Lady Raiders Basketball Team Plays Reading Friday Night in Melrose

Here are five things to know for Friday, Jan. 24 in Melrose:

1. The Lady Raiders basketball squad plays host to Reading High at 7 p.m. Friday at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gym, according to an event posting on Melrose Patch.

2. Story Time is slated for 11:15-12 p.m. Friday in the Meeting Room at Melrose Public Library, according to the events calendar on the library website.

3. Faith Evangelical Church will be having a program called "Christianity Explored" from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church, according to an event posting on Melrose Patch.

4. Check out some open houses coming up in Melrose.

5. In case you missed it, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help Murphy, a Melrose dog injured in a two-alarm fire at a Bay State Road home on Sunday, Jan. 19.