Jen for Melrose

05/30/2026

Congratulations, !

05/27/2026

What a wonderful two days celebrating Melrose High alum Frantzdy Pierrot! plays for the Haitian national team and had a significant role in helping Haiti qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 52 years. It was wonderful yesterday to join Governor Healey, LG Driscoll, in the celebration of Frantzdy Pierrot Day at the State House, which included a stellar performance by ! Today, Frantzdy took time to visit MHS, reconnect with his teachers and coaches, and answer questions (and take MANY photos) with students.
Melrose will be cheering you on during your first 2026 World Cup match on June 13!

(Thank you to the Office of Governor Healey for a great photo!)

05/25/2026

Today, we honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. Thank you to our Veterans’ Services department, Veterans’ Advisory Board members, and MVMMS staff, and community members for planning and participating in this week’s events and commemorations.

And THANK YOU to our Melrose veterans and their families for your sacrifice.

05/19/2026

The Melrose community is invited to join in honoring members of the military who lost their lives in service to our country and their families. These events are made possible thanks to the Veterans’ Services Department, Melrose Veterans Advisory Board, Melrose Public Schools, DPW, and many community organizations.

05/17/2026

Some highlights from the first half of May: touring our gorgeous new NE Metro Tech building; first pitch for ; and a full house for our annual Senior Day in the Park at Mt. Hood. Spring is here 🌺

05/05/2026

There are no words to convey such a profound loss and our hearts are and will remain with the family and our community.

Free resources are available to Melrose residents in need of support including: The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line at 833-773-2445 (call or text); and Community Behavioral Health Center (Eliot) which provides 24 / 7 service at 800-988-1111.

04/28/2026

Proud to join my fellow mayors in an op-ed calling for a local option for cities and towns to ban predatory third-party electricity suppliers from signing or renewing residential contracts. Our residents get inundated with mailers, approached by aggressive salespeople outside grocery stores, and pushed into contracts with fine print designed to confuse. An initial teaser rate gives way to prices that dwarf what customers would have paid on basic service. One analysis found suppliers overcharged Massachusetts customers by $81 million in 2024 alone. When residents try to cancel, they run into early termination fees and automatic renewals they never agreed to.

Our community choice electricity programs, through which municipalities buy power in bulk at better prices, show what the alternative looks like. Melrose has been saving residents money since 2016 through a community power program that currently offers rates below National Grid’s basic service while including additional renewable energy. These programs offer stable pricing, genuine renewable energy options, and accountability to voters, and prove that affordability and clean energy can go hand in hand. The time is right for Beacon Hill to take action against predatory electric suppliers and protect our consumers and residents.

The bill’s consumer protections would move Massachusetts from having some of the weakest safeguards for residential electricity customers to some of the strongest.

04/27/2026

Earlier this month, I joined my fellow mayors and town managers of the Metro Mayors Coalition to discuss our budget priorities with Senate leadership. Local aid, school and road funding, speed enforcement, remote meetings, and mass transit were just a few of our discussion topics. We also got a chance to take in a great view!

04/23/2026

Happy World Book Day! Last week, I had the chance to read some of my favorite books to Winthrop School 3rd graders as part of @thebridgemelrose's community reading day. Thanks to The Bridge, MPS, and our elementary school students for a wonderful morning enjoying books.