Being Thankful For Melrose Kindness: Letter

"We are overwhelmed with gratitude for each of you who played a part in recognizing the value of kindness and acting upon it."

November is Palliative Care Month

The Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care and How You Can Be Prepared

Melrose Area Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up Soon

There's a Red Cross blood drive coming up nearby.

Melrose Gets Thousands For Recycling Programs

The city received $11,700 to bolster recycling efforts.

Blood Donors Needed In Melrose Area: Win A Trip To Hawaii

Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Melrose area.

Webinar To Provide Update on Citywide Rodent Control Initiatives

The webinar will provide an update on rodent control in Melrose.

Their Mother's Memory Lives On In Advocacy, Help For Victims

The family of Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo will be honored during this Sunday's MAAV Walk, receiving the 11th Annual Advocacy in Action Award.

Fostering Kindness: Melrose Kind

“There are lots of ways to give back. Friends volunteer in schools and as room parents. Some are coaches. I just decided to foster.”

Melrose Is One Of The Best Small Cities In America, Ranking Says

In a major upset, Melrose didn't rank in the top five nationally in coffee shops per capita.

Companionship Diet: A Recipe for Healthy Aging

7 Nutrition Tips for Older Adults

Melrose WWII Veteran Turns 100

Mary Watts, who along with her late husband served in the Navy, is celebrating her 100th birthday next week.

More Than a Building: Preserving Melrose Public Library | Brodeur

Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur makes his pitch as to why it's imperative the Melrose Public Library renovation by funded.

Clean Up & Clean Out: Swap Day & Community Cleanup This Weekend

Zero Waste Melrose and Keep Melrose Beautiful join forces for a day of green events.

A Special Letter To Melrose Patch Readers

There is something important to say before getting back to business.

Honor Melrose Veterans With A Customized Brick

This Veterans Day, honor a special hero in your life by adding his or her name to our Vietnam Veterans' Reflection Area.

Victorian Fair Returning To Melrose For 40th Anniversary

This year's Victorian Fair will return Sunday, September 12, and is dedicated to Melrose's hard-working healthcare workers.

Switch To 100% Renewable Energy At The Melrose Victorian Fair

The Melrose Energy Commission will be available to help residents opt up to 100% Local Green energy through Melrose Community Power.

YMCA Fundraiser Features Raffle for a Trip Anywhere in the World

The public is invited to purchase tickets and raffle chances to support the YMCA of Metro North programs.

Melrose Installs Temporary Bike Lanes On Lower Main Street

The temporary protected bike lane is part of the Complete Streets Program.

Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Melrose Area

Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives being held nearby.

First Year Melrose Police Officer Helps Deliver Healthy Baby

A first-year Melrose police officer and registered nurse is reunited with a baby girl she helped deliver last week.

Mattresses In Melrose Will Soon Be Recyclable

Starting in September, mattresses and box springs in Melrose will no longer be collected as trash, but instead will be recycled.

Melrose Couple Launches Booze-Free Craft Cocktail Kits

A Melrose couple fed up with a lack of alcohol-free cocktail alternatives decided to make their own, while creating home kits for all.

Melrose Native Battling ALS Throws First Pitch At Sox Game

Calgary Flames assistant general manager and Melrose native Chris Snow threw out the ceremonial first pitch with his family at Fenway Park.

Blood Donations Needed In Melrose Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

All types of donations are needed, especially type O.

Home Instead Ready to Care Pen Pal Program

Connecting Seniors Through Pen Pal Letters

Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up In Melrose Area

The Red Cross is holding a blood drive soon in the Melrose area.

Melrose Launches Pop-Up Pilot Project To Support Local Businesses

The City of Melrose is launching a program allowing vacant storefronts to be used as pop-ups for retailers who are just getting started.

Melrose Library Project Gets $2M Boost From Trustees

Half of the estimated cost of the renovation project is now accounted for.

Melrose Library Needs An Upgrade, For Equity And Safety's Sake

Whether the renovation comes now on the back of an $8 million state grant or another time, it needs to happen.

Melrose Area Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up Soon

Blood platelet and type O donations are in high demand.

More Money Needed To Fund Melrose Library Renovation

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.

With $8M 'Pot Of Gold,' Melrose Library May Finally Be Renovated

If approved, the project would move the library to a temporary location during construction.

Melrose Woman Selected A 2021 Commonwealth Heroine

Sheilah Gauch, the chair of the Melrose Special Education Advisory Council, was nominated by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian.

Melrose Area Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up Soon

Blood platelet and type O donations are in high demand.

Melrose Porchfest 2021: It's Back

After taking a year off, the popular Porchfest will again rock through Melrose neighborhoods.

Vinton Street Back As Likely Cause Of Water Main Break Emerges

DPW Director Elena Proakis Ellis said it's likely the April water main break was connected to an issue at a Wakefield pump station.

Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drives In Melrose Area

The Red Cross is holding a couple blood drives in the Melrose area soon.

Council Can't Stomach Melrose's Request For $1.75M Salt Shed

City officials said the "ability to deliver snow emergency operations and to make our streets safe for travel" in winter storms is hampered.

With Community Support, The Food Drive Attains Nonprofit Status

The Food Drive, a community-driven food rescue and food access program based in Melrose, received federal nonprofit tax-exempt status.