Melrose News

Published September 18, 2020

MELROSE — Long a force for positive change, the Ell Pond Improvement Council, Inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Formed originally in 1970 as the Activity, Beauty and Conservation (ABC) Committee, EPIC is a non-profit 501(c)3 whose mission is to expand and improve the pond’s shoreline greenways and walking paths and…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Published September 18, 2020

MELROSE — October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In our effort to raise awareness of the disease and, especially, highlight the hope of remission and recovery, we are asking the following of our readers:

• Do you have a personal story to share or know someone…

Published September 11, 2020

MELROSE — Next week is a big one for the city’s educators, students, parents and other caregivers as the 2020-21 academic year begins amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic.

While school officials have backed a one-week-in-school, one-week-remote return to instruction plan, a lot of kids will only learn from home for at…

Published September 11, 2020

MELROSE — MAAV’s 25th Annual Walk and Candlelight Vigil: “Lighting the Way Together” will look a little different this year due to COVID-19. We’re planning a combination of virtual and socially-distanced, in-person events as we mark our 25th year in Melrose.

Our Candlelight Vigil will be live streamed online on Sunday, October…

Published September 11, 2020

MELROSE — Melrose Arts and Crafts announces the cancellation of the rest of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be no meetings in September, October, November and December. Our Annual Exhibit, normally held in October, has been cancelled as well. Co-Presidents Joanne Runne and Sue Camberlain are…

Published September 11, 2020

Published September 4, 2020

MELROSE — On Sunday, August 30, the Melrose School Committee and the Melrose Education Association (MEA) announced that a tentative agreement has been reached to address the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. This tentative agreement is subject to ratification by the MEA and approval by the full School Committee…

Published September 4, 2020

MELROSE — U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey of Malden, now a leading progressive in Washington, beat back a strong challenge from Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III during Tuesday’s Democratic primary, thanks in part to the support he received here.

Markey carried all 14 precincts in Melrose. Unofficially, he received 6,097 of…

Published September 4, 2020

MELROSE — The Melrose Historical Commission announces a fun and educational adaptation of an annual Victorian Fair tradition.

For many years, the Commission has sponsored an architectural scavenger hunt on the day of the fair. As the fair is canceled this year, the Commission is offering a version of the scavenger hunt…