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Get ready for Swap Day June 27

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 19, 2026

MELROSE — Want to give away all those items you no longer need?

Want to pick up interesting stuff for free?

Zero Waste Melrose invites you to Swap Day, Saturday, June 27, from 8 a.m. – noon. This year’s swap is in the parking lot…

 

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Everyone will enjoy Milano Park

Photo published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

 

ON MONDAY, former Melrose Mayor Dick Lyons was the special guest of Mayor Jen Grigoraitis at a ribbon cutting for Milano Park at the corner of Main and Grove Streets. This project was funded entirely by the Melrose Redevelopment Authority and a state

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Beacon Hill Roll Call published June 19, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News

 

 

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of June 8-12.

During the week of June 8-12, the House met for a total of 11 hours and four minutes and the Senate met for a…

 

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Editorial: A little good news

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

Gas prices are on the decline. Hopefully the cost of other essentials will follow.

According to the regional office of AAA in Westwood, gasoline prices in the northeast are falling as markets react to the weekend announcement of a tentative peace agreement between the U.S…

 

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Melrose author Emily Martin introduces new novel

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

 

EMILY MARTIN’S third novel, “Winner Takes All,” will be available wherever books are sold on June 23. The Melrose resident will be at Molly’s Bookstore for the release.

 

By MICHELLE VISCO

MELROSE — Melrose resident Emily Martin will introduce her new novel “Winner…

 

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Community folk dance Saturday

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE – On Saturday, June 20, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church Fellowship Committee invites you to a traditional New England community folk dance for all ages and levels of experience, and with live music.

At 6:30 p.m., novices can learn…

 

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Lipper-Garabedian office hours Monday

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced that she and her staff will hold virtual office hours for constituents on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Lipper-Garabedian’s office hours are always open to the public to enable residents to speak directly…

 

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Melrose is the Twins’ City

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

UNBELIEVABLY, THIS YEAR’S fifth grade class at the Winthrop School has five sets of twins in it. In a grade of 60 students,10 of them are twins! Here are the sets of twins at Winthrop’s Spirit Day on Friday, June 12. (Photo submitted by Jenna

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Balanced FY 2027 budget is approved

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE — On Monday, June 15, the Melrose City Council voted unanimously to approve Mayor Jen Grigoraitis’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 in the amount of $126,652,797. For the first time in the city’s history, the budget includes capital line items for one-time purchases…

 

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Melrose resident, 103, honored by mayor and state rep.

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

A TOAST from the “Birthday Queen.”

By MICHELLE VISCO

MELROSE — Anita Schlesinger, a Melrose resident of 77 years, celebrated her 103rd birthday in style last week at the Residence at Melrose Station. At the June 10 celebration, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis and State Representative Kate…

 

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Delegation gets $415K in projects for city

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

JASON LEWIS

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a $1.56 billion supplemental budget primarily using Fair Share revenue from the state’s wealthiest earners to ease pressure caused by strained local school budgets and…

 

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