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Melrose Urban Garden Tour is another great success

A LOOK AT one of the many Urban Garden Tour locations. (Steph Zabel Photo)

 

MELROSE –– The Melrose Urban Garden Tour returned this year for a beautiful Saturday! Participants toured Melrose home and community gardens across the city while raising almost $8,000 to support equitable access to fresh, local food in support of the…

 

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Pantry of Hope concert raises more than $1k

PICTURED FROM THE left: Joe Keller and Howie Newman. Melrose’s Howie was joined by his partner Joe at the annual Pantry of Hope fundraiser on June 29.

 

MELROSE — The June 29 Pantry of Hope benefit concert by local duo Knock on Wood raised more than $1,100, an all-time high. It was hosted by…

 

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Community gathers to launch MVES’ 50th year

AT THE MVES 50th anniversary kickoff event pictured from the left: MVES Board member and Melrosian Jim Oosterman; former AARP MA Director and Melrosian Mike Festa; MVES CEO Lisa Gurgone; and Keynote Speaker and Melrosian Edward Alan Miller, Professor of Gerontology and Chair of Gerontology at UMass Boston. (Nicole Hendrickson Photo)

 

MALDEN –– Mystic…

 

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Melrose Arts and Crafts deliver goods to Melrose Fire Department, Armstrong Ambulance and MelroseWakefield Hospital

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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Nominate someone for city history award

SCOTT MACAULAY earned the inaugural Mary Stetson Clarke Historical Recognition Award last year.

 

MELROSE — The Melrose Historical Commission is calling for nominations for this year’s Mary Stetson Clarke Historical Recognition Award. This award recognizes an individual or organization who has demonstrated a commitment to the celebration and preservation of Melrose history.

In order…

 

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Local man charged in major trafficking case

OVER 50 kilograms of marijuana allegedly seized from Zhu’s residence on Derby Road. (Department of Justice Photo)

BOSTON – A Derby Road man was one of seven Chinese nationals charged Tuesday in connection with a multi-million dollar conspiracy to cultivate and distribute marijuana across the Northeast that used interconnected grow houses concealed inside single-family properties…

 

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Mt. Hood Park Association’s July 4th concert has the largest turnout this year

A GROUP OF children march with wide smiles and wave the American Flag proudly. (Myron F. Dittmer, Jr. Photo)

MELROSE –– The Mt. Hood Park Association held its 38th annual July 4th concert on Friday at Mount Hood Memorial Park & Golf Course in front of the beautiful and rustic clubhouse. The weather was perfect…

 

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Lewis and Lipper-Garabedian secure $250K for city needs

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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Melrose 12-year-old All-Stars off to impressive 2-0 start

THE MELROSE 12-year-old All-Star team was 2-0 in District 12 action as of press time with victories over South Boston and Dorchester. (Courtesy Photos)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

MELROSE — The Melrose 12-year old Williamsport Little League baseball team has gotten off to a 2-0 start in District 12 action.

On July 2, they beat South Boston,…

 

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‘Concerts on the Common’ underway

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Rotary’s first Concert on the Common will take place on Wednesday, July 9 from 6-8 p.m. 

The Memorylaners performed at the first concert on Wednesday, July 9. 

Funbucket will be playing at the second concert on Wednesday, July 16. 

The Soft Touch Band will be performing at the third…

 

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Boys’ track team celebrates season at annual banquet

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD —  Lynnfield High boys’ track and field head coach Bill Wallace gave out several team awards at the team’s end-of-season banquet held at the high school recently.

The team MVP Award went to Eli Mendese. Mendese made the Cape Ann League All-Star team for the second year in a row in the…

 

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The art of baking

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LYNNFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS campers learned how to make bread during the Bread Making camp on June 27. Front row, from left, Gwen Dandrow, Ariella Kaufman and Sydney Staab. Back row, from left, Kexin Li, Siena Keegan and Ellen Farias. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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