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OPCD: Learn more about affordable housing lottery Dec. 11
MELROSE — The Melrose Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced there is an upcoming lottery to purchase an affordable condominium at 52 West Emerson St. in Melrose. The condominium will be ready for purchase shortly after the lottery date. The...

Red Hawk Robotics soars through pre-season competitions
By DANIEL MURPHY MELROSE — Ever since placing 11th out of 80 teams in their division in the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas this past April, Melrose High School's Red Hawk Robotics has continued their winning ways. From June to November, from...

Mt. Hood Park Association hosts annual Children’s Holiday Party Dec. 3
MELROSE — The Mt. Hood Park Association invites the public to attend its annual and festive Children’s Holiday Party at the Mount Hood Clubhouse, 100 Slayton Rd., Melrose on Sunday, December 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Join organizers for this popular...

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Sports: November 24, 2023

Sectional winners wrap up best season in 20 years
By JENNIFER GENNTILE MELROSE—It was the end of a remarkable season for the MHS boy’s varsity soccer team, who earned a Div. 2 Final Four (Sectional) title for the first time since 2001 on Nov. 10, cementing their legacy as one of the best to play at Melrose High. ...
Obituaries

Nancy Hayes, 80
Loved music, baking and word puzzles MELROSE — Nancy R. (Crofts) Hayes, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at the McClure-Miller Respite House in Colchester, VT on Friday, November 17 at age 80. Nancy was born in Beverly on January 23, 1943, the...

Marjory Clark, 100
Enjoyed tending to her gardens, making mini dollhouse furniture and bowling MELROSE — Marjory Jean (Manuel) Clark, longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11 at a Melrose healthcare facility. She was 100. Born on March 19, 1923 at home...

Rose-Marie Giangregorio, 82
Loved traveling MELROSE — Rose-Marie Giangregorio, of Melrose, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on November 16. Born in Malden, Rose-Marie spent her early years in the vibrant community of Chelsea before making...