Friday, March 15, 2013
With the asbestos abatement work completed, construction of the Melrose High School science labs began this week, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey.
With the asbestos abatement work completed, construction of the Melrose High School science labs began this week, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey. The science labs construction project began Monday at the high school, according to Gaffey. However, before the construction could get underway, Norwood-based contractor Southern Middlesex Industries needed to finish the abatement. "During (February) vacation all the asbestos abatement work was occurring and that was completed during school vacation as scheduled," Gaffey said, adding that school resumed operations Feb. 25. The 18,000-square-foot renovation project is expected to be completed by August 2013 for the start of the 2013-2014 school year, according to officials. A high school …
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Asbestos abatement work for the Melrose High School science labs project started on Tuesday.
Asbestos abatement work for the Melrose High School science labs project started on Tuesday, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey. Gaffey anticipates the abatement project being completed before students return to school from February vacation on Feb. 25. Norwood-based contractor Southern Middlesex Industries is handling the project, according to Gaffey. Mayor Rob Dolan announced the project in a press statement this week. "(Tuesday) was an incredibly important day for Melrose High School, its students, and education in Melrose: The 18,000 square-foot renovation of the Melrose Science Department began (Tuesday) with crews locking down the area and beginning construction," Dolan said in the statement. "Tremendous job by Principal Farrell…
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Check out the Melrose Patch 5 Things column for Friday, Feb. 15.
Here are five things to know for Friday, Feb. 15: 1. Sunny skies: Friday is expected to be mostly sunny, with daytime highs in the upper 40s before becoming cloudy and temperatures dipping into the upper-20s at night, according to the National Weather Service forecast for Melrose. 2. Food pantry: The Servant's Heart Food Pantry is expected to be open from 10-11:30 a.m. Friday at the Faith Evangelical Church, 200 Franklin St. The food pantry helps more than 200 families in the Melrose region by providing emergency food to people in need. 3. Fill up the tank: Want traffic updates or gas prices in the Melrose region? Take a gander at our Commute section for information. 4. In case you missed it: Check out the latest Melrose Police log. 5. MHS…
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
On Oct. 3 the Massachusetts School Building Authority awarded $3.1 million to Melrose High School for the construction of nine new science labs.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recently awarded $3.1 million to Melrose High School for the construction of new science labs, according to a report on the Boston Globe website. On Oct. 3 the MSBA also signed off on plans for a new elementary school in Georgetown and renovation of a middle school in Newburyport, according to the Globe. In June, Melrose was chosen along with nine other public high schools to receive funding under the MSBA’s Science Labratory Initiative, through which $60 million in federal stimulus money is being used to reimburse school districts with a percentage of the project’s cost, reads the Globe report. The Melrose grant will cover nearly 50 percent of the total project budget of $6.5 million, the…
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Myron Dittmer
7:38 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
It is terrific to see our city making another major investment in our schools and in the future education of our children as well as preparing them for the jobs of the 21st century! These state-of-the-art labs and equipment will provide our students with the knowledge and tools to compete with their peers and will have the potential of launching them into careers in math and science. What a … more ›