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🌱 Patch AM: Wakefield Porchfest 2026 and 11 more events

Also check out Austin Prep: Summer Preview on the Melrose Patch calendar

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Greetings Melrose! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Austin Prep: Summer Preview at Austin Preparatory School
  • Energy Bill Clinic at Melrose Public Library
  • Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) at Ephraim Curtis Middle School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer with sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose

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Other local events
    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
    • Tuesday September 1
  • RSM Winchester classes are enrolling for 2026-27 academic year →
    50 Cross St, Winchester
    9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Orientation for new students
    Thurgood Marshall Mid Lynn, MA 01902
  • EARLY VOTING IN PERSON - State Primary →
    Winchester, MA Calendar, 71 Mt. Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Winchester
    8:00 am
  • Malden PD Day
    Ferryway Malden High School, 77 Salem St, Malden, MA 02148, USA
    8:00 am
  • Storytime at the Shute
    Everett Public Libraries Children's Room Shute Memorial Library, 781 Broadway, Ever
    10:00 am
  • Chair and Standing Yoga
    Medford Public Library Bonsignore Hall , 111 High Street, Medford
    11:00 am
  • PUBLIC SKATING →
    Stoneham, MA Calendar Stoneham, MA 02180
    1:00 pm
  • English for the Workplace for Spanish Speakers
    East Boston Branch Library 276 Meridian Street, East Boston, MA 02128
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Seafood Team Member (Service Counter) - Part Time Seasonal in Melrose. Apply here.
  • Midas, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Malden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.

🗞 Nearby News

Malden

  • Markey Makes His Case for Reelection (belmontvoice.org)
  • A Chinese national living in Massachusetts impersonated a green card holder to illegally vote in the 2024 presidential election (knewz.com)
  • Which locals, prep players are at 2026 QMJHL Training Camps? (hockeyjournal.com)

Stoneham

  • Boston Couple Turns $1.32 Million Home Purchase Into Fully-Funded Seychelles Getaway (aeroxplorer.com)
  • MBTA Apologizes After Shuttle Bus Arrives At Wrong Destination (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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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