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CTA Construction Managers Celebrates Steel Topping Off at New Melrose Fire Engine 2 Station

PR Underground · Sep 27, 2026

Peak Quality Roofing Ranks No. 1 in Melrose Local Search, Expands Reach in Malden

El Paso Times · Sep 21, 2026

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Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2026

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About Melrose

City in Massachusetts, United States

1629Established

29,817Population

4.8 sq miArea

135 ftElevation

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1. The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.

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#62Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictMelroseSchools10

RooseveltElementary · Grades K–5 · 406 students LincolnElementary · Grades K–5 · 404 students WinthropElementary · Grades K–5 · 392 students Herbert Clark HooverElementary · Grades K–5 · 260 students Horace MannElementary · Grades K–5 · 254 students Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 246 students

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