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MelroseKind This Month
Donate new children's pajamas in support of The Foster Box at any Kindness Porch.
Too busy to drop off but still want to donate? Visit our Amazon Wish List for ease of delivery.
May is National Foster Care Month. The Foster Box provides clothes and children’s items to foster families, specifically during the period of transition when children are welcomed into a home. New pajamas are appreciated at this time of the year, as temperatures warm and clothing needs change. Last year, MelroseKind collected 200 new pajamas. Can you help us beat that goal this year?
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.
After years of being run as a fundraiser for the Friends of the Milano Center, the yard sale this year is being hosted by Lend and Mend and Zero Waste Melrose.
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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.
There will be no inbound trains on weekdays between the train that leaves Melrose at 7:45 am and arrives at North Station at 8:10 am, and the train that leaves Melrose at 4:50 pm and arrives at North Station at 5:15 pm. This will make a total of 9 inbound trains per day; currently there are 20 inbound trains that stop in Melrose on weekdays.
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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.
Horne was inspired to start the group after the loss of a huge poplar tree - possibly the largest in Melrose at the time - that used to stand by Lewis Monk Field near Ell Pond.
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Mystic Valley Elder Services Program Offers Relief to Family Caregivers
Press Release From Mystic Valley Elder Services
Local families are pictured at a recent Memory Café hosted by Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES).
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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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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