The Melrose Education Foundation launched today! Join, donate or volunteer at melroseedfoundation.org, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MelroseED and on Twitter @MelroseED.
You’re in a good position to know how much, or how little, help your elderly loved ones may need in terms of avoiding financial abuse.
My latest column on important investments in our students and communities, with a particular focus on fully funding the Special Education Circuit Breaker.
What's on your summer reading list?
It's hard to believe that another school year is coming to a close! As we look forward to the upcoming summer, we're also taking time to look back.
Book review on Carl Pierson's "The Politics of Coaching." If you've coached or are thinking about it, this book can reinforce your policy or reset your intention.
Basketball is a game of mistakes. To be as successful as possible, you must be relentless vigilant, teach and learn from your mistakes, be accountable and teach accountability.
The Dow at 15,000 is certainly no minor event. And since stocks don't appear too expensive compared to their earnings, don't be surprised if higher milestones follow.
Many women spend Mother's Day relaxing -- but not in Melrose! This year, more than 1,000 women hit the road early on Mother's Day to participate in the 16th Annual Melrose Run for Women.
Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield is proud to announce that Melrose Shell is a Mass in Motion Healthy Market—the first one in Melrose!
softball
An excerpt from COMPETENCE, a chapter in "The Simple Guide to Coaching Girls' Basketball"
Coach Bob Knight's book, "The Power of Negative Thinking" yields plenty of insight into both basketball and leadership.
The Women's Campaign Fund has endorsed Katherine Clark in her campaign for US Congress.
Senator Clark announced that the Senate has adopted her amendment to provide parents with important tools for protecting children from sex offenders.
Melrose Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee invites you to participate in National Bike Challenge
The research is quite compelling, spanning almost 100 years. Children can have dramatic loss in their reading levels over the summer—anywhere from one month to several months in one summer.
A new addition to MHS this year was the STEM Pathway. On May 9, 2013, the students hosted an evening that featured two events: Senior Portfolio Presentations and STEM Career Night.
Teens and/or their parents in the Melrose area can call, click or stop by 1-800-Flowers on 1147 Main Street to place their order for prom!
This year's Memorial Day events honors all veterans past and present with a special theme of honoring Vietnam Veterans on the 50th Anniversary of the start of the war.
Interest rates are at historic lows. But they will rise eventually. If you invest in fixed-income vehicles, such as bonds, what might higher rates mean for you?
Softball wins.
Alcohol is the most abused drug in the US. Aside from being illegal for adolescents, alcohol has powerful adverse physiologic effects that impair performance and recovery.
Users must share the road safely.
Basketball analytics provide a more complete representation of how games are won and lost, improve team performance, and add valuable coaching points.
Prom season is here! In an effort to keep this fun filled night as safe as possible, Safety Insurance has created a list of driving tips for both parents and teens.
Guest Bartender Charity Night for One Fund Boston.
Alcohol retailers in Melrose showed 100% compliance rate in recent alcohol compliance checks in which underage buyers tried to purchase alcohol without identification.
EMILY's List has announced that Katherine Clark is among a select number of Congressional candidates in the country to be "On the List."
Melrose Veteran Services kicks off Memorial Day 2013 with a special tribute to the Vietnam War at Ell Pond on Main Street.
Plan your Party and support your Local Veterans at the same time! Lowest Hall Prices in Melrose!
Another school year is drawing to a close — so if you have young children, they’re one year closer to the day when they head off to college.
MVMMS Student Brendan Reynolds Wins Boston Regional History Bee and will compete along with two other Melrose students in the National Championship held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Not going away for Memorial Day? Why not look like you did and without exposing yourself to the harmful rays of the sun and come "Experience the Art of Indoor Sun".
Thank you to Melrose residents for participating in last month's National Medication Take Back Day! We successfully removed 236 pounds of prescription and OTC medications from Melrose homes!
Mystic Valley Senior Sophie Carroll is a 2013 National Merit Scholarship winner.
Montserrat is offering week-long credit and non-credit art courses this summer in Collage, Knitting, Comics, Japanese Woodblock Printing, Painting, Film, Solar Plate Etching and so many more!
May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month.
Know what you're putting in your body and your mind.
Congratulations to the the students that made the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll