Weekly Recap: Foreclosures Down, MAAV Walk, Snowtober

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.

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Top Three Articles of the Week

Melrose continues to see a , according to the latest figures from The Warren Group, matching a statewide decline from a tough 2010.

The Melrose Alliance Against Violence (MAAV) held its signature event of the year, the . The vigil held in the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School auditorium commemorated victims of domestic violence over the past year, with members of the Melrose community reading those victims' names, followed by a two-mile walk around Ell Pond and downtown Melrose.

Melrose saw its night, and then last night, a Massachusetts.

The Neighborhood Files

Children were invited last weekend to in Stoneham.

Police and Fire

Someone tried to pass a false script for Adderall at a Melrose pharmacy and another person was arrested for assault and battery in .

Opinion

For next week's Patch Picks, we want to know the .

For this week's Patch Picks, we compiled your picks for the .

Alex Foley, a player on the Melrose High School varsity golf team and an Otis Scholar, is .

A U.S. Senate panel is proposing to eliminate Adequate Yearly Progress from the No Child Left Behind Act, and Massachusetts is asking to opt out of the requirement that students be proficient in math and English by 2014. So in this week's poll, we're asking: ?

We also brought you the results of last week's poll about the .

Election 2011

Ward 7 Alderman and his challenger both asked for your vote in the city election on Nov. 8.

Sports

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MHS brothers Frantzdy and Deslyn Pierrot led the on Wednesday at Filippello Park.

The Melrose High School football fell to 6-2 on the year on Friday night with a .

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