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Ward 5’s MacMaster won’t seek a fourth term

WARD 5 CITY COUNCILOR Shawn MacMaster speaks at Board of Health Meeting about the dangers of unregulated CBD products.

 

 

MELROSE – City Councilor Shawn MacMaster, the longest-serving member of the city’s legislative body, announced this week that he will not seek a fourth term.  MacMaster, who carved out a niche as a vocal advocate for neighborhood interests, pointed…

 

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Front Page: May 5, 2023

 

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Retired Stoneham supt. named interim schools’ chief

By NEIL ZOLOT

JOHN MACERO

MELROSE — In a unanimous vote, the School Committee appointed John Macero as interim superintendent of schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, at their meeting Thursday, April 27.

In a move designed to avoid repeating the problem from March when the chosen candidate opted to take a job…

 

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Looking good on Russell Street

TULIPS signal the change of seasons, and we’re all grateful for that. (Matt Lowery Photo)

 

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Pink Flamingos are on their way!

PINK FLAMINGOS ON their way to your front lawn!

 

MELROSE — The famous Melrose Education Foundation pink flamingos are coming to a lawn near you! Flock your friends, neighbors or yourself for a great cause. Order a flock today and a “flamboyance” of pink yard flamingos will land overnight and then fly away 24…

 

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Four artists among Arts Festival exhibitors this weekend at Memorial Hall

THESE FOUR talented artists will display their work this weekend.

 

MELROSE — The annual Melrose Arts Festival is the largest, most popular visual arts event in the city, and has been for 16 years!

Each year, a small committee of volunteers works tirelessly to produce a spectacular event to bring young and old together…

 

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Keep Melrose beautiful

WAKEFIELD CO-OPERATIVE BANK presented a check in the amount of $302 to the Keep Melrose Beautiful organization. Monies raised were collected from the Bank’s monthly Jeans Day employee fundraiser. To date, the bank’s Jeans Day has raised nearly $27,000 for local, nonprofits since the program’s inception! From the left are Carol Nadeau, Senior Mortgage Consultant…

 

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Melrose woman finds strength, friends at YMCA’s LiveSTRONG program

REBECCA “BECCA” THORPE AND HER HUSBAND STEVEN

 

By GAIL LOWE

 

MELROSE—Melrose resident Rebecca “Becca” Thorpe is a survivor and thriver — of cancer.

In April 2017 when Thorpe was 29 years old, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her diagnosis came following a visit to the gym.

“I started to feel disoriented and…

 

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MWN goes to Capitol

THREE MELROSE FAMILIES visited Washington D.C. last week, during April break, and they took along a copy of the Melrose Weekly News. Pictured here: the families in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.(Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Christopher)

 

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Sign up today for LiveSTRONG summer program

THOSE INVOLVED IN THE YMCA LIVESTRONG PROGRAM include front row from left: Sheila Tighe, Mary Boyle, Rebecca “Becca” Thorpe, Diane DeVivo and Judy Gray. Back row, from left: Jeff Dodds, trainer; Liz Solomon; Joanie Angelosanto; Mike Perrino; Marilyn Ward, mentor; Marty Stanton, mentor; Eileen Lyle, mentor and Courtney Vernadakis, trainer. (Courtesy Photo)

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Volunteers needed for Saturday’s veterans Food Drive

MELROSE — Volunteers are needed to help run the Melrose Veterans’ Advisory Board’s annual Food Drive at the Melrose Shaw’s Supermarket on Saturday, April 29 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The goal of the drive is to fill local veterans’ shelves with needed items.

To volunteer, email Roseann Trinofi-Mazzuchelli, Veterans Services Director for City…

 

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DPW planting trees

MELROSE — For the seventh year in a row, Melrose Department of Public Works (DPW) recently commenced its springtime Street Tree Planting Program, planting approximately 100 trees on the City’s “tree belt.”

Since establishing the program in 2016, the DPW has planted more than 700 trees throughout Melrose in the fall and spring seasons, improving…

 

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