Weekly Recap: Dog Park, Science Labs, Graduation

A look back at Melrose's top stories of the week.

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Top Three Articles of the Week

at The East Knoll received unanimous final approval from the Melrose Board of Aldermen Monday night, but not before some residents decried its proximity to The Knoll World War I memorial.

Melrose is one of nine communities selected to receive state funding through a new short-term grant program that will .

Melrose High School Class of 2012 Graduation

A brisk and overcast June evening didn't deter a boisterous Class of 2012—and equally raucous crowd of family and friends—from .

Watch some ceremonies.

A list of the .

Student speeches:

• Jared Gardiner gave the .
• Emily Conn gave the .
• Ashani Logan gave the .
• Jill Slabacheski gave the .

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Police and Fire

A Boston on Tuesday during rush hour to transport a Melrose-Wakefield Hospital patient to a Boston.

A within an hour after the MBTA reported her missing after she boarded a 136 or 137 bus this morning at 7:30 at the Melrose/Saugus line heading towards Oak Grove.

A two-car accident sends three to the hospital and more in .

Ravine Road

Residents Kathleen McGourthy and Craig Schwarze wrote a letter to Mayor Rob Dolan

Meanwhile, Melrosians in the comments on Dolan's letter.

City Hall

The Melrose residential under the proposal currently before the Board of Aldermen.

Based on those rates and average water and sewer use, the average Melrose homeowner would see a

Local Connections

When Melrose Highlands Congregational Church leaders approached the congregation with the idea of —meaning the church welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, Joanne Hartung said they heard a common response: "I thought we already were?"

Opinion

With the Obama campaign bringing attacks on Mitt Romney's gubernatorial record to the steps of the Massachusetts State House, we're asking Melrosians to .

Real Estate

Like the rest of Massachusetts, , according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.

Schools

Seventeen-year-old and our Whiz Kid of the Week.

Census

How many ?