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Highlands Fall Fair brings fun and festivities for all ages

VISITORS ENJOY THE Highlands Fall Fair in Melrose. (Heidi Hood Photo Courtesy)

MELROSE — Get ready to kick off the holiday season at the Highlands Fall Fair to be held on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Melrose Highlands Congregational Church, 355 Franklin St.. This family-friendly event offers a perfect…

 

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Melrose Band is Division 4 champion

18 SENIORS AND Band staff celebrate their win.

 

 

 

MELROSE — The Melrose Band brought their A-game to the NESBA Championship Finals at Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium Sunday night and it paid off! Competing against six other talented bands in division 4, Melrose took home the gold with a soaring score of 94.5…

 

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I’m tanked

SOMETIMES THE EXCITEMENT is too much to take at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual trick-or-treating extravaganza in downtown Melrose. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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MSO 107th season opens with renowned cellist from Melrose

CONDUCTOR YOICHI UDAGAWA

 

 

By GAIL LOWE

MELROSE — While it might not have been a grand night for singing, opening night of the 107th season of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra (MSO) was certainly a night for applause.

Under the expert direction and conducting of Yoichi Udagawa, 64 members of the orchestra led off…

 

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2024 Veterans Day event honors ‘Legacy of Loyalty and Service’

THE TOWN’S Veterans Day event will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Galvin Middle School. Wakefield native Commander Shelby Nikitin, United States Navy (USN), is the guest speaker. The commander is a Wakefield Memorial High graduate who served as leader of the USS Thomas Hudner, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that was stationed in

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Property taxes going up

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Residential property owners will see their taxes go up by about 4.5 percent this year, while the average commercial property owner will get a 1.26 percent tax hike. The new property tax rates were set by the Town Council at the annual tax classification hearing this week.

Director of Assessments…

 

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Front Page: November 7, 2024

 

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Sports: November 7, 2024

 

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Cross Country 2024

Wakefield harriers run well at Coaches Invitational

Cross Country 2024
MAX LEVINE was the top Wakefield finisher in the 3K Freshman Race at the Coaches Invitational in Wrentham on Saturday, taking 15th overall in 11:06. (Courtesy Photo)

WRENTHAM — The Coaches Invitational at the Wrentham Developmental Center on Saturday showcased efforts from countless boys’ cross country athletes, as more than 100 teams battled it out across…

 

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How Wakefield voted for president and on the state ballot questions

 

Election 2024
THE SINGLE POLLING PLACE at the Galvin Middle School was doing a brisk business in first hour polls were open in the November 5, 2024 presidential election.

 

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Raymond Malonson, Jr.

US Air Force veteran

WAKEFIELD — Raymond F. Malonson, Jr. passed away peacefully at Brightview Wakefield on November 3 after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. 

Ray was a graduate of Chamberlain Junior College. He served for four years in the United States Air Force. He retired from Raytheon Service Company after 40 years…

 

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Celebrating a Disney classic

SUMMER STREET SCHOOL’s kindergarten educators, from left, Abby Fitzgerald, Deanna Scott, Lisa Pasciuto, Traci Ross, Christine Sartorelli, Paula Rinaldi and Denise Charette dressed up as the “101 Dalmatians” on Halloween. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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