Melrose News

Published March 1, 2019

MELROSE — Melrose High School Principal Jason Merrill has announced the honor roll for the second quarter.  

Excellence – Class of 2019

Anderson, Roisin; Andre, Dylan; Bidgood, Kate; Bolton, Jonathan; Cronin, Morgan; Fleming, Lucy; Garnier, Noah; Kenawell, Aidan; Kiggins, Julia; Konstanty, Grace; Lytje, Maya; Madden, Brigid; Maffie, Daniel; Maguire, Zachary; Peters, Sarina; Spencer, Abbey; Stone, Jillian; Summersby, John; Tysall, Nicola and Weaver, Madison.  

High Honors – Class of 2019

Abramson,…

Due to space limitations in the print version of our paper this week, we were unable to run much police news. Here it is in its entirety.

Published March 1, 2019

MELROSE — Weather was a factor in a single-vehicle crash on Franklin Street late Wednesday night, February 20.

A woman driving a 2003 Acura east…

Published March 1, 2019

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Published February 22, 2019

MELROSE — Peter Mortimer, the longtime Ward 6 alderman, isn’t crazy about bringing a recreational marijuana-related business to the downtown.

Mortimer has filed an order, which the aldermen sent to their Appropriations Committee Tuesday night, that would limit the area where pot shops can operate to the Route 99 corridor only.…

Published February 22, 2019

MELROSE — The Melrose Veterans’ Advisory Board, in conjunction with the Veterans’ Services office, will host a Veteran Town Hall meeting on Thursday, February 28 at 8 p.m. at the Norman Prince VFW, 428 Main Street. All are welcome.

Published February 22, 2019

Posted on: Friday, February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Published reports Friday state that 55-year-old Edward Clark of Norwood has been arrested for leaving the scene of the accident that killed Allison Donovan in Somerville last Friday night.

Clark’s black pickup truck, with front end damage, was spotted by Tufts University police Thursday. The officer notified…

Published February 15, 2019

By MAYOR GAIL INFURNA

MELROSE — The city’s typical annual budget timeline calls for me to send a complete budget proposal to the Board of Aldermen in May. While this year will be no exception, we have been asked for information from elected officials and residents about what city services would…

Published February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Melrose MMTV is currently re-airing an interview of Barbara Anderson who played a highly visible and influential role in Massachusetts politics as the longtime executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation and supporter of Prop 2 1/2 before she died of leukemia in 2016. The Boston Globe called her, “A…