Melrose News

MELROSE — Mayor Robert J. Dolan will deliver his annual budget address to a joint meeting of the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee on Monday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall.

The public is invited to attend.

It will also be shown live on MMTV.

MELROSE — The School Committee Tuesday passed a $28 million spending plan for the year beginning July 1, less than a week before Mayor Robert J. Dolan appeared poised to ask for an override of Proposition 2 1/2.

The city’s rumor mill was churning on overdrive over the past week amid speculation that Dolan planned…

MELROSE — Police went to a wooded area off Aaron Street near the Fellsway East Saturday, May 2, after someone reported a tent had been set up and there was possibly a gun inside.

Police responded about 12:40 p.m., locating a makeshift campsite. There was a BB gun inside the tent and since no…

The Fifth Annual Wounded Vet Motorcycle Run roars through Melrose Saturday just after noon to raise awareness and funds for soldiers who have sacrificed much so we can remain free.

The pack — which includes thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts — leaves Boston Harley Davidson in Revere at noon. It is expected to enter Melrose around…

MELROSE — Hear ye! Hear ye! Theatre To Go, Inc. is proud to present William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor on May 8, 9, 15-17. Join us as we journey back to merry old England and explore the antics of Falstaff and his friends in this farcical adventure.

The production is directed by Barbara…

MELROSE — The aldermen’s Appropriations Committee Monday made a change to a plan to bring more restaurants to the city, a move that will limit the number of licenses to sell any kind of liquor.
Discovering that state rules would allow Melrose to have as many as 28 all-liquor licenses, the Appropriations Committee decided to…

MELROSE — The School Committee will vote on a $25 million spending plan for next year at a meeting on May 5.
The 2015-16 public schools’ balanced budget request is $800,000 more than the current allocation, representing a 3.28 percent increase. School finance overseers are using about $2.9 million in offsets to arrive at the…

MELROSE — Police and Internal Revenue Service representatives continue to urge people to do what they can to secure their personal information after a rash of identity theft reports in the area this tax filing season.

The Melrose Police field about three or four calls a week from residents who receive notice from the…

MEDFORD — Hallmark Health System, in collaboration with Cambridge Health Alliance, Mystic Valley Elder Services and Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, is among the top performers in an innovative national pilot program aimed at reducing hospital re-admission rates.

The four organizations, known collectively as the Mystic Valley Community-Based Organization, joined 47 other community-based organizations (CBOs…