Melrose News

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — With the September 11 deadline approaching to obtain nomination papers for seats up for election November 3, recent political action revolved around Melrose’s educational system.

There are three four-year positions up for reelection on the School Committee. Margaret ER Driscoll of Boston Rock Road is the…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

Following is a press release from Supt. of Schools Cyndy Taymore. Officials would not provide any additional information about the circumstances surrounding the investigation.

MELROSE — In November of 2014, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified the Melrose Public Schools that it…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The Melrose High School Marching Band has been selected by the American Veterans Center and Music Celebrations International to be an Official Representative of the State of Massachusetts in the 2016 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C.

Director Matthew Repucci was informed of this selection…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The body of a white man in his mid-20s was discovered in a grassy area behind Walgreens Monday afternoon, August 17.

Police received a 911 call from a Melrose resident around 3:20 p.m. reporting a person lying on the ground behind a fence adjacent to the…

Published in the August 21, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The New England Daylily Society (NEDS) invites you to attend its Daylily Plant Sale on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Wakefield.

The sale will run from 10 a.m. to noon, and there will be  $5 to $10 Bargain sales tables open.

You will get a free…

Published in the August 14, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The first day of school for Melrose Public School children entering kindergarten through grade 12 is Tuesday, Sept. 1. Melrose Public Schools are closed on Friday, Sept. 4, and Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.

School hours

Elementary (K-5)

The school day begins at…

Published in the August 14, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Melrose Cooperative Bank has announced the Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation, a new charitable foundation established to…

Published in the August 14, 2015 edition

The great people at Melrose Oriental Rug, like just about every other merchant in Melrose, have always embraced the state’s sales tax free weekend. Dave Mouradian will offer through Sunday 10 to 30 percent off all rugs in addition to there being no sales tax. According to an…

Published in the August 7, 2015 edition

BOSTON — Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently announced that they have raised the West Nile Virus (WNV) risk level to “moderate” in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Revere, Somerville and Watertown.

This change is due to multiple WNV-positive mosquitos…

Published in the August 7, 2015 edition

MELROSE — A large number of motor vehicle break–ins kept police on the move last week.

On Tuesday, July 28, police responded to a breaking and entering of a motor vehicle at a home on Whitman Avenue at 6:03 a.m. According to police, the caller reported someone…