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Melrose Sets Aug. 6 Visitation For Viola Limone

Melrose will hold a visitation for resident Viola Limone on Aug. 6 at Gately Funeral Home, the Boston Globe reports. The listing, headlined "VIOLA LIMONE Obituary (1951 - 2026) - Melrose, MA - Boston Globe - Legacy," was posted to Legacy.com and sets the service for 4 to 8 p.m. at the f…

Noodle Shop Sign Appears At Vacant Downtown Melrose Storefront

A noodle restaurant appears set to fill a long-vacant downtown Melrose storefront. A sign for an eatery called Slurp Noodle has gone up at the site of a former Italian takeout restaurant that closed this spring, according to a report from Melrose Patch. Separately, some Melrose resident…

Senate Economic Bill Touches Small Business, Housing, E-Bikes

A sweeping Massachusetts Senate economic development bill touching Melrose small businesses and housing rules headlined local coverage Wednesday. State Senator Jason Lewis joined colleagues in passing legislation that, per "Senator Lewis and Mass. Senate Pass Major Economic Development …

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Two Melrose-resident obituaries were published this week: Beeltje, Roger Herbert, 81, who died July 22, 2026, and Swan, Charlotte A., 91, who died July 21, 2026, with arrangements under Robinson Funeral Home. Both notices were sourced via Echovita.

Melrose Home Sales Cluster Above $900,000 As July Median Tops $1 Million

Melrose recorded 17 property transfers between June 26 and July 25, with 11 disclosing a sale price ranging from $417,000 to $1,825,000 and a median of $1,052,000. The month's top sale was 34 Russet Lane at $1,825,000, followed by 35 Frances Street at $1,650,000. Main Street saw the mos…

Melrose Patch Readers Offer Park Etiquette Guidance

Melrose Patch readers offered common-sense park etiquette guidance this week, urging leashed dogs and shared respect for trails. The reader roundup, published by Melrose Patch under its "Block Talk" feature, distilled neighbor opinions into a short list of asks for anyone using the city…

Melrose eyes pickleball courts in $10 million park overhaul as fall league registration opens.

Melrose sports news this week centered on facilities and registration rather than games. Patch reported July 14 that new pickleball courts are part of a proposed $10 million overhaul of a 19-acre town park. On the youth side, Melrose Youth Soccer's fall registration remains open per a J…

Obituary notices, week of July 13 through July 19, 2026

Two Melrose-resident obituaries were published this week, according to notices reviewed on Echovita: Campbell, Gail E. (78), who died July 14, 2026, with arrangements by Boston Cremation of Malden; and Galluzzo, Mary "Pat Kelly" (87), who died July 15, 2026, with arrangements by Gately …

Melrose home prices hold above $1 million as June sales close near seven figures

Melrose recorded 19 property deeds between June 19 and July 18, with 13 disclosing a sale price ranging from $479,000 to $1,825,000 and a median of $1,100,000. The month's top sale was 34 Russet Ln at $1,825,000, sold by Brendan and Karen Regan to Aaron S. Henderson and Suzanne Skylar G…

Vigil for Two Men Planned Outside Melrose City Hall Next Week

A vigil demanding justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero is planned outside Melrose City Hall next week. Organizers have set the gathering for Saturday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at 562 Main Street, per a Patch calendar listing headlined "Vigil to Demand Justice for L…

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