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Override supporters, opponents have their say at forum

MELROSE — City officials heard a wide variety of voices during a recent public forum on the city’s financial straits as another Proposition 2 1/2 override request looms on the horizon.

Mayor Jen Grigoraitis’ Financial Task Force hosted the forum Wednesday, March 26 at the high school’s Learning Commons. The task force is working to…

 

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The Bridge’s Bee Online Auction is open

THE MOOPS ARE the winners of the 24th Annual Trivia Bee held on March 29.

MELROSE — The Bridge Bee Online Auction is open for bidding. The auction featuring amazing items ranging from tickets to local theater productions to wonderful culinary experiences from local chef Mama Jean and The Kitchen; from gift cards for local

 

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The City Hall update

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

First curbside yard waste pickup of spring 

The Department of Public Works will collect yard waste on regular trash and recycling pick-up days during the week of April 7, 2025. Yard waste includes: Leaves, grass clippings and brush…

 

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Broken Leg Productions Announces Summer 2025 Shows

 

 

MELROSE/WAKEFIELD — Broken Leg Productions (BLP) is back this summer with an amazing lineup of shows for young actors in the Wakefield/Melrose/Stoneham area and beyond. After a successful run of sold-out shows last summer, the nonprofit community theater company is once again offering four sessions starting in May, including two youth programs and two…

 

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Center Stage dancers to perform in ‘Dance Distinctive’ presented by City Ballet of Boston

CSDS DANCERS are excited to perform Ella Fitzgerald classics like “A Tisket, A Tasket,” “Bubblegum,” and more in Dance Distinctive. Pictured are students from Melrose’s Center Stage Dance Studio. From the left are: Ava Kristan (Malden), Isla May Theodore (Somerville), Ellie Kamosa (Melrose), Naomi Tarantino (Saugus), Sylvie Alperen (Melrose) and Alayna Kristan (Malden).

 

 

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My Brother’s Table hosts annual fundraiser to support vital meal services

 

LYNN — My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen (MBT) will hold its annual raffle this spring with a winner every day throughout April, plus a special bonus raffle prize on May 1.

Prizes include Red Sox tickets, restaurant gift cards, theater tickets, and more! Total prizes valued over $6,000. Each ticket purchased has 30 chances…

 

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Grand Theft Audio in Melrose April 5

 

 

MELROSE — On Saturday night, April 5, 2025, it’s all classic rock all night!

Members of Grand Theft Audio will do a show at Melrose Knights of Columbus, 23 West Foster St., Melrose to honor their heroes of classic rock. Faithfully reproducing some of the greatest classic rock songs ever written by The…

 

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Movie night at Melrose UU Church April 5

THE MOVIE “Crip Camp” will be shown April 5. In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, in the Catskills, offered campers the ability to explore freedoms many of them had never experienced before.

 

MELROSE — You are invited to a screening of the…

 

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The City Hall update

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

Street Sweeping begins March 31

The Melrose Department of Public Works has released the schedule for its Spring Street Sweeping Program, which begins on Monday, March 31. Street sweeping will start daily at 5 a.m. Please remember to park off-street…

 

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Melrose High School Drama puts on a Grease performance

MELROSE — Tickets are now on sale for the Melrose High School spring musical Grease! Join us as we travel back to the rockin’ 1950s and meet the students of Rydell High. You will be swept away by the unforgettable songs and dance numbers as the Pink Ladies and T-Birds navigate friendship, love and…

 

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The sounds of solidarity

EARLIER THIS MONTH, Melrose-based The Opening Doors Project hosted a great free concert at the Unitarian Church on West Emerson Street. A performance by the Black Legacy Project, based in Atlanta, had the crowd thinking. And jumping. (Photos by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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