Week in Review: Melrose Police Officers Visit Terminally Ill Child in Virginia

Check out some of the top posts on Melrose Patch this week.

Here are some of the top posts on Melrose Patch this week:

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Melrose Police Officers Visit Terminally Ill Child in Virginia

Melrose Police officers were among the more than 250 officers that recently traveled to Virigina to meet a terminally ill child, according to a police press statement.

Melrose Police officers were among the more than 250 officers that recently traveled to Virigina to meet a terminally ill child, according to a police press statement. On Dec. 19 members of the Melrose Police Department Honor Guard drove to Rustburg, Va. along with nearly 100 other police departments to meet with 5-year-old Virginian Nathan Norman, who has terminal brain cancer and has a love of law enforcement and Christmas, according to the statement. "The convoy drove single file with blue lights on (during) the 12-hour trip, picking up other agencies along the route from throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (for) a three-mile-long line of holiday greeting," reads the statement. Nathan was surprised the …

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Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Massachusetts

Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill proclaiming the third week in October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

Breast cancer: Guys get it too. That's the message of The Blue Wave, a group created to spread awareness about breast cancer in men, and the message that will be sent the week of Oct. 21-27 in Massachusetts after Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill proclaiming the third week in October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Last month, Patrick signed the bill that says the week aims "to raise awareness of the occurrence of breast cancer in men and to encourage regular testing for breast cancer amongst all citizens of the Commonwealth." According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, one of the most well-known breast cancer awareness groups, breast cancer in men is rare but still happens: The overall ratio of female to male breast …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Monday, Oct. 24

Cutting for a Cure; Planning Board subcommittee meeting cancelled; share your Melrose sports photos and videos.

Today Monday, Oct. 24—110 years ago today, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel—and here are Melrose's five fast facts for the day: 1) So when you hear this autumn song, clear your heads and get ready to run: Partly sunny today with a high near 61. South wind between 3 and 9 mph. Tonight, showers likely, mainly between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.) 2) Now baby what've you done to your hair? The song so nice we used it twice. Join Hallmark Health for “Cutting for a Cure” today at Halo Studio, 467 Main St. in Melrose. Have…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Thursday, Oct. 6

Hair cuts for a cancer cure, Women's Shopping Night, and more.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 6—145 years ago today, the Reno gang carried out the first robbery of a moving train in the U.S.—and here are Melrose's five fast facts for the day: 1) Cool as air: Today will be sunny with a high near 60. Northwest wind between 9 and 16 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind between 5 and 8 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.) 2) Two bits: Not even two bits. Make an appointment to donate your hair (eight inches or more) and get a free cut/style at Hallmark Health's “Cutting for a Cure” on Monday, Oct. 24 at Halo Studio in Melrose. The hair will be donated to Pink Heart Funds, which makes free wigs for women and children with cancer. 3) Women be shoppin': If you missed yesterday's …

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Pan-Mass Challenge 2011: Meet the Melrose Riders

Pan-Mass Challenge Profile: Mark Hurley

A resident of Melrose for over 20 years, Mark Hurley, of East Highland Street, will be biking from Babson College to Bourne in the 32nd annual Pan-Mass Challenge on August 6 and 7.

Name: Mark Hurley Age: 47 The 32nd annual Pan-Mass Challenge represents Hurley's fourth year riding for cancer research, and the East Highland Street resident says his enthusiasm for the PMC hasn't wavered in the slightest. He will be riding the one-day ride that begins in Wellesley, at Babson College, and reaches its terminus in Bourne, some 84 miles away. His ride is scheduled for Saturday, August 6. Hurley, who lost his mother to cancer when he was eight, got involved with the PMC through his employer, and "was hooked," after his first ride. An avid cyclist since he was a child, Hurley saw the PMC as an ideal way to get involved in the fight against cancer. The PMC donates 100 percent of all monies raised to the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-…

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Melrose Cancer Survior Rides at Fenway Park for PMC Day

Melrose resident Joanne King was one of 32 riders to participate in PMC Day at Fenway Park yesterday, by cycling around the warning track prior to the Red Sox interleague game against Milwaukee.

Melrose resident Joanne King was honored along with 31 other cancer survivors and Pan-Massachusetts Challenge cyclists as part of PMC Day at Fenway Park prior to Saturday night’s interleague showdown between the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. King and the other cyclists rode around the warning track in a pre-game ceremony to honor their commitment to raising money for cancer care and research. “It’s really exciting. It really is,” said King, who has called Melrose home for the past 16 years and currently resides on Melbourne Avenue. “It’s a long journey from finding out you have breast cancer to riding out in Fenway Park. It’s a little overwhelming. It’s really wonderful and all for a good cause.” King’s life has been tragically …

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