Melrose News

Published March 29, 2019

Published March 29, 2019

MELROSE — After about a year of community debate, voters will decide Tuesday whether to override Proposition 2 1/2, adding $5.18 million to the city’s tax base and giving most of the money to a badly-strapped school district.

Overrides involve raising property taxes, and they are difficult to sell, especially to those…

Published March 29, 2019

MELROSE — Tasty fun was had by all Sunday at the Lt. Norman Prince VFW post as chefs of all stripes…

Published March 29, 2019

MELROSE — On Thursday, April 4, from 6-8 p.m., Melrose Bank will host its first-ever “After Hours: Ask the Experts” Q&A session focused on all things real estate.  

Community members are invited to stop by the bank at 638 Main Street where four real estate and lending professionals will be answering questions…

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Published March 22, 2019

MELROSE — The city’s firefighters battled a couple of blazes to begin their week, one that they believe began in a garage on Cumner Avenue and the other an attic fire on Cranmore Lane.

A significant malfunction in a motor vehicle may be to blame for the Cumner Avenue fire Monday afternoon.

According to fire…

Published March 22, 2019

MELROSE — Cyndy S. Taymore, Superintendent of Schools, has announced that at their meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, the Melrose School Committee will hold a public hearing on the School Department’s FY20 budget.

The public is invited to attend. The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the Aldermanic…

Published March 22, 2019

MELROSE — Come and Cheer!  Forty teams are expected to compete in the 18th Annual Melrose Adult Trivia Bee at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 at Memorial Hall. This highly-anticipated community event will feature local notables, a multi-team trivia competition, raffles, and food and drink. Last year more than 300 people…

Posted on: Thursday, March 14, 2019

MELROSE — The City of Melrose has received a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Complete Streets Program to implement two bike routes connecting the northern end of Melrose (at the Wakefield line) to just beyond downtown, at the intersection of Main Street and West Wyoming Avenue…

Published March 15, 2019

MELROSE — The painting of a bleak landscape without money raised through an override of Proposition 2 1/2 continued this week before the School Committee, as members heard that freshman sports would be eliminated, three junior varsity coaching posts would be axed, software and technology spending would be slashed 20 percent, and both the middle…