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Upcoming Events
- Friday, March 28th:
- Horace Mann Bike Bus
- Mucci Wine Imports 5-7pm at Buckalew's
- Gouache Basics: Strawberries 6:30pm at Follow Your Art
- Date Night: Armenian Cooking Class 6:30pm at The Kitchen
- Saturday, March 29th:
- The State of The Arts Summit 9am at Knights of Columbus
- Spring Shred and Food Drive 9am-12pm at MHS Parking Lot
- Mama Jean 11am-1pm at Buckalew's
- Creativity Center Drop In 11am-1pm at Follow Your Art
- The Bridge Trivia Bee 7pm at Knights of Columbus
- Sunday, March 30th:
- Books and Brews 2-5pm at Hannah's Brewing
- Monday, March 31st:
- Pasta Making 6pm at The Kitchen
- Music Monday with Erin Wilson 6-8pm at Rising Eagle
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School Committee Dives Deeper into Budget Details for Next Year
The School Committee examined in more detail this week several aspects of the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), which begins in July.
One of the most surprising cuts to come out of this budget cycle is the elimination of the middle school principal position - a decision that Superintendent Adam Deleidi explained in more detail this week.
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YMCA's LiveSTRONG Program Promotes Fitness for Cancer Survivors
The Melrose Family YMCA, with its historic building in the center of downtown, is a mainstay of community life. The YMCA provides a wide range of programs and services to people of all ages and needs. One of those is the LiveSTRONG program for cancer survivors, which offers support to individuals who have survived cancer and are looking to return to an active and healthy life.
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City Council Looks at Road Safety Concerns on Franklin Street and Citywide
This week, the City Council heard from city officials about what the city is doing to address road safety concerns, particularly on Franklin Street. The Franklin Street corridor, from Main Street down into Stoneham, is an area of concern for many residents and has seen multiple crashes in the last few months.
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Melrose Family Room Finds a New Home at Melrose Highlands
In December, the Melrose Family Room, which has been a resource for young families in Melrose and surrounding communities for over 35 years, moved from its longtime home in the Green Street Baptist Church to a new space at Melrose Highlands Congregational Church.
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Local Writers Find Community at Follow Your Art Writers Studio
For the last five years, writers in Melrose have enjoyed a place to write and a community of fellow writers at the Writers Studio at Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS). Members of the Writers Studio include published authors and aspiring writers, and they represent a range of genres.
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Mayor Discusses Potential Impact of Federal Funding on Melrose
On Tuesday, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, along with other mayors and town administrators from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Metro Mayors Coalition, met at the Massachusetts State House with House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz to discuss how changes to federal funding over the next months and years could impact cities and towns across the state.
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Temporary Library at the Beebe School Closes This Weekend
On Saturday, March 22nd, at 5pm, the temporary library at the Beebe School will close so that library staff can move operations into the newly renovated permanent library on West Emerson Street.
The library will be completely closed until April 15th. Patrons should keep any books they currently have checked out, and return them when the library reopens.
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A Conversation With Young Adult Author Kip Wilson
Last month, Melrose-based author Kip Wilson launched her latest book: All the Love Under the Vast Sky, an anthology of short-stories-in-verse for a young adult audience.
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DPW and Zero Waste Melrose Promote Recycling and Responsible Waste Removal
The start of spring is a time when many of us are seized by an urge to clean out - to sort through all the “stuff” that we routinely collect and to lighten our load.
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Mayor Aims To “Pull Every Lever” To Lessen Cuts For Schools and City
In their most recent meetings, the City Council and the School Committee each received updates from Mayor Jen Grigoraitis on the process of setting the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), which begins in July.
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Swains Pond Ave to Get Sidewalks Through State Grant
Last week, the City Council voted to accept a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets program to construct sidewalks on the stretch of Swains Pond Avenue between Beech Street and Penny Road.
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Molly’s Bookstore Celebrates Two Years as Melrose’s Local Bookstore
Last week, Molly’s Bookstore celebrated its second anniversary. In the two years since it opened, Molly’s has become an anchor in Melrose, offering not only books, but also a place for people of all ages to gather and find community.
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Polymnia Shines in Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass
On Saturday night, Polymnia Choral Society performed Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass alongside contemporary composer Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare. The choir performed the two works with orchestra and professional soloists in the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School auditorium to a crowd of supporters and fans of classical music.
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The Bridge Hosts Annual Community Reading Day in Melrose Schools
On Tuesday, almost 100 Melrose residents came into preschool and elementary classrooms to read to students for Community Reading Day, an annual event that many Melrosians look forward to every year.
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The Black Legacy Project Reflects On Black American Experience Through Music
Photo Credit: Raj Das, ED Photography
On Sunday evening, the Opening Doors Project presented the Black Legacy Project’s touring band in a concert of music centered the Black American experience. The band performed a mix of original songs and reimaginings of classic songs to express the pain and struggle of the fight for civil rights, and the hope and joy of working together in community.
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New Collaborations Are Cooking in The Kitchen
On Saturday, The Bread Shop had its grand opening at The Kitchen, drawing people of all ages who were eager to pick up loaves of fresh bread and try out breakfast sandwiches and coffee.
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52-Unit Apartment Building To Replace Prestige Car Wash On Tremont Street
Last week, the Planning Board met to discuss the site plan for a five-story, 52-unit apartment building to be built on the site of the Prestige Car Wash on Tremont Street. The Planning Board will vote on whether to approve the plans at their next meeting on March 24th. After that, the Zoning Board of Appeals will need to decide whether to approve the number of units proposed for the building.
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