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🌱 Patch AM: Tree Work Underway Ahead Of Melrose Park And Playground Renovation
Coming up on the Melrose Patch calendar: Wakefield Porchfest 2026
Hey hey Melrose! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Common Park playground set for major upgrade after tree work
Also on today's calendar: Wakefield Porchfest 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 60.
- Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Tree Work Underway Ahead Of Melrose Park And Playground Renovation (patch.com) — Families in Melrose can expect a refreshed playground at Common Park, where city crews are finishing tree work before installing new equipment for children ages 5 to 12 starting in late September. Funded by last year's voter-approved override, the project is part of a broader investment in parks, fields, and tree care across the city. 
📸 Around Melrose
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose
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★ Featured events ★
- Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
60 locations around Wakefield,
12:00 pm - Energy Bill Clinic →
Melrose Public Library,
10:30 am - Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Sprouting Melodies 1 (0-11 months)
Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
10:00 am - Sprouting Melodies 2 (ages 1-3)
Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
11:00 am - Little Songbook Opera: An Afternoon with Roy, G, and Biv (ages 4+
Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
2:00 pm - History Book Group (Adults)
Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
7:00 pm - Movie Matinee for Adults: Project Hail Mary
Melrose Public Library Meeting Room (Lower Level) , 69 W. Emerson
1:00 pm - MusicFest Open House & Auditions →
Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
2:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Sunday September 13
📣 Melrose Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- EARLY VOTING IN PERSON - State Primary →
Winchester, MA Calendar, 71 Mt. Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Winchester
8:00 am - HOCKEY FREESTYLE ONLY →
Stoneham, MA Calendar Stoneham, MA 02180
8:00 am - Early Voting
Saugus Public Library Community Room , 295 Central Street, Saugus
8:15 am - Full Day of School
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School Revere, MA 02151
8:20 am - PERMANENT STREET TREE COMMITTEE →
Winchester, MA Calendar
9:30 am - Drop-in Tech Support →
Stoneham Public Library Glass Office Stoneham Library, 431 Main Street, Stoneham, MA
10:00 am
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sen. Lewis, Rep. Lipper-Garabedian, & Legislature Protect Free Expression & Guard Against Political Book Bans —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
- Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Clinician - Jail Diversion in Melrose. Apply here.
- Life Care Center of Stoneham posted a job opening for Housekeeping Assistant in Stoneham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.
🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- 183 Madison St #2, Malden, MA 02148 (redfin.com)
- Malden Rallies Around Carey McDonald in State Senate Primary (advocatenews.net)
Stoneham
- Boston Couple Turns $1.32 Million Home Purchase Into Luxury Seychelles, Africa, Vacation (newyorktrendnyc.com)
Wakefield
- Details Released On Wakefield Porchfest 2026 (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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