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Healthy Melrose is back Saturday

May 5, 2022

MELROSE — The city of Melrose has announced that 40 vendors will be attending Healthy Melrose 2022, the family fitness and wellness fair that will feature free classes, giveaways, food trucks, consultations with chiropractors and physical therapists and more on May 7 from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Fred Green Field Melrose Athletic…

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PHOTO: Full Bloom

May 5, 2022

SPRING has officially sprung this week throughout Wakefield, including the daffodils at the World War II, Korea and Vietnam Memorials on the Upper Common. (Dan Pawlowski Photos)

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Police and DPW rescue ducklings from storm drain

May 5, 2022

SGT. NIKOLAUS MACINTOSH with one of the seven ducklings he and members of the Melrose Department of Public Works helped rescue. (Melrose Police Photo)

MELROSE — Recently, Chief Michael L. Lyle stated that the Melrose Police Department assisted in removing several ducklings who fell into a storm drain.

At 8:20 a.m., Melrose Police…

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Friedman, Rudloff elected to School Committee

May 5, 2022

CANDIDATES and their supporters spent all day Tuesday holding signs outside the polls to encourage participation in the annual Town Election. Those still standing at 7 p.m. included, front row, kneeling, l-r: Noah Spicer and Liane Gonzalez; back row, standing, l-r: David Rudloff, Jeff Friedman, Kristen O’Mara, Ken Tarr, Jodi Cloney, Tracey Coste and Bill…

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From Broadcast to Beacon Hill: Something to talk about

May 5, 2022

HORNETS ON THE HILL. North Reading natives, from left: Amanda Doran, NRHS class of ‘12; State Rep. and Minority Leader Brad Jones, NRHS class of ‘83; and Erika (Lambie) Hemingway, Austin Preparatory School, class of ‘05, gather in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Chamber. Doran and Hemingway are members of his staff. (Courtesy Photo)

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Spring curbside yard waste collection

May 5, 2022

NORTH READING — A curbside collection of yard waste will take place this Saturday, May 7. Yard waste must be curbside by 6:30 a.m. and placed in paper bags only.

Please note the following requirements:

• no plastic bags

• no barrels

• branches must be no greater than three inches in diameter and cut to…

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In-person candidate survey available for police chief search

May 5, 2022

MELROSE – Community members can now complete a paper version of the Ideal Candidate Survey for the next Melrose police chief in-person at the Melrose Public Library and the Mayor’s Office during business hours.

The city announced in March that Police Chief Mike Lyle will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 this November. He…

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PHOTO: Music of the night

May 5, 2022

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL Drama put on a stunning show of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” held at the Melrose Middle school gymnasium last weekend to packed houses. Sam Chetkin starred as the Phantom and Delaney Boyd portrayed Christine. (Dana Giuliana Photo)