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VIDEO: My Christmas Eve

December 23, 2018

Chief Michael Lyle would like to share a video that was sent to him last night by Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes. The video was made by the California Highway Patrol and is based off a poem written by retired Ohio State Trooper Bob Welsh entitled “My Christmas Eve.”

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*UPDATED* A Statement from National Grid

November 17, 2018

Last evening National Grid’s electric and gas crews responded to reports of an incident involving two manholes at Essex Street in Melrose.

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A Statement from National Grid

November 17, 2018

MELROSE — Last evening National Grid’s electric and gas crews responded to reports of an incident involving two manholes at […]

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10-Year-Old Anthony All Smiles Behind the Wheel of a Melrose Police Cruiser

May 26, 2018

10-year-old Anthony was all smiles Saturday, May 26, sitting behind the wheel of a Melrose Police cruiser. 

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Melrose Police Seeking to Identify Man Who Robbed Bank Saturday Afternoon

April 14, 2018

Chief Michael L. Lyle reports that the Melrose Police Department is seeking to identify a man who robbed a bank Saturday afternoon.

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