Campaign eyed for single voting place
Published July 10, 2020 MELROSE — City election officials will throw themselves into a single polling place public relations campaign if the idea is approved by the City Council. That approval was expected Thursday night, after the Weekly News’ print deadline. The proposal calls for temporarily consolidating all eight polling places for Melrose’s 14 precincts at the Veterans Memorial Middle...
read moreSign wording draws ire
Published July 10, 2020 MELROSE — A Main Street traffic sign has some in the city completely beside themselves, including Mayor Paul Brodeur, as the country tries to come to terms with racial strife and inequality. The wording of an electronic message board read, in part, that “the safety of all lives matter.” Brodeur ordered the message taken down...
read moreMelrose moves to Phase 3 of reopening
Published July 10, 2020 MELROSE — The City of Melrose is moving cautiously into Phase 3 of Governor Baker’s reopening plan, with City Hall closed but staffed, the library offering contact-less pickup, and the dog park open at last. “We are moving forward with a very deliberate pace,” said Mayor Paul Brodeur. “We have seen the results of reopening too...
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