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State refuses to budge on decision to block expansion of Mystic Valley charter school

State education officials on Tuesday refused to back away from their decision to block a planned expansion of the highly ranked Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, prompting the school’s officials to threaten a lawsuit ...
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Mystic Valley softball team heading to tournament

The Mystic Valley girls' softball team qualified for the state tournament for the sixth consecutive year with a 12–2 victory over Pope John of Everett Monday ...
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Obituary: Scott F. Shepherd

SHEPHERD, Scott F. Age 43, of Melrose, May 19, 2013 ...
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Veterans board plans Memorial Day events

The Veterans Advisory Board on Tuesday will review plans for Memorial Day observances ...
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Campus KIDS offers summer fun: Enrollment is now open for elementary and pre-k students

Melrose Public Schools’ Education Stations proudly presents Campus KIDS’ fourth year of summer enrichment programming ...
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Senator Clark attends walk to honor victims of gun violence

Senator Katherine Clark (D-5th Middlesex) is joined by Ann Krantz, Molly Malloy and Dawn Tringas of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America at the Greater Boston Mother’s Day Walk in honor of victims of gun violence and their families on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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Melrose's Jennifer Cain headed to Merrimack to play volleyball

By Andy Deossa, Globe Correspondent T.J. Hajjar, third-year coach of the Merrimack volleyball team, announced Thursday that four players had committed to the Class of 2017 ...
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Senator Katherine Clark Welcomes the state champion Melrose High School girls’ volleyball team

Senator Katherine Clark (D-5th Middlesex), Representative Paul Brodeur (D-32nd Middlesex) and Senator Thomas McGee (D-3rd Essex) welcomed the Melrose High School girls’ volleyball team to the State House last week in recognition of their state championship season.
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Buses to replace trains on part of Orange Line on five nights per week during June, Aug., Sept., Oct.

Subway service between the Orange Line’s four most northern stations will be replaced by buses after 9 p ...
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Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Hallmark Health System now open in Melrose

According to the American Diabetes Association there are nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States living with diabetes and an additional 57 million Americans at risk for the disease.
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Former probation commissioner and Melrose resident honored as “community hero”

The Boston-based non-profit, which aids ex-offenders and individuals with developmental disabilities, awarded Corbett on Wednesday, May 1 at their Annual Spring Reception ...
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Mayor proposes $2.6 million boost in city budget

The line items for salaries are set to receive increases in many city departments: A 3 ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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