Weekly Recap: Milano Memories, Ward 7 Candidates Q&A, Superintendent Search

Here are some of the highlights from Melrose Patch's news coverage this past week. This is only a small sample—to see all the coverage, on the navigation bar, and to see your neighbors' news, check out our Announcements section under News.

Top Three Articles of the Week

, a beloved and respected icon of the city, died on Wednesday morning, weeks after turning 102 years old. .

Ward 7 alderman candidates Bill Forbes (incumbent) and Frank Murphy, who face off in the , answered and that have gone before before the Melrose Board of Aldermen over the past two years.

The Melrose School Committee held a forum to ask the public for the most significant current or future issues for the new superintendent to address, and what should be the top skills and abilities of the new superintendent. Melrose Patch brought a and asked Melrosians to vote in a poll for what they think is most important.

Schools

The Melrose High School Guidance Office held its to recognize the achievements of many of MHS' seniors.

Fifth graders at the Roosevelt School took to YouTube and are to drum up votes on a grant contest. The school is participating in Clorox's A Bright Future grant program and could win up to $50,000, which would go towards a modern library and "learning commons," an area filled with books and digital devices that help kids learn.

Melrose High School golfer and National Merit Scholar .

We posted a during halftime of Friday's inaugural game at the new Fred Green Field.

In a letter to the editor, Melrose resident Campbell Kaynor says that the School Committee is .

Police and Fire

A man captured cell phone on Friday morning at the Dunkin Donuts in Stoneham on the Lynn Fells Parkway. Melrose Police assisted with the arrest of the Boston homeless man who allegedly assaulted multiple women.

Melrose Police and more in last week's police log.

Real Estate

Melrose single-family home sales mirrored statewide trends in September while Melrose condominium sales bucked those trends, as , according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.

Melrose Patch's newest real estate feature—a constantly updated .

Business

Melrosians who use AT&T for cell phone service will see the company's , when Boston becomes the latest market to get AT&T's high-speed service.

Melrose Conversations

For this week's Patch Picks, we want to know which food banks, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations .

On the heels of discussions in Washington, D.C. about modify the No Child Left Behind Act, we asked Melrose what it would change in the law, if anything. .

On Halloween, we had quite the discussion about everyone's .

We asked: What are the best Melrose restaurants where you can celebrate Thanksgiving and what are best places to pick up prepared foods—cakes, chicken pies, etc.—for your Thanksgiving Day dinner. .

The Neighborhood Files

We brought you a photo gallery from the annual .

Sports

Are you a Melrose parent, student or fan who wants to write about a team this season, or upload photos and videos to share with everyone? Email editor Daniel DeMaina at danield@patch.com to get your team's own blog on Melrose Patch.

We posted video highlights from  .

We brought you our .

Other News

What were the top 10 most viewed articles on Melrose Patch in October? .

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