The Week Ahead: March 18 - 22
Good Evening, Melrose!
This past Wednesday, volunteers from across Melrose including our City staff, boards and commission members, and Mayor Jen began their morning by reading to children in our Melrose Public Schools system as part of yet another wildly successful Community Reading Day organized by The Bridge: A School/Community Partnership.
Pictured: Mayor Jen reads to 1st graders in Ms. Wilcox’s classroom at Winthrop Elementary School on Community Reading Day (Photo Credit: Melrose resident Sheri Leo).
It’s a Good Week for…
Accepting a $66,000 Grant for MPD’s Crisis & Mental Health Training: The City of Melrose has been awarded a $66,000 grant to fund the cost of crisis intervention and mental health first aid training for the Melrose Police Department (MPD) from the Department of Mental Health. To read the MPD's grant proposal, click here (pg. 41 of the City Council’s February 20 agenda packet).
A New Episode of The Melrose Minute: Outgoing Communications Manager Lily Martin shares insight into how you can stay in the know about City news and events, programs, resources, and more with Mayor Jen on Episode 6 of The Melrose Minute. To watch the episode, and others, visit www.cityofmelrose.org/melrose-minute. Thank you, MMTV!
Registering for the Residential Heat Pumps Webinar: You're invited to register in advance for the Melrose Energy Challenge's “Heat Pumps for Home Heating & Cooling” Webinar on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. To learn more, click here.
Expressing Interest in Organizing Community Events (MLK Day, PRIDE, Iftar): Melrose residents and organizations interested in planning/hosting a new community event or program (or one previously hosted by the Melrose Human Rights Commission such as MLK Day, Iftar, and PRIDE), should submit interest to the commission by Friday, March 22. To learn more, click here.
...and now, for some Good News from Melrose Public Schools
Catch up with our ever-learning students as well as our teachers and administrators by reading Superintendent Maceros’s Good News Fridays newsletter, which highlights how and what students are learning and more, by reading Edition 25.
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Monday, March 18
Commission on Women – Agenda Packet
7 p.m., Cassidy Conference Room, 2nd floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Remote Link for Public Comment: https://cityofmelrose-org.zoom.us/j/93081672051
Meeting ID: 930 8167 2051
Protection and License Committee – Agenda Packet
7 p.m., City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Remote Link for Public Comment: https://cityofmelrose-org.zoom.us/j/93081672051
Meeting ID: 930 8167 2051
Public Service Committee Meeting – Agenda Packet
7:05 p.m., City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Remote Link for Public Comment: https://cityofmelrose-org.zoom.us/j/93081672051
Meeting ID: 930 8167 2051
Appropriations and Oversight Committee – Agenda Packet
7:10 p.m., City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Remote Link for Public Comment: https://cityofmelrose-org.zoom.us/j/93081672051
Meeting ID: 930 8167 2051
City Council – Agenda Packet
7:45 p.m., City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Remote Link for Public Comment: https://cityofmelrose-org.zoom.us/j/93081672051
Meeting ID: 930 8167 2051
Tuesday, March 19
Veterans Services Advisory Board – Agenda Packet
7:30 a.m., The Milano Center, 201 West Foster Street
Melrose Housing Authority – Agenda Packet
7:15 p.m., MHA’s McCarthy Building, Community Room, 910 Main St.
Library Board of Trustees – Agenda Packet
7:30 p.m., Temple Beth Shalom, 21 East Foster Street
Wednesday, March 20
Liquor Licensing Commission – Agenda Packet
8:30 a.m., Cassidy Conference Room, 2nd floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Traffic Commission – Agenda Packet
5:30 p.m., City Council Chamber, 1st floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
Thursday, March 21
Board of Health – Agenda Packet
6:30 p.m., The Milano Center, 201 West Foster Street
Conservation Commission – Agenda Packet
7:30 p.m., Cassidy Conference Room, 2nd floor, City Hall, 562 Main Street
City of Melrose Programming
Stay involved with the Council on Aging
See what’s happening at Memorial Hall
Check out what’s to do at the Melrose Public Library
Get out and play with the Melrose Recreation Department
| The City's Calendar is updated often. Public bodies must notify the public 48 hours in advance of their meeting (excluding weekends and holidays). Questions about The Week Ahead can be emailed to lmartin@cityofmelrose.org. |
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