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MELROSE — Getting the larger community outside Melrose High involved in a conversation about whether the school’s nickname should change is a major part of what the Melrose Transparency Initiative wants to do. At a recent public discussion, they took their initial step.

The Initiative invited Melrose High Principal Jason Merrill to a forum held…

MELROSE — COVID-19 is continuing to have a major impact on local businesses. Officials recognize the stress that Melrose’s entrepreneurs, workers and freelancers are under due to the disruption of normal commerce and the current level of uncertainty.

The city has begun to add COVID-19 resources for businesses to its Businesses Webpage, found by going…

MELROSE – With the New Year moving right along, donations to the Melrose Emergency Fund arrive in 2022 with members of the community donating more than $3,000 between December 22 through January 5, bringing the total amount of donations to over $25,000.

“Last year, our community showed up for each other like never before. This…

Brodeur leads 2022 Inaugural Ceremony

MELROSE—Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur swore in Melrose City Councilors and School Committee members at the 2022 Inaugural Ceremony held at Memorial Hall on Monday, Jan. 10.

This year’s event was closed to the public and live-streamed by MMTV due to rising COVID-19 cases.

Among the officials being sworn-in by…

MELROSE — During a public Board of Health Meeting on December 23, Melrose Board of Health officials voted to reinstate an indoor mask ordinance requiring face coverings for everyone ages 5 and older, with exceptions to be made in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health…

Residents are encouraged to register as soon as possible for the DEI focus groups, which will take place throughout January 2022.

MELROSE – The City of Melrose has opened registration for the second step of the city’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Audit: community focus groups. Scheduled to take place during the month of January…

PERCUSSIONISTS march down Main Street during the opening night of the 2021 edition of the Home for the Holidays celebration put on by the Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by [email protected])