Melrose News

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

MELROSE — On Wednesday, April 1 the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 West Emerson St., will host LUCE Community Bystander Training aimed at ways to respond if agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement come to our neighborhoods.

The training event will run from…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

MELROSE — The City of Melrose is sharing the following updates for the upcoming week:

Tax Exemption applications due April 1

It’s a good week for reviewing your eligibility for Statutory Real Estate Tax Exemptions with the Melrose Assessor’s Office. Call 781-979-4104 or get information…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

SAUGUS — Boys & Girls Club Metro North and The Room to Write have teamed up to give away 100 books for…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

The following comes from InvestorsObserver.

Americans heading into Easter this year are paying far more for far less candy in their baskets, according to a new analysis from InvestorsObserver.

A review of five popular Easter candies sold at a major national retailer shows prices have…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

MELROSE — Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) invites community members to a free Author Talk with jamele adams, a nationally-recognized educator, poet and community builder, on Saturday, March 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 647 Main St. in Melrose.

Also known as Harlym1Two5…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

MELROSE — The Melrose Highlands Congregational Church welcomes everyone to join in these events planned for the week leading up to the joyous celebration on Easter Sunday.

Sunday, March 29: Palm Sunday Worship. There’ll be a distribution and blessing of the Palms at the Peace…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News

Volume 51 – Report No. 12 • March 16-20, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 16-20.
During the week of March 16-20, the House met for a total of…

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on March 27, 2026

WAKEFIELD — In honor of the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s fifteenth anniversary, organizers invite artists to join the spring art exhibition, Past Tense.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Katherine Anne Porter once noted, “The past is never where you think you left it.”

Similarly, writer John Banville…