Melrose News

Published January 29, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Northeast Metro Tech officials plan to recommend building a new school, putting athletic fields where the current facility stands and building an access road from Farm Street that would loop around and eventually connect to the grounds near the present entrance on Hemlock Road.

Superintendent David DiBarri provided a progress update…

Published January 29, 2021

Published January 22, 2021

MELROSE — About 500 members of the Massachusetts National Guard left the Bay State for Washington, D.C. on Saturday in an effort to provide extra security during the week of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

The 182nd Infantry Regiment of the Guard that left from the Melrose Armory were addressed by Maj. Gen…

Published January 22, 2021

MELROSE — All Melrose water customers recently received a letter from the City that describes ways to ensure that the water you are drinking is lead-free.

Please be assured, the water coming from the City’s water main in the street has no lead and meets all state and federal drinking water…

Published January 22, 2021

MELROSE — The Melrose YMCA is hosting a winter coat drive this month in partnership with the Melrose Rotary Club.

The partnership will help the Melrose Rotary Club fulfill its goal to donate 100 winter coats to needy families this winter. Donated coats can be dropped off at the Melrose YMCA…

Published January 15, 2021

MELROSE — Congresswoman Katherine Clark, the Prospect Street Democrat, doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to President Donald J. Trump and what happened in Washington last week.

“He is a traitor,” she said in the aftermath of the violent protest urged on by Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6 as he…

Published January 15, 2021

MELROSE — The Men4MAAV (Melrose Alliance Against Violence) is hosting a program entitled “Raising Boys to Men,” a free virtual discussion of strategies for raising boys to exhibit healthy masculinity, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom.

It’s a one-hour panel featuring local experts followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer…

Published January 15, 2021

BOSTON – The MBTA is reminding customers that, as of Jan. 23, 2021, MBTA commuter rail schedules take effect which were approved in December 2020 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB). It represents an increase in weekday service levels from the current schedule and provides more than 50…

Published January 15, 2021

Published January 15, 2021

MELROSE — At midweek, authorities hadn’t released the name of the 21-year-old Stoneham woman killed late Saturday night, Jan. 9 after her SUV crossed lanes on Franklin Street, sheared a utility pole in half and struck a tree.

The woman was traveling west on Franklin Street just before the intersection with Vinton Street…