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City, schools host first Civics Day for Grade 8 students

June 21, 2024

CITY OF MELROSE employees participated in the June 11 Civics Day event. (Photo courtesy of the City of Melrose)

MELROSE—On Tuesday, June 11, Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Grade 8 students visited Memorial Hall and Melrose City Hall as a capstone for the year’s civics curriculum. Students met with municipal elected officials and representatives…

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City awarded $10K to transform Milano Center Pavilion

June 21, 2024

DIGNITARIES JOINED IN celebrating a grant to complete the outdoor pavilion at the Milano Center on West Foster Street.

MELROSE — The City of Melrose received a $10,000 grant from the Foundation Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing new programming in partnership with small-to-medium-sized New England nonprofits to better serve high-risk populations and…

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June 20, 2024

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June 20, 2024

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Nahant Street 40Bs vex ZBA, neighbors

June 20, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals continues to be frustrated with the slow pace of progress in hearings for two proposed 40B affordable housing projects on Nahant Street. But mostly, the board agrees with neighbors that both projects are too large and will cause undue traffic problems on Nahant Street and…

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Five Warriors named boys’ tennis All-Stars

June 20, 2024

Greif earns league MVP for second time

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ tennis team celebrated their terrific season recently at their annual banquet. The Warriors thanked their seniors, honored their five All-Stars, handed out team awards and announced the new captains for next season.

The five All-Stars were: senior captain Sam Ryder and juniors…

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Community Boating is back at Lake Quannapowitt!

June 20, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham & Wakefield’s announces that Community Boating at Lake Quannapowitt will be open Wednesday through Sunday beginning June 26.

The program has been open on weekends but will now be additionally offered Wednesday through Friday.

This outdoor activity offers the community kayak and pedal boat…

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Voters reject $7.7M override of Proposition 2 1/2

June 20, 2024

MELROSE — Voters rejected a plan Tuesday to raise taxes so $7.7 million could be added to budgets each year to help the city and its schools provide adequate services.

The operational override of tax-limiting Proposition 2 1/2 failed by a roughly 55 percent to 45 percent margin, with 5,150 voters rejecting it and 4,280…

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Cool runners

June 20, 2024

MEMBERS OF THE Melrose High outdoor track teams competed last weekend at the Nike Outdoor National Championship in Eugene, Oregon. They brought a Weekly News with them when they stopped for some ice cream.

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Report: City’s home sales remain healthy

June 20, 2024

MELROSE — The 59 single-family homes that have sold in the city through the first five months of 2024 have fetched a median price of $856,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price of a single-family home through May was…

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Follow Your Art celebrate five years

June 20, 2024

GREAT TURNOUT TO celebrate Follow Your Art Community Studios’ (FYACS) fifth year as Melrose’s nonprofit arts center. (Anelise Tubinis Photography)

MELROSE — On Friday, June 7, more than 160 people turned out to celebrate Follow Your Art Community Studios’ (FYACS) fifth year as Melrose’s nonprofit arts center. Unexpected rainstorms bookended the event, but the…

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MHS track runners compete at Nationals

June 20, 2024

Best of boys’ & girls’ teams qualified for Nike Finals in Oregon