Melrose News

Posted on: Wednesday, February 5, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

MELROSE — An aggressive, lightning-quick campaign waged by City Councilor-at-Large Kate Lipper-Garabedian led to an easy victory Tuesday in the Special Democratic Primary Election over her two party opponents.

Lipper-Garabedian, of Mystic Avenue, handily dispatched Wakefield Town Councilor Ann McGonigle Santos and Malden’s Mathew Helman in…

Published February 6, 2020

MELROSE — The ability to work details again helped members of the Melrose Police Department take the majority of spots on the list of the top paid city employees last year.

A lot of members of the department continue to benefit from the availability of work details which require their presence…

Published February 6, 2020

MELROSE — The Melrose Cultural Council announces the award of 21 local Cultural Council grants totaling $12,400 for events and programs that will take place in Melrose during 2020. Thirty-four applications were submitted. The deadline for submission was October 15, 2019.

Grants have been awarded to first time applicants and long-established arts…

Published February 7, 2020

State Representative hopefuls address priorities

Posted on: Monday, February 3, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

MELROSE – The Daily Item asked the candidates in tomorrow’s Special Primary Election for 32nd Middlesex District State Representative to talk about what they see as the most important issue facing the district and how they would address it if elected.…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — Mayor Paul Brodeur and the Melrose Health Department are following developments concerning the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in China and preparing for a response if necessary. While there are two suspected cases in New Hampshire, there are none in Massachusetts.

“We don’t know whether this new virus will have a…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — The recycling industry is in a state of flux. Some hysterical headlines are saying “a state of crisis,” but Zero Waste Melrose (ZWM) believes that, while the economics of recycling are challenging and the recycling infrastructure is in very serious need of new investment and commitment, the picture is more…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — The year just ended was a good one if you were selling a home in Melrose.

According to The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data, the median sale price of the single-family homes sold in Melrose in 2019 was $645,000, exactly the same as the…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — In conjunction with HarvardX, the Melrose Commission on Women is proud to bring the free online course “Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories” to the Melrose Community. A special Community Forum will be held on Monday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70…

Published January 31, 2020

MELROSE — Mayor Paul Brodeur wants to know what you think of our Department of Public Works, so he will hold a listening session in the Cassidy Conference Room, City Hall, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 6.

All residents are welcome to come and share their opinions on the Melrose Department…