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Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church and School Now in their 97th Year serving…

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As part of the Mayor’s 1,000,000 tree planting program, workers here are diligently planting trees…

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Please Stand By!

Welcome to Melrose is moving!  Please make a note of our new home:http://www.welcome2melrose.com and stay tuned for our new look as well!

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Update: Illegal Dumping in Melrose

A month to the day when it was first reported that 688 Courtlandt Avenue’s side lot was being used as an illegal dumping ground, Welcome to Melrose is happy to report that the problem has been corrected.  As I walked by yesterday, wooden panels had been erected, sealing off the lot to the public.  At…

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The Solara Cooperative Apartments Unveiled at Another Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On a beautiful Friday morning this past October 30 dozens of people gathered for yet another ribbon cutting ceremony this time for affordable co-op apartments at The Solara located on Grant Avenue between 167th and 169th Streets in the East Concourse area just North of Melrose.The Solara is comprised of 2 ten story buildings with…

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Phillies Fans Partied on Thursday but Yanks Were Victorious

Walking back home from The Gateway Center at The Bronx Terminal Market and the new waterfront park, Mill Pond, I stumbled across a few Yankees fans from New Hampshire and New Jersey having some fun at a tailgate party as well as a bus load of Phillies fan…too bad the latter came all this way…

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