Last week, the Melrose School Committee reviewed the data from this year’s administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. The data indicated several areas of strength for the Melrose Public Schools (MPS) and other areas that remain challenges.
On Sunday, October 6th, a breezy, sunny autumn afternoon, nearly 400 local residents devoted a portion of their weekend to support the fight against the dark scourge of domestic violence.
This month, “Three Artists” is on display at the Beebe Estate,featuring Sydney Smith, Joanne Jolly-Kay, and David Kay, all of whom work out of Porter Mill in Beverly.
Melrose has always been a city that takes immense pride in its past, even as it plans and builds for the future. There is no better manifestation of this spirit than Memorial Hall located on Main Street adjacent to City Hall.
On Monday night, the City of Melrose hosted a Town Hall-style meeting at Melrose High School to present plans and receive feedback from the community on the first phase of the public safety buildings project.
Beech trees, which are among the largest and most majestic trees in Melrose, are under threat from beech leaf disease. The disease, which has been found in large areas of the Northeast and Midwest since it was first discovered a decade ago, is spread by a nematode - a microscopic worm - and can kill large, mature trees within a few years.
In 1898 Decius Beebe could look out the front door of his home on what is now West Foster Street in Melrose and see little of what we see from that perspective today.
Rain on Saturday afternoon delayed this year’s Porchfest until Sunday, scrambling bands’ schedules and porch assignments at the last minute. Despite the schedule change, however, Melrosians of all ages came out to enjoy one of the city’s favorite new traditions.
The Beethoven Society of Melrose will launch their 98th season with a free concert at Melrose Highlands Congregational Church this coming Saturday, September 21st, at 3 pm.
On Saturday night, Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) hosted the first of a series of three concerts scheduled for this fall. Alastair Moock, the headliner, was joined onstage by Sean Staples, Chandler Travis, and Mark Erelli in an exciting start to the series.
This week, Melrose Public Library Director Linda C.W. Gardener provided an update on the library renovation project. According to the update, the library is expected to re-open in its newly renovated, permanent space on West Emerson Street in early 2025.
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