Melrose News

Published in the Melrose Weekly News

Volume 51 – Report No. 12 • March 16-20, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 16-20.
During the week of March 16-20, the House met for a total of…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

WAKEFIELD — In honor of the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s fifteenth anniversary, organizers invite artists to join the spring art exhibition, Past Tense.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Katherine Anne Porter once noted, “The past is never where you think you left it.”

Similarly, writer John Banville…

MELROSE — Several of the city’s teachers and paraprofessionals unloaded their frustration on the School Committee this week, saying it was time for educators to be much better compensated for what they do.

Those speaking during the public comment segment of the Tuesday school board meeting were incensed at the latest contract offer presented to…

BOSTON – State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) joined the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week to pass a $1.8 billion supplemental budget that invests $885 million in public transportation and $417 million in public education, and funds several Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) deficiencies. The bill passed today also includes the tax conformity legislation…

WAKEFIELD — The Alliances Against Violence in Wakefield…