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Melrose Named in Globe's Top Spots to Live 2011

The city was the runner-up in the category, "For Blending City and Country Life."

Melrose made the Boston Sunday Globe Magazine's list of Top Spots to Live 2011 on Sunday.

The city was named runner-up to winner Arlington in the "For Blending City and Country Life" category.

The Sunday Globe Magazine noted that Melrose's downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a variety of stores, including ones that offer "services that meet residents’ daily needs." The article also mentioned Melrosians' "ample opportunity to enjoy nature, notably at the sprawling Middlesex Fells Reservation."

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