Melrose News

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Donations to the Melrose Emergency Fund topped $55,000 this week, setting a new record for the holiday donation drive.

Those donations included one from Sadie Smith, who asked the guests at her birthday party to bring donations to the Emergency Fund instead of presents.

“I am…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

BOSTON — Senator Jason Lewis announced his January Office Hours schedule for Melrose and all of the communities of the 5th Middlesex district.

Senator Lewis’ Melrose office hours for January will occur on Friday, January 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Milano Senior Center, 201…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Melrose Public Schools invites families of students who are age eligible (five by Sept. 1, 2018) to participate in the following events:

School Tour Nights: Wednesday, January 24 – Lincoln School and Horace Mann School. 45-minute tours will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition

Posted on: Thursday, January 11, 2018

MELROSE — The weather forecast calls for Melrose to receive a significant amount of rain Friday and Saturday. This rain, coupled with melting snow, is expected to produce a significant amount of stormwater.

The forecast also calls for a drop in temperatures on Saturday, which could cause any rain-covered surfaces…

Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2018

MELROSE — Ward 5 Alderman Gail M. Infurna was named president of the Board of Aldermen Monday, and come Feb. 5, she also will be the first woman to serve as the city’s mayor.

She will succeed Mayor Robert J. Dolan, who is leaving that first February…

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition

MELROSE — In his final State of the City address before moving on to the next phase of his professional life, Mayor Robert J. Dolan urged Melrosians Monday night to continue to invest in themselves.

Dolan, who will step down Feb. 5 to become the top municipal professional…

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition

MELROSE — On Monday, January 15, join the City of Melrose and the Melrose Human Rights Commission as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The annual Day of Service will begin at the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 West Emerson Street at 9:30 am.…

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition

While we congratulate Gail Infurna on her selection as aldermanic president and, by City Charter provision, the first woman to serve as Melrose mayor, we also want to praise Alderman-at-Large Mike Zwirko for the class he showed in defeat.

Back at the beginning of December, when an annual…

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition

Published in the January 5, 2018 edition

By BOB BURGESS and DAN TOMASELLO 

MELROSE — The scramble officially is underway for the soon-to-be vacant mayor’s seat.

At least three people have publicly expressed interest in succeeding Rob Dolan, whose last day on the job will be Feb. 5. They are Alderman-at-Large Monica Medeiros, Ward 1 Alderman John…