Melrose News

MELROSE – The Melrose Emergency Fund continues to receive donations in the Mayor’s Office, with members of the community donating more than $5,000 between December 13 through December 22, bringing the total amount of donations to over $22,000.

“I want to thank each and every person who has stepped up this past month and answered…

PICTURED HERE, from right to left, are Program Manager at North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network Kathy Harlow, Mayor of Melrose Paul Brodeur and Director of Community Services at MelroseWakefield Healthcare Services Eileen Dern.

MELROSE – The City of Melrose has donated over 6,000 diapers and wipes to local families participating in community…

ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, Santa Claus showed up downtown during the Chamber’s annual Home for the Holidays extravaganza. (Photo by [email protected])

MELROSE — A 32-year-old Beverly man was arrested Monday morning for robbing the Main Street Bank of America branch.

Richard Valenti was charged with an armed robbery with a firearm, a subsequent offense, after police tracked him down at the MelroseWakefield Hospital.

On Monday at 10:17 a.m., police responded to Bank of America at 690…

MELROSE — Well-organized opposition continues to grow as Melrose High administrators work towards a possible change in the city’s athletic and extracurricular club nickname.

In a letter published in the Weekly News this week, members of The Transparency Initiative hit hard at both the move and process spearheaded by Melrose High Principal Jason Merrill to…

MELROSE — Donations for the Melrose Emergency Fund have begun to arrive in the Mayor’s Office, with members of the community donating over $17,000 during the first week alone.

“I continue to be astounded and touched by the generosity of the people of Melrose,” said Mayor Paul Brodeur. “Melrosians understand the true meaning of giving…

MELROSE — The Melrose and Wakefield Health Departments will hold a COVID booster clinic on Monday, December 20, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Hall at 590 Main Street in Melrose. Both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be available.

This clinic is open to anyone 18 plus who received their second Pfizer or…

THIS YOUNG MAN takes a season spin during the 2021 Home for the Holidays event hosted by the city’s Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by [email protected])