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Watch ‘Rise Up, Sing Out’ at Temple Beth Shalom Sunday

June 12, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

Melrose — Indivisible in Melrose, Wakefield & Beyond will host a free community watch party for “Rise Up, Sing Out,” a national concert event celebrating and defending First Amendment freedoms, on Sunday, June 14 at 7:30pm at Temple Beth Shalom, 21 E. Foster St…

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A tool of the trade

June 12, 2026

Photo published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

THIS FAMILY GOT into the business part of a city-owned front end loader during the 2026 DPW Day event held on Saturday, June 6. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

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June 11, 2026

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City, educators reach new work agreements

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

Funded by override, raises, competitive salaries, paid leave among highlights

MELROSE — This week, the Melrose School Committee and the Melrose Educators Union (MEU) ratified new three-year contracts for the teachers and paraprofessionals of the Melrose Public Schools. This comprehensive agreement is made possible especially…

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Resident works to bring AEDs to city parks

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

MELROSE — A Baxter Street woman asked the City Council this week to grant permission to have life-saving devices available at Melrose parks and other recreational areas.

Kelly Vrooman told the council’s Appropriations & Oversight Committee that for reasons very personal to her, the city…

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We all belong

June 11, 2026

MELROSE RAISED the Pride flag on Monday, June 1 to kick off LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the City of Melrose. Speakers included Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, City Council President Brad Freeman, and Melrose Fire Department Lt. Krystal Canavan. The flag was hoisted by children from the community and will be displayed for the month of June.

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Lipper-Garabedian honors Penny Muschett at 2nd Annual Statewide Military Appreciation Day

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

BOSTON — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) proudly honored Penny Muschett of Melrose at the second annual Military Appreciation Day ceremony held in the Massachusetts State House’s historic House Chamber on May 21, 2026.

Military Appreciation Day was created by the Healey-Driscoll Administration last year…

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Beacon Hill Roll Call

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

Volume 51 – Report No. 23 June 1-5, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of June 1-5.

During the week of June 1-5, the House met for a…

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Melrose native Maya Lytje is 2026 Rappaport Fellow

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

BOSTON — Maya Lytje, a rising second-year law student at Harvard Law School, has been named a 2026 Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellow. She will serve in Governor Maura Healey’s Office of Policy & Cabinet Affairs.

Prior to law school…

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EDITORIAL: Summer road safety

June 11, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

The following comes from the regional office of AAA.

In the Northeast, warmer temperatures aren’t the only indicator that summer is almost here — just take a look at the roads. The summer driving season brings out teens enjoying more independence behind the wheel, families…