“There are lots of ways to give back. Friends volunteer in schools and as room parents. Some are coaches. I just decided to foster.”
In a major upset, Melrose didn't rank in the top five nationally in coffee shops per capita.
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Mary Watts, who along with her late husband served in the Navy, is celebrating her 100th birthday next week.
Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur makes his pitch as to why it's imperative the Melrose Public Library renovation by funded.
Zero Waste Melrose and Keep Melrose Beautiful join forces for a day of green events.
There is something important to say before getting back to business.
This Veterans Day, honor a special hero in your life by adding his or her name to our Vietnam Veterans' Reflection Area.
This year's Victorian Fair will return Sunday, September 12, and is dedicated to Melrose's hard-working healthcare workers.
The Melrose Energy Commission will be available to help residents opt up to 100% Local Green energy through Melrose Community Power.
The public is invited to purchase tickets and raffle chances to support the YMCA of Metro North programs.
The temporary protected bike lane is part of the Complete Streets Program.
Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives being held nearby.
A first-year Melrose police officer and registered nurse is reunited with a baby girl she helped deliver last week.
Starting in September, mattresses and box springs in Melrose will no longer be collected as trash, but instead will be recycled.
A Melrose couple fed up with a lack of alcohol-free cocktail alternatives decided to make their own, while creating home kits for all.
Calgary Flames assistant general manager and Melrose native Chris Snow threw out the ceremonial first pitch with his family at Fenway Park.
All types of donations are needed, especially type O.
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The Red Cross is holding a blood drive soon in the Melrose area.
The City of Melrose is launching a program allowing vacant storefronts to be used as pop-ups for retailers who are just getting started.
Half of the estimated cost of the renovation project is now accounted for.
Whether the renovation comes now on the back of an $8 million state grant or another time, it needs to happen.
Blood platelet and type O donations are in high demand.
The $8 million grant only covers about 40 percent of the project's price tag. If construction does happen, it is likely to take 18 months.
If approved, the project would move the library to a temporary location during construction.
Sheilah Gauch, the chair of the Melrose Special Education Advisory Council, was nominated by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian.
After taking a year off, the popular Porchfest will again rock through Melrose neighborhoods.
DPW Director Elena Proakis Ellis said it's likely the April water main break was connected to an issue at a Wakefield pump station.
The Red Cross is holding a couple blood drives in the Melrose area soon.
City officials said the "ability to deliver snow emergency operations and to make our streets safe for travel" in winter storms is hampered.
The Food Drive, a community-driven food rescue and food access program based in Melrose, received federal nonprofit tax-exempt status.
Join the conversation on the hit show where Melrosians talk to Melrosians about Melrose.
The Red Cross is holding a couple blood drives soon in the Melrose area.
City Hall closed last March and reopened to the public in late July with limited hours.
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A Lynn company has made Fluff for more than 90 years, but a long-gone competitor developed the recipe for the state's most famous sandwich.
The budget nearly doubled and the timeline nearly tripled, but the elevator represents a dream come true for many at the Melrose YMCA.
2020-2021 is the Year(s) of the Nurse