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🌱 Patch AM: How a Melrose bookstore owner just earned statewide recognition
Make time for Especially ours in Waltham, Medford, Melrose x 2, and Somerville on the Melrose Patch calendar
Good morning Melrose! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Melrose bookstore owner just earned statewide recognition
- How much of this $103M boost is coming to Melrose?
Also on today's calendar: Especially ours in Waltham, Medford, Melrose x 2, and Somerville and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 45.
- Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Melrose Business Owner Honored With Immigrant Entrepreneur Award (patch.com) — A Melrose Main Street business owner, Andrea Iriarte Dent of Molly's Bookstore, is being honored with a statewide immigrant entrepreneur award for her contributions to the local community and economy. Her downtown shop has quickly become a hub for book clubs, children's storytimes, author talks, and fundraisers that bring Melrose residents together. The award will be presented in November in Boston. 
• Governor announces $103M for economic development and housing projects in Greater Boston (advocatenews.net) — State grants totaling more than $103 million will fund housing and economic development projects across Greater Boston, with over $17 million headed to Malden, Melrose, and Wakefield. Melrose's state representative says the money will help unlock roughly 750 new homes, boost downtown revitalization, and support small business growth. Local residents can expect long-term benefits from improved infrastructure and expanded housing options.
📸 Around Melrose
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose
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★ Featured events ★
- Especially ours in Waltham, Medford, Melrose x 2, and Somerville →
All local VFW Auxiliaries looking for new members!,
3:00 pm - Children's Own School Open House →
Children's Own School • 86 Main St • Winchester, MA,
9:00 pm - Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
10:00 am - Melrose Landlord - Energy Saving Workshop →
Melrose Public Library, 69 W Emerson St, Melrose
6:30 pm - Energy-Efficient Home Renovation Workshop →
Melrose Public Library, 69 W Emerson St, Melrose
6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
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Other local events
- Jannie Ho Book Signing: Pumpkin & Beetle: Super Secret Garden →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
10:30 am - 2026 Peabody Community Market →
Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
3:00 pm - Author Event "What Marcel Found" with Cedar Pruitt →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
10:30 am - No Kings: Vote Early →
Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
10:30 am - Mahjong Tile Painting @ Molly's Bookstore →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
6:00 pm - Six Annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day →
Medford's Historic Salem Street Burying Ground
10:00 pm - Author Event "Snickerdoodle" with Victoria Kann →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
10:30 am - Local Comedy Legends give back to their Local Veterans →
19 Washington St, Medford
5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
📣 Melrose Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Snipes posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Saugus. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Saugus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.
🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- 59 Bryant St Apt 1R, Malden, MA 02148 (redfin.com)
- Dangerousness hearing delayed for Malden sex trafficking suspect (bostonherald.com)
Wakefield
- Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Wakefield This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)
Ok Melrose! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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