🌱 Patch AM: Melrose Completes Major Summer Renovation Throughout Public Schools

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In today's newsletter:

• How Melrose's summer construction blitz transformed local school buildings
• Overturned car on Main Street sends Melrose driver to hospital

Also on today's calendar: Lifestyle Wellness Event @ Natural Food Exchange 11am - 2pm and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
• Saturday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Melrose Completes Major Summer Renovation Throughout Public Schools (patch.com) — Melrose families can expect upgraded school buildings this year after a summer packed with bathroom renovations, accessibility improvements, asbestos removal, and safety inspections across the district. Funded largely by last fall's Proposition 2 1/2 override and state and federal grants, the work modernizes aging facilities, improves ADA access, and supports a long-term master plan for all eight Melrose public schools.
   

• Driver Rescued After Car Rolls Over In Melrose (patch.com) — Emergency crews in Melrose rushed to Main Street after a pre-dawn rollover crash left a driver trapped in a blue hatchback outside Collette Bakery and Melrose Nails. Firefighters from Ladder 1 and Engine 3 extricated the victim in about 12 minutes, and the driver was transported to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital as the crash investigation continues.
   

📸 Around Melrose

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Lifestyle Wellness Event @ Natural Food Exchange 11am - 2pm →
  11:00 am
• *CANCELED* DUE TO Weather Forecast: Lantern Walk and Arts Activities Celebrating Fellsmere Pond →
  Fellsmere Park where Savin Street meets Fellsway East.,
  2:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• The Children's Room 30th Anniversary Community Walk →
  Robbins Memorial Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  11:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Intro to ADUs →
  111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Author Event "What We Tried to Bury Grows Here" with Julian Zabalbeascoa →
  Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Chalk Walk →
  , Melrose
  10:00 am
• "Unlimited Squirrels" Character Event @ Molly's Bookstore →
  Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
  10:30 am
• Celebrating Tin Pan Alley →
  Melrose Highlands Congregational Church, 355 Franklin St, Melrose
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Oktoberfest Beer Garden with the Melrose Farmers' Market and Hannah's Brewing Co. →
  Bowden Park, 160-172 W Emerson St, Melrose
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Oktoberfest - Medford's Community Event →
  Riverside Ave., Medford Square
  12:00 pm
• Sips for Scholarships →
  Bellevue Golf Club, 320 Porter St, Melrose
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• What's at Stake in the Midterms? Thoughtful Thursday with Sen. Jason Lewis →
  Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 W Emerson St, Melrose
  7:00 pm

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• VNA Senior Living — (617) 776-9800
• Noelle Salon — 7813249779
• Boston Construct, LLC — (617) 697-1719
• Buyers Brokers Only, LLC — (978) 835-5906
• Harbor View Real Estate Corp. — (781) 661-8021
• Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Senator Lewis Honored with Legacy Award by the Wakefield Unified Prevention Coalition —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Associate Team Leader (Assistant Department Manager) in Melrose. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Beauty Account Coordinator - Lancome in Saugus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• He called 911 to get his partner help. But ICE came and took her instead. (boston.com)
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Stoneham

• Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Stoneham (maxpreps.com)

Medford

• Medford Police Make Leadership Changes Ahead Of Chief's Retirement (patch.com)
• Medford Man Purchases Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket From Somerville Store (patch.com)

Ok Melrose! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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