Melrose News

Published May 28, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Melrose Day Care Center, one of Melrose’s oldest running full-time, non-profit childcare organization, is celebrating five decades this year. Last week, Melrose Day Care Center (MDCC) helped usher in their golden jubilee with an outdoor celebration attended by Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur and State Representative Kate Lipper Garabedian. 

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Published May 28, 2021

By GAIL LOWE

MELROSE—Like all good parents, Bo Tsang DiMatteo of Warwick Road wants to raise her children in a world that rejects hate. She believes that every single person, no matter their skin color, sexual orientation or profession is a human being worthy of love.

Since the onset of the…

Published May 21, 2021

MELROSE — For members of the Melrose Chamber of Commerce, it is full steam ahead.
Buoyed by Monday’s announcement that just about all pandemic restrictions will be lifted beginning next Saturday, May 29, the Chamber said it will hold two of its major, well-attended events for the first time since 2019.
According…

Published May 21, 2021

MELROSE — Mayor Paul Brodeur presented the City Council with a proposed spending package for the next year that totals $91 million.
The budget allocates about $34 million for schools, about $9 million for various public works-related services, $5.2 million for police and $5 million for fire protection. 
The spending proposal…

Published May 21, 2021

MELROSE —  With demand showing no signs of slowing down among prospective buyers, median single-family home and condominium prices spiked across Massachusetts in April, reaching new all-time highs in the process, according to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.
In Melrose, 33 condos have been…

Published May 21, 2021

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — This Memorial Day, Mayor Paul Brodeur, the Melrose Veterans’ Advisory Board, and the Melrose Veterans’ Services Office invite the public to join us in honoring, remembering, and respecting the sacrifices made by the brave men and women of the military.

The traditional decoration of the graves and retiring of…

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — A Lincoln Street man has expressed interest in running for School Committee this year.

At the end of a busy first week of the 2021 city election season, John P. Connelly of 10 Lincoln St. pulled nomination papers on Friday, May 7 for one of the three four-year school board…

Published May 14, 2021

MELROSE — The DPW will host a paper shredding event Saturday, May 15 at the City Yard on Tremont Street from 8 a.m. to noon.

Residents may bring one file box per household, which will be taken free of charge. Each additional box will cost $5 and please remember that only checks…