Melrose News

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…

Published January 24, 2020

MELROSE — Some heavy city hitters stood shoulder-to-shoulder with developer Mark Carroll as he proposed a total redevelopment of the tired commercial building across Essex Street from City Hall. 

According to Carroll representatives last summer, the proposal took over three years to plan. Carroll and his team had produced a “Melrose…

Published January 24, 2020

CITY COUNCIL NOTEBOOK

MELROSE — The city’s  Commission on Disability is getting closer to realty.

The City Council approved its creation a while ago, and now the Melrose Commission on Disability must be added to the city’s Administrative Code. That request was moved to the council’s Appropriations Committee at a meeting Tuesday…

Published January 24, 2020

MELROSE — On Thursday, January 16, the Melrose School Committee discussed and announced major aspects of the Superintendent Search process including: the timeline, the composition of the Screening Committee, and multiple tactics to solicit a broad range of community feedback.

The Committee is pleased to provide information about two ways to…

Published January 24, 2020

Published January 17, 2020

MELROSE — Much of the city’s elected leadership changed hands at the beginning of November and Monday night, it celebrated its achievement while looking ahead at all the work there is to do.

Led by new Mayor Paul Brodeur, the City Council and School Committee took part in an inaugural ceremony…