Melrose News

Posted on: Thursday, April 17, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – There are currently 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Melrose and 141 in nearby Wakefield.

Ruth Clay, Health Director for the district that includes both municipalities, reported the latest numbers at last night’s joint meeting of the Health Boards for both communities held via teleconference.

Clay said…

Published April 17, 2020

MELROSE — When the news of the impending COVID-19 pandemic reached Melrose, the first question many people had was “How can I help?”

Through the newly created Melrose Helps program, 150 volunteers have been deployed to call senior citizens and others at risk to check on their well-being and offer assistance. The…

Published April 17, 2020

MELROSE — The City of Melrose, through the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), announces that it has kicked-off a Wayfinding & Creative Placemaking Initiative.

Working with consultants Selbert Perkins Design and the Civic Space Collaborative, the city will be developing a wayfinding and creative placemaking strategy for Melrose through the…

Published April 17, 2020

Published April 17, 2020

MELROSE — The COVID-19 virus has affected all of us, even if we have not had it ourselves. With news of deficits of ventilators, gowns, masks and other supplies, we…

Published April 17, 2020

MELROSE — The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae at wetland areas located adjacent to Pine Banks Park and Towners Pond. The application will take place between April 16 and April 30, excluding the weekend. The Bti will…

Published April 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Longtime Melrose public works employee Bob DiVola remains in stable condition at Burlington Lahey Clinic’s ICU but was still on a ventilator as he continues to fight against the COVID-19 virus. 

The 56-year-old husband and dad of two was admitted to Lahey…

Published April 10, 2020

MELROSE — Mayor Paul Brodeur and the Melrose Board of Health have issued a public health advisory asking residents to stay home as much as possible and to cover their faces when they do go out in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

“We are asking our residents to take…

Published April 10, 2020

MELROSE — The School Committee and incoming Supt. of Schools Dr. Julie Kukenberger have agreed on a three-year deal that will pay her a starting salary of $183,000. The school board okayed the contract at their meeting this week, with the city’s next chief educational officer participating remotely like everyone else.

Kukenberger,…

Published April 10, 2020