Melrose News

Posted on: Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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…

Posted on: Monday, April 6, 2020

The Most Blessed Sacrament Community Dinner Ministry regrets to announce that the April Dinner scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, 2020 is cancelled due to the on-going pandemic.  While we will certainly miss celebrating Easter with our guests, we would like to highlight some of the community resources that are…

Published April 3, 2020

The author is a member of the Melrose Historical Commission.

By JIM BENNETT

MELROSE — This is not the first time that Melrose has faced down a lethal and highly contagious virus.

In…

Published April 3, 2020

MELROSE — As everyone does their part to make sure the global coronavirus pandemic doesn’t spread any more than it already has, city officials are trying to keep the public informed the best they can.

And that news isn’t always good.

Effective last Thursday, March 26, for example, the public works…

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…