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WEEK IN REVIEW: Cereal Recall, Burglary Arrest & More

A round-up of our top posts this week.

Man Arrested After Bellevue Ave. Burglary: A Saugus man was arrested last Monday after a Bellevue Ave. resident said she saw him leaving her home after an apparent break-in.

Police arrested Kevin Mandolese, 33, on two charges of breaking and entering, class C drug possession and receiving stolen property over $250, after discovering him in the nearby Wakefield Melrose Memorial Hospital.

Popular Cereal Recalled Because of Metal Mesh Fragments: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has initiated a voluntary recall of Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size because of possible metal mesh fragments from a faulty manufacturing part, according to the FDA.

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Massachusetts' median household income ranked the fifth richest throughout the United States in 2011, according to a recent study posted on the DailyFinance website.

The Commonwealth, with a median household income of $64,509, trailed only Connecticut, New Jersey, Alaska, and Maryland.

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But, how does Melrose compare to the state's averages? The median household income in Melrose in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, was above the state average with an estimated average of $82,482.


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