Melrose News

Published April 3, 2020

MELROSE — Ward 5 City Councilor Shawn MacMaster and Ward 1 City Councilor John Tramontozzi, the two most senior members of the Melrose City Council, have filed an order which would abolish penalties for the late payment of 2020 excise tax bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The order would prohibit the City’s…

Published April 3, 2020

Posted on: Friday, March 27, 2020

By MATT MURPHY
State House News Service

BOSTON — The April 15 deadline for filing state income tax returns will be postponed until July 15 under a deal announced Friday between Gov. Charlie Baker and legislative leaders.

The change, which requires legislation, means the state tax deadline will now…

Published March 27, 2020

This is an open letter to all of Melrose from Mayor Paul Brodeur, Police Chief Mike Lyle, Supt. of Schools Cyndy Taymore, the Board of Directors of the Melrose Alliance Against Violence and the Melrose Clergy Association.

The COVID-19 virus has brought a lot of uncertainty into our lives. As situations…

Published March 27, 2020

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Published March 27, 2020

MELROSE — Elena Proakis Ellis will be the first woman to lead the city’s public works department.

This week, the City Council unanimously approved an order sent earlier by Mayor Paul Brodeur asking to name the current assistant DPW director to the top post. She becomes the DPW director on March…

Published March 27, 2020

Posted on: Wednesday, March 25, 2020

• Governor Baker extends the closure of schools until May 4, 2020.  Melrose Public Schools will be closed until that date.

Posted on: Monday, March 15, 2020

• Follow Your Art Community Studios has closed to the general public until March 30th. If you have a child currently enrolled…

Posted on: Monday, March 23, 2020

BOSTON — This morning Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of Tuesday, March 24 at noon until Tuesday, April 7 at noon.…

Posted on: Friday, March 20, 2020

MELROSE — Dr. Julie Kukenberger was chosen Thursday, March 19, to succeed Cindy Taymore as the city’s chief educational officer.

The School Committee chose her unanimously over the other finalists for the school superintendent’s job, Brookline’s Benjamin Lummus and Revere’s Joshua Vadala.

Kukenberger, according to a Facebook post by…