Melrose, Arlington to Square Off in Football Playoff Tilt

Here are five things to know for Friday, Nov. 8 in Melrose:

1. After defeating no. 7 Burlington 47-28 on Nov. 1 in the Division 3 Northwest quarterfinals in Melrose, the no. 2 ranked Melrose High School football team moves on to play third ranked Arlington at 7 p.m. Friday at Melrose High, according to the Max Preps website.

2. The Melrose Kids Club meets at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Hall, according to Mayor Rob Dolan's blog.

3. Here is a look at the schedule of activities at the Milano Senior Center for Friday, according to the senior center's November newsletter:

8:30 a.m.: Social Worker 
8:30 a.m.: Primetime Fitness  
9:30 a.m.: Watercolor Class
10 a.m.: Aerobics 
12 p.m.: Lunch: Potato Crunch Fish or Oriental Chicken Salad
12:30 p.m.: Cribbage  
1:30 p.m.: No Bingo 

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5. In case you missed it, a Melrose man is accused of committing armed robbery at a Dunkin' Donuts in Saugus early Thursday morning.