East Side (Melrose)
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The East Side is a Melrose
, Massachusetts
neighborhood located on the east side of the city. It stretches roughly from Lebanon Street east to the Saugus, Massachusetts
line and is positioned in between the Mt Hood neighborhood (to the south) and the Horace Mann neighborhood (to the north).
A very popular spot in the East Side is the Melrose Common. The park consists of two softball fields, a basketball court, and a playground. The park is the only one of its kind in Melrose and serves as a central meeting place for city-wide activities such as summer programs and Fourth of July festivities.
: Winthrop School and Hoover School.
or Oak Grove Station
on the MBTA Orange Line during the morning and evening rush hours as well as in the afternoon.
Melrose, Massachusetts
-Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
neighborhood located on the east side of the city. It stretches roughly from Lebanon Street east to the Saugus, Massachusetts
Saugus, Massachusetts
Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...
line and is positioned in between the Mt Hood neighborhood (to the south) and the Horace Mann neighborhood (to the north).
Description
The area was mostly built out in the early twentieth century with a large majority of the houses being Colonials and Victorians.A very popular spot in the East Side is the Melrose Common. The park consists of two softball fields, a basketball court, and a playground. The park is the only one of its kind in Melrose and serves as a central meeting place for city-wide activities such as summer programs and Fourth of July festivities.
Education
The East Side contains two Kindergarten to fifth grade elementary schools operated by Melrose Public SchoolsMelrose Public Schools
Melrose Public Schools is a school district located in Melrose, Massachusetts. The district controls several schools in the city and is led by superintendent Joseph Casey...
: Winthrop School and Hoover School.
Transportation
The East Side is the closest Melrose neighborhood to Saugus and US Route 1. Additionally, MBTA bus route 131 runs to and from Melrose Highlands through the East Side to Malden Center StationMalden Center (MBTA station)
Malden Center Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line and Haverhill Line, located on Pleasant Street in downtown Malden, Massachusetts. It is an elevated station serving Malden's Edgeworth and downtown areas, with a small parking lot and connections to several bus lines...
or Oak Grove Station
Oak Grove (MBTA station)
Oak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose....
on the MBTA Orange Line during the morning and evening rush hours as well as in the afternoon.