Melrose News

MELROSE – Melrose Fire Chief Edward Collina will retire this April after six years leading the Melrose Fire Department and 38 years total as a firefighter in Melrose.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to have served the City of Melrose as Fire Chief for the past six years and as…

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced that the Melrose Fire Department will be receiving $9,064.82 to purchase new safety equipment to protect their firefighters through the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program.

Fire departments across Massachusetts are able to utilize this program to purchase 135 different types of eligible equipment…

MELROSE — The Bridge’s Annual Trivia Bee is receiving quite a bit of buzz around town. Mark your calendar for March 23, 7 p.m. at Knights of Columbus, 23 West Foster St., Melrose.

Register your team of two to four players on The Bridge’s website (www.thebridgemelrose.org) and start fine-tuning your knowledge of fun facts.

The…

MEDFORD — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply this month. The public can book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App or calling 1-800-RED CROSS. People of all blood types, especially type O blood donors…

MELROSE —The City of Melrose is sharing the following news items for the week of February 12 to 16, 2024:

City buildings closed on Monday, February 19

In observance of Presidents’ Day, City buildings will be closed and curbside Trash and Collection will NOT be picked up on Monday, February 19, resulting…

By GAIL LOWE

MELROSE—There have been many ups and downs in the economy over the past 32 years, not to mention…

MELROSE — As we scuffle through the remainder of the winter, many can’t wait to hit the links at Mount Hood, the city’s great public golf course.

But why wait? The company that manages…

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian and the City of Melrose are excited to announce that Melrose is receiving a $126,000 Supporting Students’ Social and Emotional Learning, Behavioral and Mental Health and Wellness Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

This grant will be used to strengthen Melrose’s capacity to…