36th annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund, an additional $2,200 in donations was received, closing out the tally this year at $35,678!

The 2025 fund drive, officially ended on “Little Christmas,” Tuesday, January 6 with all funds being provided to the North Reading-based…

 

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Better than ever

A NEW CULVERT will replace the deteriorated one under the old commercial strip that included Caruso’s restaurant on Main Street. The culvert connects Ell Pond to the Malden River. The developers, in partnership with the city, secured a MassWorks grant from the state to pay for restructuring, strengthening and slightly relocating the culvert. Then work

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State forecasts lower winter heating bills for most Mass. homes

(Credit: DOER)

 

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — As an investigation of utility bill cost drivers gets underway, state government has projected that about three-quarters of Massachusetts homes could spend between 4% and 9% less than last year on heating this winter.

The combination of a “slightly milder” winter and…

 

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First MWH baby of 2026

WELCOME TO THE first baby of the new year…Maddox Ventus Phoenix. Madaly Tello (mom) gave birth to baby Maddox on January 1, 2026 at 5:05 a.m. at MelroseWakefield Hospital. Mom, dad and baby are doing great!

 

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Art Grossman to sing at Aldersgate’s Free-for-All Breakfast Jan. 10

NORTH READING — Aldersgate UMC invites you to enjoy their Free-for-All buffet of breakfast fare on Saturday, January 10 from 8–10 a.m. The menu includes pancakes and french toast, baked beans, bacon, sausage, eggs, fresh fruit, oatmeal, quick breads and more!

Again this month, the North Reading Community Coffeehouse’s Art Grossman will bring his tunes…

 

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Few leads in search for missing Wakefield man

JASON THOMAS

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Four weeks after his disappearance and despite the tremendous amount of time and effort that Wakefield police detectives have devoted to trying to find missing Wakefield man Jason Thomas, his whereabouts remain a mystery.

Thomas, 45, reportedly left his Murray Street home on foot on the evening of…

 

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Prison time for former sober house owner

BOSTON — The former owner of a sober house in Wakefield will be spending time behind bars after being sentenced yesterday for scamming the state, mortgage lenders and the family of a client out of money.

The Boston Globe reports that Daniel J. Cleggett Jr. was sentenced to six years in prison and was also…

 

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Penelope Young show at FYACS this month

THIS SHAKER-STYLE side table by local craftsman Dan Weissman is being raffled off.

 

MELROSE — Penelope Young, a talented Melrose-based fiber artist, is featured in an exhibition in the Gallery at Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) now through January 31. The Gallery at 647 Main St. is free and open to the public…

 

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Melrose resident Emily Marcus’ debuts her book ‘Goddess’

AUTHOR EMILY Marcus Gong

 

MELROSE — This month, Melrose resident Emily Marcus Gong published “Goddess,” a collection of six original stories that interact with ancient myths to explore the possibilities of retelling, reimagining and re-listening to age-old narratives about women. The women in each of the six stories: Huntress, The Good Goddess, Of Sirens…

 

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Franklin ECC open house night Jan. 13

MELROSE — Join school officials for their new Franklin Early Childhood Center family Open House and Information Night on Tuesday, January 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Please enter through the courtyard doors that face Main Street.

This night will go over registration and details for the 2026-2027 school year. This is an ADULT…

 

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