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Melrose Votes! Citywide Special Election To Be Held Tuesday, June 18th, with In-Person Early Voting Saturday, June 8th
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Upcoming Events
- Thursday, May 16th:
- Friendship Bracelet Workshop 3pm at Follow Your Art
- Ballroom Dancing 6:30pm at Follow Your Art
- Iris Glazner Leigh Author Event 7pm at Molly's Bookstore
- Friday, May 17th:
- The Kitchen's First Anniversary Open House 4-7pm at The Kitchen
- Saturday, May 18th:
- Keep Melrose Beautiful Community Clean Up Day 9-12pm
- City-Wide Yard Sale 9-2pm throughout the city!
- Friends of the Melrose Public Library Book Sale 10-4pm on the Beebe School lawn
- Pop-Up Mending with Deb Walz 10am at Paper and Clay
- Almost Carnegie Hall: Beethoven Society High School Awards Competition 3pm at Melrose Highlands Congregational Church
- Desi Roots, Boston Branches: Opening Doors Project Concert 7pm at Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church
- Melrose Tree Project: Largest Tree Hunt Starts throughout the city!
- Sunday, May 19th:
- Teen Coffeehouse 3pm at Follow Your Art
- Meal Prep Club with Mama Jean 5:30 pm at The Kitchen
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City Council Approves June 18th Override Vote
Melrose City Hall
On Monday night, the city council unanimously approved the mayor’s proposal that a citywide vote be held on June 18th to approve or reject a $7.7 million Proposition 2½ override measure.
This is the culmination of several weeks of discussion of the override measure. Discussion began in school committee budget discussions, after it became clear that the city would not be able to fund the superintendent’s need-based budget, or even maintain level services due to rising costs within the school budget. Last week, the mayor discussed the cuts that would be felt on the city side, and formally asked the city council to vote on the measure.
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Melrose Adapts Memorial Day Observances To Honor Veterans' Wishes
This year for Memorial Day, instead of a parade, Melrose will be hosting more muted observances to pay homage to service members who have died.
Veterans' Graves at Wyoming Cemetery
Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli, Director of Veterans’ Services for the City of Melrose, explained that many veterans and families reflected that the parade no longer felt like an appropriate observance of what is meant to be a solemn holiday honoring the dead. These veterans and military families, Trionfi-Mazzuchelli shared, prefer instead to recognize their fallen comrades, family members, and friends in ceremonies at the city's memorials and the veterans' graves in Wyoming Cemetery.
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Commuter Rail to Cut Midday Inbound Trains for Construction
Commuter Rail Train at Cedar Park
Starting May 20th, the MBTA Commuter Rail line that runs through Melrose to Reading and Haverhill will begin operating on a reduced schedule. This schedule is due to construction, and it is expected to continue through the summer.
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New Hosts for City-Wide Yard Sale This Weekend
This Saturday, the Melrose City-Wide Yard Sale will feature over 70 individual yard sales throughout the city, allowing residents to sell their old things and pass them on to new owners.
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Melrose Tree Project Launches Citywide Hunt for Largest Trees
The Lewis Monk Poplar before it fell in 2022
Photo Credit: James Horne
The Melrose Tree Project, a new multi-generational organization spearheaded by James Horne, is kicking off this spring with an all-ages hunt for the tallest and widest trees in Melrose.
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Melrose Votes: All About Proposition 2½
On June 18th, Melrose residents will vote on a measure to pass a $7.7 million Proposition 2½ property tax override. If a majority of voters support the measure, the city will be able to fund much of the superintendent's proposed school budget and also avoid making cuts to other city departments and services.
Proposition 2½ was a statewide ballot initiative that passed in 1980. It prohibits towns and cities in Massachusetts from raising property taxes by more than a certain amount each year.
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Mystic Valley Elder Services Program Offers Relief to Family Caregivers
Press Release From Mystic Valley Elder Services
Photo From MVES
You’ve probably heard the phrase “Caregivers need care too.” It’s certainly true, but it’s often easier said than done. If you are a family caregiver who could use a little support, Mystic Valley Elder Services can help.
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Melrose Art Festival Shows Off Local Talent
Melrose Arts presented their 17th annual Art Festival at Memorial Hall this weekend, showcasing a huge range of local artists working in a variety of media.
Melrose Art Festival 2024
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Independent Businesses Growing and Thriving at 368 Main Street
368 Main Street
Four sustainability-focused, woman-owned businesses moved into 368 Main Street last fall. Since then, they have grown into key parts of our community.
In 2022, two Melrose moms were in the process of founding their own, sustainability-focused businesses. Elaina Rivais, inspired by her passion for reducing waste and enabling people to repair and reuse things they already own, created Lend and Mend, an object lending library and repair business. And Kara Oberg wanted to create a family-friendly, inclusive bike shop where people could come to get their bikes serviced and go right back to riding - an idea that turned into the Ride Cafe.
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