Melrose
Criminal masterminds split proceeds of big haul - after stop at nearby CoinStar machine
By adamg - 2/11/10 - 4:01 pm
Melrose Police are looking for two guys who got away from a housebreak on Feb. 10 with a number of items, including "a large amount of change" and a pillowcase. They put the change in the pillowcase, then booked it to a nearby Johnnie's Foodmaster, where they poured all the change into the CoinStar machine.
Police did not say if the duo sucked up the CoinStar service fee and cashed in at the service desk or if they went for a gift card from one of CoinStar's many fine merchant partners.
First Jesus, now Mother Teresa
By adamg - 12/2/09 - 10:28 pmChannel 5 reports a Melrose shopowner says she found the visage of Mother Teresa on a cutting board.
One wonders if she knows the Methuen woman who found Jesus on the bottom of her steam iron.
Power outage screws up morning north of Boston
By adamg - 1/21/09 - 9:50 amIn thousands of households in Revere, Everett, Malden, Medford and Melrose, alarm clocks lost their minds and started blinking "12:00," Channel 4 reports.
Memorial Day
By adamg - 5/26/08 - 9:31 am
Rob Bellinger photographed the Waltham American Legion band at the Somerville Memorial Day parade.
Jen Stewart went to the Melrose Memorial Day parade, where some Boy Scouts used a catapault to distribute candy among kids.
Thank goodness for neighbors
By adamg - 2/22/08 - 12:09 pmJen Stewart reports:
... [W]hile I was shivering at the bus stop, waiting for a bus that appeared to either have arrived early and left me behind, or was running late, my neighbor (who usually takes the bus) pulled up in her car and asked if I wanted a lift to Oak Grove. ...
10th Melrose Run For Women - Mother's Day
By conficio - 4/2/07 - 4:18 pmMother's Day, May 13th 9AM
Pine Banks Park, Sylvan St Melrose, MA 02176
3.5 Mile road race for Women organized by the Melrose Running Club.
Fast becoming a Melrose tradition, approximately 400 women gather each year for this family event honoring mothers and children.
10 Week "Walk To Run" Program
By conficio - 3/31/07 - 1:16 pmWhen: Begins Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 7:00 PM
& meets every Tuesday for 10 weeks!
Where: Melrose Knights of Columbus, 23 West Foster
Street, Melrose, MA.
Goal: To run continuously for 30 minutes at a comfortable pace!
Pre-requisites:
* Desire to learn how to run!
* Able to walk for a duration of 30 minutes!
* Good physical health (consult with your physician before beginning this exercise program)!
Cost: $30.00 includes a ONE year individual
membership in the Melrose Running Club!
($40 for a family membership)
Food, is it Fuel or Fattening?
By conficio - 3/31/07 - 1:13 pmIs Food Fuel or Fattening?
Melrose Running Club
Presents an evening with
Nancy Clark, MS, RD
Internationally Known Sports Nutritionist
April 5th, 7 PM
Memorial Hall, 590 Main St.
Melrose, MA
We all want a healthy lifestyle, but our food choices often prevent us from reaching that goal. Join us on April
5th when Sports Nutritionist Nancy Clark will explain how we can still enjoy food while it fuels our body.
Whether you're a couch potato, a casual walker, or a marathon runner, you won’t want to miss Nancy's dynamic and
inspiring presentation.
Do T bus drivers ever have to take refresher courses in basic traffic regulations?
By adamg - 1/24/07 - 1:04 pmSpatch observes Another Moment in Great T Bus Driving this morning, involving an impatient driver on route 94 determined to get through an intersection no matter what it took.
Jennifer Stewart, though, commends a driver on the 136 line in Melrose who actually stopped before the designated bus stop so she wouldn't have to run in yesterday's mini-slush to catch the bus
Saying good-bye to Mr. Frank
By adamg - 12/29/06 - 2:38 pmJust go read why a chance encounter with his high-school history teacher in a Melrose restaurant left Dave Copeland in tears. Good tears.
