Melrose News

Published March 12, 2021

MELROSE — Over 800 kids returned to their local school buildings Monday on a full five-day week, every week, schedule for the first time in a year. That number will continue to increase as both the city and its school system slowly begin to rebound from the devastating impact of COVID-19.

The full-time, in-person…

Published March 12, 2021

MELROSE— The deadline to register your child for kindergarten is March 30.

Kindergarten pre-registration has closed and in-person registration is now underway. If you did not pre-register you must fill out a paper registration form found on the school department’s website – https://www.melroseschools.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif876/f/uploads/kindergarten_registration_complete_packet_2.pdf

Once your packet is complete you must schedule…

Published March 12, 2021

By GAIL LOWE

MELROSE—Before the coronavirus pandemic put the entire world out of commission, Hillside Avenue resident Kyle Block would be at work, at home with his wife Samantha, two children Levon and Scarlett and Nelly (an Anatolian Shepherd) or playing ice hockey, a sport he has enjoyed since childhood.

But…

Published March 12, 2021

Published March 5, 2021

The following comes from Mayor Paul Brodeur.

MELROSE — After a rigorous selection process, it is my pleasure to announce that I have selected six members to serve on Melrose’s first 11-member Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Task Force.

My team and I vetted dozens of supremely qualified candidates, and I believe…

Published March 5, 2021

MELROSE — Join the Arlington, Lexington, Malden, Melrose, Stoneham, Waltham and Winchester Chambers of Commerce on Saturday, March 20 for a virtual health and wellness fair to help you move a little more, eat a little better and stress a little less.

Meet health and wellness vendors and experts representing a variety…

Published March 5, 2021

MELROSE — With tax season now underway, the Melrose Police Department would like to advise the community to be careful with personal and financial information when filing, in order to avoid falling victim to common scams.

“Residents should be aware of ways that criminals may try to take advantage of them…

Published March 5, 2021

Published February 26, 2021

This is the final part of a series.

By JAMES BENNETT
Melrose Historical Commission

They had been in Melrose since the beginning. The first time they came unwillingly, as enslaved people, the second time voluntarily, as equal citizens. But in the middle years of the twentieth century, most white people in…