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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your …

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Wednesday, Dec. 21

MVMMS and Hoover Site Councils meet; time's running out to win $100K for Melrose Public Schools!

Check the traffic out there before heading out the door! Today is Wednesday, Dec. 21—23 years ago today, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, from a bomb planted by Islamic terrorists—and here are Melrose's five fast facts for the day: 1) As showers from the clouds: Showers, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 52. Southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Tonight, showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Low around 47. West wind between 9 and 14 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.) 2) I walk through the long schoolroom questioning: The MVMMS School Council and Hoover Site Council both meet today at 3 p.m. 3) Fa la la la la: Melrose, you're running out of time to…

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Thursday, Dec. 15

Book clubs meet at the MPL; add a photo of your Christmas lights to enter our Deck The House contest and win $100K for Melrose Schools.

Check the traffic out there before heading out the door! Today is Thursday, Dec. 15—10 years ago today, Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened after a team of experts spent 11 years and $27 million to fortify the tower without eliminating its famous lean—and here are Melrose's five fast facts for the day: 1) Showers pounding out a new beat: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Tonight, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.) 2) Turn the page: Two MPL book clubs meet today. MPL Cocoa House for middle schoolers meets at 3 p.m. to discuss Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt, and the MPL Book …

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