by Louise Fennell
by Jim Tierney
Melrose is the only community in the state with a Board of Aldermen, but a shift to the more gender-neutral city council will be discussed.
One of the first 100 ever winners of the scholarship just so happens to go to Melrose High.
Brodeur is the second person to announce their candidacy, telling the State House News Service. "I'm running, and I'm excited about it."
Melrose finally passed its override, more than three years after one asking for less than half the money was voted down by a 2-to-1 margin.
There is a SUCKER born every minute
This override vote affects you, as renters, in many ways. However, you have a voice in this decision.
A Melrose resident says instead of focusing on the numbers, people need to focus on " significant structural problems hiding beneath them."
Getting into college is more competitive now and our students need our help to keep up with peers in the state and in the country.
If we step back from the facts and figures, what is the basic story each side is telling about the override?
Join us in voting YES on April 2
Home Values Directly Tie into School Quality; Voting Yes to the Override is investing in your Future as a Homeowner.
Bewtra is the first of what is expected to be many to announce intentions. She would be Melrose's first woman elected mayor.
An override only makes it easier to ignore the problems
Do the right thing and support Education in Melrose
Without additional revenue, the next step is a huge step backwards for the Melrose Public Schools.
Lack of Transparency and Misleading Assertions are Dividing the Community
A once vibrant part of the city's downtown, the old Caruso building has long been dormant. That could be about to change.
Yes! I would like to continue the positive momentum and appearance of our local playing fields.
Nine of the city's 11 aldermen issued a joint statement asking residents to join them in investing in Melrose.
Public investment equals Private & Personal Growth
Arnie Cave likes to tell stories with numbers. Including... a sinister conspiracy to steal your money!
Melrose heads to polls Tuesday, April 2. Here is everything you need to know about the ballot.
It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness.
Melrose's only marijuana business, Garden Remedies, is on the Newburyport Turnpike. Officials restricted future pot shops to that area.
How does Melrose compare to cities and towns that are truly similar to Melrose?
The alderman does her homework in a letter explaining why she is both privately supporting and publicly advocating for the override.
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps released its 2019 report Tuesday. See how Middlesex County fared.
I urge you to join me in voting Yes on the Override on April 2.
What Will Our Future Look Like?
"Our expectations are no longer compatible with our financial reality, and no school funding reform from Beacon Hill will save us."
Vote Yes on April 2nd
And Why I Support the Override
Skip the rhetoric and get your head around what the override is
Just because you have a louder voice doesn't mean you're right
Because It's Not Just About the Schools
Let’s follow the examples of Lynnfield, Winchester, Reading, and other high-quality communities and keep the Melrose community high quality"
by G. Campbell Kaynor Melrose resident, Research Scientist, Parent of Four who Attended MPS
Also: Reports of teens smoking marijuana in the train depot; A turkey that needs to be removed; More.