Melrose News

Published in the February 17, 2017 edition

MELROSE — The Melrose Adult Trivia Bee will be held Saturday, March 25, at Memorial Hall.

The Trivia Bee is held annually as a fundraiser for The Bridge: A School/Community Partnership.

At this very popular city-wide event, citizens, city officials, business owners, teachers, club members and non-profit leaders…

Published in the February 17, 2017 edition

Published in the February 10, 2017 edition

MELROSE — A bus taking children to the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, was unable to stop because of an icy roadway and slammed into the side another vehicle at the corner of Youle and Vinton streets.

Five people complained of injuries…

Published in the February 10, 2017 edition

MELROSE — The Melrose Winter Festival, a free event open to all ages, will be held this year on Thursday, Feb. 23, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Mt. Hood Golf Course Clubhouse.

Get out of the house and celebrate the winter at Mount Hood Memorial Park…

Published in the February 10, 2017 edition

Published in the February 3, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School (MVMMS) Principal Brent Conway has announced that the school has received a $10,000 Safe and Supportive Schools grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

The grant is designed to help school districts develop and implement safe and…

Published in the February 3, 2017 edition

January was National Mentoring Month. Heather McSween, a mentor in the Melrose Alliance Against Violence’s (MAAV) Melrose CARES Community Mentoring Program, shares her personal experience in the program, which matches volunteer adults with middle school students in need of ongoing guidance and support. Mentors and their mentees meet…

Published in the February 3, 2017 edition

Published in the February 3, 2017 edition

MELROSE – In partnership with Melrose’s popular eatery Petrone’s Pizza, Melrose Cooperative Bank will host a “Fun Friday” event on Friday, February 3. The bank’s lobby will be open to the public from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a Patriot’s Tailgating Party where pizza, beer samples (21+…

Published in the February 3, 2017 edition

Published in the January 27, 2017 edition

By RODI ROSENSWEIG ZIMMERMAN

MELROSE — With a degree in physics, a passion for collecting and restoring hundreds of vintage washing machines, and as a founding member of a club for washing machine collectors, Melrose entrepreneur Jon Charles uncovered a serious problem in the laundry industry. Detergents today…

Published in the January 27, 2017 edition

MELROSE — While not as bad as in 2015, Melrose continued to be a city under construction last year. As a result, the police were able to work a lot of road details and make quite a bit of money in the process.

Of the top 10 paid…