Bomb Threats, Melrose Veterans Services Officer, and the Road to Recovery

Our top stories of the week ...

A day after a led to an evacuation of Melrose High School, led to another search of the school—although no evacuation—and again, nothing was found.

On another note, Melrose Patch brought you a story about a after a spinal cord injury. Ryan DeRoche's family and the Melrose community are uniting to organize a fundraiser in support of DeRoche's rally to regain his motor functions.

And finally, we brought you a story about Natalee Webb, the Melrose Veterans Services Officer, due to medical issues that require ongoing treatment, Webb notified the city earlier this month in a letter.

Here are some other notable stories from this past week...

Schools

  arrived before the School Committee this past Tuesday night, when the committee unanimously approved a plan that enumerates nine objectives, with none completed any later than January 2012.

In other school news, the Melrose Public Schools math department chairwoman for Grades 6-12 is .

The Neighborhood Files

On Wednesday evening at Memorial Hall, Melrose City Hall in conjunction with the Middlesex Sheriff's Office held an for local veterans in advance of Memorial Day this weekend.

Check out the Melrose Memorial Day

Melrose made the Boston Sunday Globe Magazine's on Sunday.

Government

Too many major questions remain about the off Forest Street for the Melrose Planning Board to discuss in a design review subcommittee meeting, the board said on Monday night.

Have you been wondering if the grass is any greener in the communities who neighbor Melrose? Check out to see what nearby communities get in state aid, then compare it to Melrose.

In other news, by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), a progressive stud failure caused a water main break on May 1, 2010, which affected Melrose and more than two million residents in other communities that receive water from the MWRA.

Sports

Phipps' three-run triple propels Melrose softball past Wakefield. .

Also on the topic of sports, just six months after the Melrose High football team played its final game at Fred Green Field, on what will be a brand new sports complex at Melrose High School.

Police/Fire

Doug McCourt started reading literature during long hours at the Melrose fire station between calls and soon after, .

Useful Information You Need To Know

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•  Our profile of awesome Melrose kids runs on Fridays at 3 p.m. 
  

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• : A photo gallery from recent Melrose events and happenings that runs Mondays at noon.
  
•  Our popular mystery photo contest runs Mondays at 3 p.m.
• : Plan out your weekend with this compilation of events in the area that runs Thursdays at 11 a.m.
•  Curious if you have new neighbors? Our round-up of the week's home sales runs Thursdays at noon.
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