Melrose News

MELROSE — The Board of Aldermen this week placed on hold requests from Mayor Robert J. Dolan, the Liquor License Commission and Dolan’s Liquor Licensing Advisory Committee to make some changes to city rules allowing for more restaurants to get the right to sell beer, wine and liquor.

The aldermen’s Appropriations Committee is scheduled…

MELROSE – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced this week that federal disaster aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to supplement commonwealth, tribal and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm and flooding during the period of Jan…

MELROSE — The following Melrose High School students made the honor roll for the second marking period of the 2014-15 academic year.

CLASS OF 2015

Excellence: Bourque, Serena; Costa, Derek; Crovo, Stephanie; Dempster, Rowan; Driscoll, Claire; Goar, Noah; Haldeman, Claire; Ilia, Katherine; Lovett, Keith; Russell, Serena; Shu, Amanda; Zimmerman, Abraham.

High Honors: Busshaus, Josephine; Feeley…

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MELROSE — Dr. Michael Thompson, renowned author, psychologist, and lecturer, is coming to Melrose to present a lecture entitled “The Pressured Student: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life.” Parents, educators, and community members are invited to attend this free event on Thursday, May 7, 2015, 7 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans…

MELROSE — With golfers champing at the bit after a tough winter, the people who run Mt. Hood Golf Course said they planned to open for the 2015 season this weekend.

Some parts of the course still had snow visible on Wednesday, according to professional Michael Farrell. He said he had walked the first…

This is the first of a series of articles leading up to the May 2 Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair.

By JILLIAN POLLOCK, RD, LDN

Nutrition Manager, Hallmark Health System

As the mountains of snow around us begin to melt and the birds and squirrels start to resurface after what felt like an…

MELROSE — This Friday’s Melrose Kids Club will feature legendary children’s performer Jeannie Mack. Jeannie always gets the crowd going with great music and lots of interaction with the kids.

As always, the Kids Club is FREE and takes place at Memorial Hall, 590 Main Street, beginning at 10 a.m.

Please be advised that this…

MELROSE — Need some cheering after this winter? Of course you do! Would a Red Sox game help? They have tickets. Rather hang out on your own couch? Then how about a 55-inch LED full HD TV? Warm weather has to come sometime, so how does a fire pit at your house sound? They…

MELROSE — The play Beauty and the Beast will be performed at the Melrose Performing Arts Center in the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School next week.

The play will be performed on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11, both beginning at 7 p.m. The play will also be performed on Sunday, April 12…