Melrose News

Taken from the City of Melrose website: The Water Division will be shutting down the water main on Main Street at 10:30 PM tonight to replace a gate valve at the intersection of Main Street and Lynde Street.

Melrose has made the list of Massachusetts towns with the highest percentage of residents who are non-citizens, according to wcvb.com . Chelsea, Malden and Vineyard Haven topped the list.

Here are a few things worth knowing today, Thursday, May 31, 2012: Weather: A Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 76 degrees, according to theA National Weather Service.

Northwest wind between 7 and 11 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind between 10 and 13 mph.

The Melrose Police Department has an anonymous tip line: 665-TIPS . To text a tip to the Melrose Police Department, text MELROSE to 847411 .

Melrose residents currently pay $200 a year in trash fees, but is that more than what's necessary to fund trash collection in the city? That's the question raised by Alderman at-Large Don Conn, who asked City Hall to present the Board of Aldermen with budget numbers relative to the fee and trash disposal for the past five fiscal years, numbers ... (more)

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Rules and regulations that would govern the new off-leash dog park at The Knoll received an initial OK from the Melrose Board of Aldermen last Thursday night.

Melrose marked Memorial Day on Monday with ceremonies at the city's war memorials and Wyoming Cemetery, along with events for veterans including a cookout on the Memorial Hall lawn.

Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in the Stoenham region last week: Malden Firefighters Union: Our Concerns are Not a Priority with Mayor : A A May 24 morning house fire in a Fremont St.

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While we do our best to focus on news and events directly concerning Wakefield, sometimes it's nice to know what's going on in neighboring communities.

Each Saturday, Melrose Patch will run a round-up with links to stories from surrounding communities that are of interest to Melrosians.

This week, we asked you to tell us and your neighbors which spot in Melrose was the best to celebrate a high school or college graduation.A And the winner is... Mexico Lindo Family Restaurant & Cantina .A Like several in the contest, the restaurant received two votes.

Southeast wind between 5 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tonight, a chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. Areas of fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." he troubled son of retired gangland hired gun John Martorano is "a bum," the fed-up father told the Herald.

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Melrose would receive a net $646,613 boost in local aid from the state over last year in the Senate Ways & Means budget proposal that the Senate is scheduled to take up this week.

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." he son of Winter Hill Gang hit man John "The Executioner" Martorano is facing armed robbery, assault and domestic violence charges stemming from assaults on his wife and a ... (more)