Friday, May 18, 2012
Where would you go in Melrose to celebrate your recent grad's accomplishment?
Next week's Readers' Choice category is Best Place to Celebrate a Graduation. We need your help! Let's brainstorm your ideas for places in Melrose to celebrate a recent grad's accomplishment. It can be a restaurant that does a great job of putting the special touches on a celebration dinner, or a nice function hall where you can hold a party with all your family and friends. Tell us your picks in the comments below or send your nomination to: melrose@patch.com. This will allow us to be sure we don't leave anyone out. Then, be sure to check the site on Monday so you can answer the question: "Where's the best place in Melrose to celebrate a graduation?"
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Several middle school students ranked high in a recent bridge design contest.
Melrose Patch Whiz Kids of the Week: Seventh graders Dylan B., Connor A., Chloe S. and Matthew G. Melrose Patch wants suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. Submit your nomination by e-mailing danield@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information:
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Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School
350 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose, MA
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The Melrose High School Class of 2013 will have its Junior Prom on Friday, May 18 at the Crestview in Woburn. Parents and juniors: Upload your photos from pre-prom and the prom itself to this gallery!
The Melrose High School Class of 2013 will have its Junior Prom on Friday, May 18 at the Crestview in Woburn. Parents, we know you'll be snapping away with photos before the kids head off to the prom. Come back to this article and upload your photos to this gallery! It's easy—just click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button and select the photo on your computer to add. Juniors, we know you'll be snapping pics too, with your cameras and cellphones. Come back over the weekend to add your own photos from the prom here and show them off to everyone.
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Melrose High School
360 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose, MA
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
That's what the majority of people said when voting in this past week's poll.
Last week, we asked you whether or not bake sales should be allowed on school grounds, either during the school day or at all times. The question arose while Massachusetts' departments of public health and education were considering banning schools from selling high-calorie food like baked goods and pizza to raise money. Between Wednesday and Tuesday morning, 58 people voted in the poll. The results? Charlotte Osgood wrote in the comments section that "This is the most absurd thing I have ever heard...well so far today. Bake sales have been done for years in the schools." Betsey Benagh said that while she applauded "the effort to teach healthy habits, I disagree that completely banning all treats is the way to go." "I'd rather teach …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Solid waste discovered under a portion of the new track required construction to halt until contractors can make sure the ground beneath the track will not settle over time, causing instability.
You Ask, Patch Answers is a new weekly column for Melrosians who have questions about something they've spotted around the city or wondered about. Submit your question to danield@patch.com. Jeff emailed Melrose Patch asking, "What's causing the delays at Pine Banks? The softball field is finished, but the rest of the project has gone nowhere for months. It just seems that with all the good weather we had this year the project should have moved on faster." Solid waste discovered in the late fall by contractors under a portion of the track caused the construction delay, according to Melrose City Planner Denise Gaffey, who said nevertheless the project remains on track for a Nov. 15 opening. Contractors discovered the solid waste in the area …
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Pine Banks Park
1087 Main St, Melrose, MA
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Link to PDFs of agendas for this week's Melrose City Hall and school meetings.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
These 20 Melrose High School Students did exceptionally well on the language exam.
The 20 Melrose High School Students who earned awards for scoring well on the National Latin Exam. From Lisa Lord: More than 150,000 students take the National Latin Exam both in the U.S. and abroad. Melrose High School students can be proud of competing successfully on this level. Melrose Patch wants suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. Submit your nomination by e-mailing danield@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information:
The School Committee will also begin drafting policies to adapt the city's salary administration plan for Melrose Public Schools that will define compensation levels for principals and non-union administration level employees.
Two Melrose Public Schools administrators will receive $4,000 raises and the School Committee will begin work on adapting the city's salary administration plan for its own administrators and principals, after votes taken Tuesday night. Greg Zammuto, the school business manager, and Patti White-Lambright, the assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services—the district's special education department—will each receive the raises out of this year's fiscal budget. Zammuto's salary will increase to $104,918 and White-Lambright's will increase to $110,037. Each raise was approved by a 6-1 vote. The $8,000 for those raises comes out of the Step-UPS/ERI line item in the budget, which sets aside funding for all Melrose Public Schools employee…
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Melrose City Hall
562 Main St, Melrose, MA
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Mayor Rob Dolan took a variety of questions from Melrose residents in Wednesday's monthly live chat.
Yesterday on Melrose Patch, Mayor Rob Dolan joined us for our monthly live chat, taking questions about the Ravine Road one-way experiment, turnover with school principals, turnover in the business community and more. You can read a full transcript of the chat; below are highlights from the Q&A session sorted by subject. Questions are in bold, followed by Dolan's response. Walter Greelish: Good afternoon. While it's only been a couple of days since the Ravine Road "experiment" has been implemented, indications are that it is creating a traffic nightmare on Woodland Road and at the bottom of Pond Street. If the issue is speeding on Ravine Road in Stoneham, why not just implement speed mitigation measures there? Right now, even though all …
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Melrose Mayor's Office
562 Main St, Melrose, MA
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Noureddine Zoukhri taught French at Waltham High School.
A Melrose resident and Waltham High School teacher died suddenly last week. Noureddine Zoukhri, who had taught French for the last four years, died on May 1, according to school officials. He was 58 and lived in Melrose, according to his obituary. “He was caring teacher, a dedicated teacher,” said Waltham High School Principal Gregory Demeo. Zoukhri is the second member of the school community to pass away this year. Earlier this year, a young elementary school student died. According to Waltham Public Schools Superintendent Susan Nicholson, upon learning of Zoukhri's death, the district immediately executed a plan to help students and staff members cope with tragic news. School adjustment counselors were on hand to assist students and …
Ann McCarthy
6:07 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thank you for the update Dan. Wr were wondering about it this weekend. more ›