Melrose News

Published May 8, 2020

MELROSE — The city’s educational overseers decided this week to seek the financial middle ground as they face an indefinite period of funding uncertainty resulting from the all-encompassing devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, the School Committee approved a $36,976,124 spending plan for the 2020-21 academic year, down over $1…

Published May 8, 2020

MELROSE — The Melrose Running Club regrets to announce that the 23rd annual 3.5-mile Melrose Run for Women, a Mother’s Day tradition, has been cancelled due to coronavirus safety precautions. We will miss gathering with the hundreds of women who gather each year to support each other and the Melrose Alliance Against…

Published May 8, 2020

MELROSE — The City Yard at 72 Tremont St. will be opening on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays for Melrose residents only. We will be open during normal business hours for collection of recyclables and yard waste. These new hours will begin on Saturday, May 9 and will continue until further notice.

Although…

Published May 8, 2020

Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2020

MELROSE — Chief Michael L. Lyle shares this update on the COVID-19 public health crisis.

“Thank you to residents for your cooperation during these unprecedented times,” Chief Lyle said. “Though the number of cases may be decreasing, the situation surrounding COVID-19 is very much ongoing and we ask that…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Mayor Paul Brodeur has formed an Economic Development Task Force to address the impacts COVID-19 has had and will have on Melrose small businesses.

“Our local merchants and small businesses are among the primary reasons so many of us love living in Melrose. Their generosity and vibrancy are key in…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Chief Michael L. Lyle and the Melrose Police Department gave thanks to medical professionals at…

Published May 1, 2020

MELROSE — Here’s a roundup of news that was shared by the City of Melrose in the past week.  

Call 911 if you need it: In one of his video updates, Mayor Brodeur stressed that anyone experiencing symptoms of a stroke, heart attack, or other emergency should call 911. Many people are…

Published May 1, 2020

Published May 1, 2020

To honor this year’s high school seniors, we are planning to publish a 2020 Senior Class Supplement in June. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, school buildings across the state have been closed and there won’t be traditional commencement exercises we have highlighted in past end-of-the-school year publications.

So we are asking…

The following was published April 24 in the Wakefield Daily Item, a sister publication of the Melrose Weekly News.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Starting tomorrow, if you enter a store or restaurant (for takeout) in Wakefield or Melrose and you are not wearing a mask or some other form of face covering, you could…