Top 10 Melrose Headlines—February 2012

Here's a look at the top headlines from Melrose Patch for the month of February.

In order, these were the 10 most-read stories last month:

1) : Let's just move on.

2) : The Melrose institution closed for good on Friday, Feb. 24, as owners Vita and Tom Bugden of Medford have decided to retire after owning the store since 1985.

3) : Melrose firefighters knocked down a two-alarm fire at a duplex-style two-family home at 3 Vine St. on Valentine's Day that left an apartment uninhabitable.

4) : Owner Ellen Hegarty hung a hand-written sign in the window informing the community of neighborhood café's closing.

5) Two hundred and fifty eight votes were cast in our inaugural Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest.

6) : Melrose City Hall released the police management study that stoked a war of words between Mayor Rob Dolan and the city's police unions when first proposed in December.

7) : Our weekly selection of police log entries.

8) : Our weekly selection of police log entries.

9) In our inaugural "Visions for Vacancies" article, we asked if you had your way, what would you like to see built/operate at the former Sparks Computerized Car Care building and lot at the corner of Main Street and Grove Street.

10) : JRM Hauling & Recycling will takeover residential curbside trash collection from the City of Melrose beginning March 5, but residents shouldn't notice any change in their service according to the company's officials and Melrose City Engineer John Scenna.