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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 07:50 pm

Melrose News

Local news for Melrose, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

15 hrs ago | Daily Item

Woman rescues 2-year-old boy from Breakheart lake

A Wakefield woman's quick thinking saved a 2-year-old boy from drowning Wednesday at Pearce Lake in Breakheart Reservation, firefighters said.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, MA, Saugus, MA, Lynn, MA

Yesterday | Boston Globe

Fires in Chelsea, Melrose stretch resources

Two fires broke out within less than an hour in Chelsea and Melrose yesterday, gutting two multifamily houses and dividing firefighter assistance from surrounding communities.

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Related Topix: Chelsea, MA, Boston, MA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Boston Herald

Double dose of heroism

Both fires broke out about 12:40 p.m., when the mercury soared well past 80 degrees, a threshold that forces more manpower since fire departments must cycle jakes to the front lines more quickly to avoid heat ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Chelsea, MA, Boston, MA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Boston Herald

Pols wrap pork with kid labels

One earmark targeted for child safety is actually being used by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr.

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Related Topix: Everett, MA, Kids, Family, Hull, MA, Revere, MA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Boston Globe

Waiting for the Entwistle verdict in Woburn

The verdict watch in Neil Entwistle's double-murder trial occurs outside Courtroom 430 on wood benches, where a dozen reporters and courthouse regulars are sprawled out with laptops, newspapers, library books, ...

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Related Topix: Woburn, MA, Reading, MA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Boston.com

New water bill schedule

Starting next Tuesday, Malden officials will issue monthly water bills to local property owners.

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Related Topix: Malden, MA, Revere, MA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Lowell Sun

Tyngsboro puts the brakes on cruiser ads

Talk of selling ads for police cruisers came to a halt this week when selectmen nixed the idea after a recommendation by Police Chief William Mulligan.

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Related Topix: Tyngsboro, MA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

Police logs

The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: r Sean R. McElroy, 19, of 20 Bayberry Road, Newburyport, and Gina M. Santosuosso, of 3 Cedarwood Lane, Melrose, were arrested at 10:55 p.m. ...

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Related Topix: Westford, MA, Medford, MA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

WWLP

Two die in Mass. drownings

At least two drownings have occurred in Massachusetts since the start of the current heat wave.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, MA, Saugus, MA, Lynn, MA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Daily Item

Lynn girl drowns at Breakheart

A Lynn Vocational Technical Institute student drowned while swimming with friends Monday at Pearce Lake in the Breakheart Reservation, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, MA, Chelsea, MA, Lynn, MA, Saugus, MA, Weather

Sat May 31, 2008

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

District court

NEWBURYPORT: The following jury-waived case was recorded on Wednesday, May 28, in Newburyport District Court, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding: Stephen Pesce, 19, of 24 Pleasant St., Everett; assault and ...

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Related Topix: Everett, MA, Salisbury, MA, Newburyport, MA, West Newbury, MA

Thu May 29, 2008

Andover Townsman

Replacement found for former principal of year Woods: South Elementary School hires Beverly principal

After months of searching and interviews, the last of Andover's open principal positions has been filled.

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Tue May 27, 2008

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

Police Logs

The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: r A 16-year-old juvenile was issued a summons Friday at 11:16 p.m., charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

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Related Topix: Adams, MA, Nahant, MA, Byfield, MA, Newburyport, MA

Sun May 25, 2008

Boston Herald

Coffee drinkers spill beans on splash sticks

Call it what you will - plug, stopper, lid seal - a spiffy little item that the coffee-chain colossus has dubbed its "splash stick" rolled out last month with nary a splash.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Wakefield, MA

Sat May 17, 2008

Pepperell Free Press

K-9 officer

“Correctional Officers Week is a chance to recognize and pay tribute to an often unheralded group of public servants”

Lt. Gordon Clark has been serving and protecting for more than 30 years, but he found his calling as a K-9 officer trainer. via Pepperell Free Press

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Related Topix: Townsend, MA, Drugs, Middlesex County, MA

Thu May 15, 2008

Boston.com

Zoning may bring new life to mills

“So the . . . re-use of areas has been a focus.”

Melrose is hoping a newly adopted zoning tool will bring fresh vitality to an old mill area. via Boston.com

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Related Topix: Newburyport, MA

Mon May 12, 2008

WebWire

Best Selling Author, Spiritual Teacher Reverend John Nagy to Speak at Unity Cambridge

Cambridge, Mass. Reverend John Nagy- internationally acclaimed author and lecturer on a Course in Miracles, will be the guest minister Unity Cambridge at the Auditorium of the Morse School on Sunday May 18, ... via WebWire

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Related Topix: Cambridge, MA, Boston, MA

Sat May 10, 2008

Boston Globe

One man's gold is another's tank of gas

“There is some 10-karat and some 14-karat”

Record price and slow economy find many parting with jewelry It's a Friday afternoon in Everett and Andrew Hagen steers his Ford F-150 truck into a parking lot and walks into the Gold N' Oldies jewelry store. via Boston Globe

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Related Topix: Everett, MA, Malden, MA

Thu May 08, 2008

Boston.com

Mystic malady

“Each time a person registers a dog in one of our 21 communities, they will get an educational brochure about not dumping dog poop in storm drains”

Matt Shuman has trudged through some miserable weather, inched down icy rocks, and wrapped numb fingers around carefully collected samples of frigid river water as a volunteer foot soldier in a regionwide ... via Boston.com

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Related Topix: Somerville, MA, Medford, MA

Tue May 06, 2008

Cw56.com

Speed and alcohol factors in Melrose crash

A local teen is in trouble, accused of driving drunk and crashing his car with four other teens inside. via Cw56.com

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