🌱 Patch AM: The North Star Invitational and 11 more events

Hello Melrose! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Festival Faith & Fun at Stoneham Town Common
• VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser at Mini-Golf on the Village Green
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview at Austin Preparatory School

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Family Festival Faith & Fun →
  Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
  10:00 am
• VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser →
  Mini-Golf on the Village Green, 315 Worcester St, Natick
  10:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• RSM Winchester classes are enrolling for 2026-27 academic year →
  50 Cross St, Winchester
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Energy Bill Clinic →
  Melrose Public Library,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• IN PERSON: Beach Blanket Book Club (for adults)
  Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• The North Star Invitational →
  Melrose High School Auditorium, 360 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• VIRTUAL Beach Blanket Book Club (for adults)
  Melrose Public Library Online VIRTUAL, , , , MA, 02176
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Peter Sheridan Music (kids/families of all ages)
  Melrose Public Library Library Lawn , 69 W. Emerson Street, Melro
  10:30 am
• Red Scarf Book Club
  Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
  60 locations around Wakefield
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• HOCKEY FREESTYLE ONLY →
  Stoneham, MA Calendar Stoneham, MA 02180
  8:00 am
• Interviewing Practice
  North Shore Youth Career Center 117 Franklin St, Lynn, MA 01901
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time
  Medford Public Library Youth Services Programming Room , 111 High
  10:30 am
• Music and Mother Goose at the Saugus Iron Works
  Saugus Public Library Saugus Iron Works 244 Central Street, Saugus, MA, 01906
  10:30 am
• Children's "Ariel" Performance
  Lynn Public Library 5 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902
  11:00 am
• Storytime (0-5)
  Revere Public Library Children's Room The , 179 Beach Street
  11:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Melrose Delegation and Mass. Legislature Bring Oversight to Massachusetts' Unregulated Home Care Industry —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
• Senator Lewis and Mass. Senate Vote to Increase Legislative Transparency —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Malden. Apply here.
• Acadia Healthcare posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.

🗞 Nearby News

Malden

• Malden Delegation and Mass. Legislature Bring Oversight to Massachusetts' Unregulated Home Care Industry (patch.com)

Stoneham

• Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH (massgeneralbrigham.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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