Melrose News

MELROSE — On Thursday, June 20, the City Council unanimously approved Mayor Jen Grigoraitis’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget of $104,140,412, a budget that is balanced without the use of anticipated free cash at the end of the fiscal year. 

In order to deliver a balanced budget, the mayor proposed and the Council enacted…

(The following is a statement on the city’s education budget for fiscal year 2025 from Jen McAndrew, chair of the School Committee’s Finance & Facilities Subcommittee.)

When we started this FY25 budget process, Superintendent (John) Macero and his team made a bold decision: to lay out for us, and for this community, a full, needs-based…

MELROSE — Plastic plant containers, the hard pots and the flimsy eight pack ones are not recyclable curbside or at the DPW Yard. Why not? It’s because three primary resins are used to manufacture horticultural pots and each is processed differently.

But there is good news! We checked with garden centers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot and…

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the state Senate to pass the Massachusetts Plastics Reduction Act, comprehensive legislation to reduce and eliminate single-use plastics that threaten our environment and human health. The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 38-2.

Senator Lewis…

MELROSE — The city’s Recreation Department kicks off a Fourth of July celebration at the Common beginning at 10 a.m.

The Annual Bike & Carriage Parade around the Common begins at 10 a.m. sharp. Bring your decorated bike, wagon, carriage, scooter, skateboard or other custom ride and take part in the festivities.

Everyone is encouraged…

MELROSE — The pilot program of Melrose Community Conversations, sponsored by MelroseKind, was a tremendous success, exposing close to 100 Melrosians to a new way of discussing challenging topics.

Over the course of several months, we hosted five gatherings. Each gathering began with “breaking…

By JULIE NOLAN

MELROSE — On Saturday June 15, 2024 members of Melrose Rotary Club put service above self.

They gave their time and talent to the Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston’s latest affordable homeownership…

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri reports that several Northeast Metro Tech students won gold and silver medals in SkillsUSA…

MELROSE — On April 27, State Rep Kate Lipper-Garabedian hosted her third annual Recycling & Sustainability Day event in the City of Melrose. By partnering…