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Melrose City Council Declares In Unison: Black Lives Matter
A resolution explicitly denouncing racism was unanimously supported during Monday night's virtual meeting.
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- Melrose, MA
Mike joined Patch in 2016 after eight years at The Boston Globe. He managed and directed news coverage in Southern New England before moving to the Product Team. Tell me how we can make Patch better at mike.carraggi@patch.com.
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Phantom Gourmet CEO Quits Following Social Media Flap: Patch PM
Phantom Gourmet host and Mendon Twin co-owner Dave Andelman has resigned from the company after an uproar about his Facebook comments.
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Boston, MA|News|
Ground Beef Sold At Walmart Recalled For Possible E. Coli
Lakeside Refrigerated Services is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of ground beef produced June 1.
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Melrose|News|
Council Calls On Mayor To Apologize For 'Political Grandstanding'
A bitter City Council meeting ended with no vote — and stunning criticism directed the mayor's way — after recording space ran out (again.)
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Boston, MA|News|
Ex-eBay Employees Charged In Bizarre Retaliatory Scheme: Patch PM
Bloody pig masks. Live cockroaches. Pornography and swingers. All part of a wild scheme to get back at a Natick couple, prosecutors said.
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Get Tested For Coronavirus: 50 Pop-Up Testing Sites This Week
Gov. Charlie Baker urged even people without symptoms to get the free testing for coronavirus this Wednesday and Thursday.
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Melrose|News|
Taymore To Get Big Honkin' Sendoff
Superintendent Cyndy Taymore is set to retire at the end of the month.
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Boston, MA|News|
Phantom Gourmet On Forced Hiatus After CEO's Facebook Posts
Phantom Gourmet CEO Dave Andelman made several statements critical of the recent George Floyd protests in Boston.
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Melrose|News|
Heated Melrose Conversation Just Getting Started
Notebook: Let's unpack some of the discussion surrounding the city's funding of upgraded police firearms and implicit bias training.
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Boston, MA|News|
Racism Now A Public Health Crisis In Boston: Patch PM
The declaration was accompanied by a $3 million transfer from the police overtime budget to the Boston Public Health Committee.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis
Mayor Marty Walsh proposed sending 20 percent of the police overtime budget to the Boston Boston Health Commission.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Wrestles With First Taste Of Defunding The Police
The City Council denied the mayor's request to reallocate money meant to replace old police firearms to fund implicit bias training.
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Boston, MA|News|
Massachusetts Coronavirus Cases Nearly Double From Previous Day
It's not yet known whether the spike is a blip or the beginning of a larger trend following the relaxation of social distancing guidelines.
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Boston, MA|News|
College Vows Never Again After Cops Use Bathroom: Patch PM
Berklee College said it is "deeply sorry" after allowing Boston police officers to use the restrooms during the May 31 demonstrations.
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Boston, MA|News|
College Vows Never Again After Cops Use Bathroom
The Berklee College of Music allowed Boston police officers to use bathrooms that were closed to students and the public during a protest.
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Boston, MA|News|
State Lawmakers Working On Police Reform, Certification Process
The legislation would ban police chokeholds and demand officers intervene when a fellow officer is using inappropriate force.
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Christopher Columbus Statue Removed After Beheading: Patch PM
After being removed, Boston's oft-vandalized — and now headless — statue's future is now officially up in the air.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Fourth of July Will Be Celebrated Differently
The city is encouraging celebrating the day in spirit, but not at the usual Melrose Common gathering place for the annual parade.
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Melrose|News|
Square One Mall Reopens With New Guidelines, Restrictions
The Square One Mall reopened for the first time in months Wednesday, and with it comes an increasingly familiar set of guidelines.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site Will Be At City Hall
People who live or work in Melrose and Wakefield must pre-register to get tested June 19 between the hours of 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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