Weekly Recap: Richards Leaving, New Principals, New Elementary Model

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

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, click on the News tab on the navigation bar.

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Top Three Articles of the Week

It's , who's leaving after his first year in Melrose to return to Belmont High School, this time as the school's principal. Earlier in the week, for the position and brought you .

The and Melrose Public Schools have a new curriculum director.

Melrose elementary principals and school administrators want to implement the state's blueprint for aligning class schedules and maximizing their support staff, but in order to do so, they're .

Operation Resolve

At last year's annual MVMMS Memorial Day assembly, Principal Tom Brow unveiled Operation Resolve—Melrose: a drive based on a national program to bring World War II veterans to visit their memorial in Washington, D.C. Natalie Brogan, Miranda Lombardo, Isabelle Miller, Hannah Wells and Emma Wiklund.

Ravine Road

Melrose Patch commenters have spoken for and against the one-way upper Ravine Road experiment and

Schools

Massachusetts' biggest teachers union and a group pushing to change teacher evaluations have come to an agreement and are now trying to get lawmakers to adopt a compromise bill—

Tuesday, June 12 was the last day of school and we asked you to moving on ceremonies and more here!

MHS students Claire Haldeman and Savannah Soucy are our Whiz Kids of the Week for the recognition they received for their .

Police and Fire

Melrose Police are investigating an apparent burglary at the YMCA on Main Street in which a .

A swan with fishing wire around its neck, possible bank fraud investigation, and more in .

Government

Why are East Emerson's road lines blacked out? , according to DPW Director John Scenna, as those lines are reserved for higher traffic roads.

Opinion

Asked to , many of our poll takers gave the former governor a D or an F, but several others gave him a B and almost as many gave him an A.

Mayor Rob Dolan in a letter to the editor.

In a guest column, Dolan said that on June 21, .