Melrose News

Published October 23, 2020

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Kids are going back to their school buildings beginning Monday after the COVID-19 virus caused a month’s delay in the city’s hybrid learning plan.

Cohort 1 students report to class for the first time in 2020-21 after having been taught by their teachers remotely at home since the academic…

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Wicked Melrose will unleash The Rise of the Pumpkin People Oct. 17-31 in conjunction with the Melrose Rec Department.

Melrose citizens and businesses are encouraged to decorate for fall with a pumpkin or scarecrow display.

If you want your display on the Wicked Melrose map, fill out the form…

Published October 16, 2020

The following was submitted by Julia Motl Lowe, the co-chair for fundraising with the Melrose Education Foundation. 

Dear Friends,

The only constant is change — that phrase keeps rolling around my head these days. As we settle into our new back-to-school routines, we all know one thing for sure: there…

Published October 16, 2020

Published October 9, 2020

MELROSE — Early voting will take place at Melrose Memorial Hall, 590 Main St., for two weeks, beginning Saturday, October 17 to October 30.

Details are as follows:

• Saturday, October 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Sunday, October 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Monday through Thursday, Oct. 19…

Published October 9, 2020

By FINN McSWEENEY

MELROSE — Ell Pond, which sits at the lowest point in Melrose, is roughly a million square feet, or 22 acres, in area. It is our largest body of water, and sits more…

Published October 9, 2020

By GAIL LOWE

MELROSE— Laurel Street resident Kevin A. Lewis’s recently published novella “The Catcreeper” is bound to be a good pick for readers who love horror stories.

Take a look at this excerpt:

“The moan turned into a growl and Bart stopped dead in his tracks. He dropped the bundle…

Published October 9, 2020