Melrose News

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…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — Inside the two-family home at 62 Willow St. late Tuesday morning, residents were in the midst of self-quarantining because of the coronavirus.

Outside, their…

Published April 24, 2020

MELROSE — People probably wake each day wondering what world they’re living in. Now you can formally add the city’s public school students to the list.

On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker ordered that all schools in the state be closed for the rest of the academic year. There hasn’t been any strong guidance about…

Published April 24, 2020

By ANDREW SCHUYLER

MELROSE — The inevitable question usually arrives around breakfast. Sure, there are times it doesn’t present itself until after the dishes have been cleared and teeth brushed, but arrive it does.

“What are we going to do today, Dad?”

During summer vacation it’s a staple question that I…

Published April 24, 2020

Posted on: Monday, April 20, 2020

Daytime ramp closure will occur on Tuesday, April 21 and on Wednesday, April 22, from 9:00 a.m., until 4:00 p.m.

SAUGUS – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will temporarily close the ramp from Lynn Fells Parkway eastbound to Route 1 southbound in Saugus. The…