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‘Drag Nun’ Controversy at Unitarian Church Highlights Challenges and Potential for Religious Dialogue

City Council Approves Demolition Delay Ordinance

City Council Approves Supplemental Budget for Override Funds

Shop Small This Holiday Season!

10th Annual Parent University Offered Workshops and School Budget Forum

Project Pop-Up Returns for the Holidays

Uncertainty in Highlands As More Development Moves Forward

Melrose Celebrates Annual Kindness Day

Melrose Remembers Conservation Agent Eric Devlin

Parent University Returns This Saturday!

Melrose Prepares for 10th Annual Kindness Day on November 20th

Melrose Open Studio Tour This Weekend!

Melrose Observes Veterans Day on the Knoll

Spotlight on Melrose Artist: Roberta Tobey Gertz

2025 Election Results: Highest Override Amount Prevails

Veterans’ Services in Melrose Support and Honor Veterans

The Night Before Election Day

Local Author Anne Macdonald Launches World War II Novel Set in Melrose

Fitness Together Celebrates Grand Opening on West Wyoming Ave

Melrose Symphony Orchestra Opens 108th Season

Melrose Celebrates Halloween with Tricks and Treats


Honoring Melrose Soldiers Killed in Vietnam

When Melrose Was a Ski Town


Scott Macaulay's Thanksgiving Dinner

Public Art on Pleasant Street and Washington Street

New Local Release: Joy in Bloom – The ABC’s of Native Plants!

Melrose in Bloom: The Power of Volunteers and the Adopt-a-Site Program

Private William C. N. Boylen

Charles L. Robinson

Private Charles A. Richitelli

The Turtle Stones of Ell Pond

Despina Makredes

Falling Back in Time — and Looking Up at Our Clocks

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Melrose Teachers Describe Effects of This Year’s Budget Cuts

Free Rides to the Polls on Election Day Through the Council on Aging

Demolition of Caruso’s Building Begins Redevelopment of Key Main Street Location

Reflection: Why Your Vote in Local Elections Matters

Early Voting for Municipal Election Begins At City Hall

Melrose Kicks Off Halloween Festivities With Annual YMCA Spooky Sprint

Melrose Prepares for a Halloween Full of Scares and Fun

Melrose Police Prioritizes Community Engagement

Melrose Menopause Summit Coming This Saturday

Recap: League of Women Voters Candidate Forum

Five Candidates Compete for Four At-Large Seats on City Council

Ward 4 To See Three-Way City Council Race

Videos: The Melrose Messenger Explains Melrose's Override Questions

Four Candidates Compete for Three Seats on School Committee

City Budget Forecast Projects $4 Million Shortfall in FY27

MAAV Vigil and Walk Celebrates 30 Years of Violence Prevention Mission

Sips For Scholarships Returns

The Art of Words Is Back at Follow Your Art

Flock a Yard Fundraiser Returns

Park Challenges Stewart in Ward 3

Senior Circuit Breaker Property Tax Exemption Renewed

Sips For Scholarships Returns This Saturday

New Department of Public Health Campus Named After Melrose Resident Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr.

Chalk Walk Returns to Melrose Sidewalks


Spiritualism in Melrose


The Green Man of Bowden Park

The Wise Women of Melrose Highlands Congregational Church

A Grand Arrival on Main Street

Heathman Manor

Franklin Market

Melrose Wakefield Hospital

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Financial Task Force Hears Resident Opinions on Potential Override Vote

School Committee Dives Deeper into Budget Details for Next Year

YMCA's LiveSTRONG Program Promotes Fitness for Cancer Survivors

City Council Looks at Road Safety Concerns on Franklin Street and Citywide

Melrose Family Room Finds a New Home at Melrose Highlands

Local Writers Find Community at Follow Your Art Writers Studio

Mayor Discusses Potential Impact of Federal Funding on Melrose

Temporary Library at the Beebe School Closes This Weekend

A Conversation With Young Adult Author Kip Wilson

DPW and Zero Waste Melrose Promote Recycling and Responsible Waste Removal

Mayor Aims To “Pull Every Lever” To Lessen Cuts For Schools and City

Swains Pond Ave to Get Sidewalks Through State Grant

Molly’s Bookstore Celebrates Two Years as Melrose’s Local Bookstore

Polymnia Shines in Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass

The Bridge Hosts Annual Community Reading Day in Melrose Schools

Council on Aging Pursues Age- and Dementia-Friendly Designation

The Black Legacy Project Reflects On Black American Experience Through Music

On Display at Follow Your Art: “The Little Things”

New Collaborations Are Cooking at The Kitchen

52-Unit Apartment Building To Replace Prestige Car Wash On Tremont Street


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Women Leaders of Melrose

The Remarkable Women of the Melrose Police Department

Diane DeVivo

Kristina Harris of the Melrose Fire Department

Lindsey Chisholm

Anne DeSouza-Ward

The Melrose Arts and Craft Society

A Well-Deserved Honor for Melrose’s Maureen Buzby

Joy Fay

The Women of the Melrose Public Library

Tracey Cruikshank

Jen Blesso

Maribeth Darwin

Audrey Davies

Elizabeth Keeley

Anne Macdonald

Melissa Lowry

Sandy Dixon

Ell Gimenez

Chiara Pieri

Eileen Hamblin

Jenny Rose

Girl Scouts of Melrose

Tina DeSelm

Mel Landon

Michelle Ramadan

Elaina Rivais

Carianne Roche

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