Ravine Road to Re-Open as Two-Way Street

Melrose Mayor Dolan said the street would likely return to normal by Dec. 10.

Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan announced today that upper Ravine Road will be re-opened as a two-way street, pending some short construction slated to begin in the first week of December. If all goes according to plan, he said, residents should have the road back to normal by Monday, Dec. 10. Last May, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) made the upper section of Ravine Road from Woodland Road to Fellsway East a one-way state-controlled street, for a six-month trial period. Meant to increase safety at the dangerous intersection of Ravine Road and the Fellsway East, Dolan said the change caused more problems than it mitigated. Earlier this month, Stoneham Town Administrator David Ragucci said that chances were "…

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West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquito Pools Near Stoneham

The virus has been isolated from three pools on Ravine Road and Swains Pond Avenue in Melrose, according to a Melrose Health Department press statement.

West Nile Virus has been isolated from three mosquito pools in Melrose located on Ravine Road and Swains Pond Avenue, the Melrose Health Department announced in a press release on Thursday. The state Department of Public Health reported the finding on Thursday, the Health Department said in the release. Next week, all catchbasins in Melrose will be treated with a larvacide to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in those environments. West Nile Virus detection in Melrose isn't new—the virus was detected in a mosquito pool near Stoneham last August and a middle-aged woman became ill with the virus last September, was briefly hospitalized and discharged. The Health Department said Thursday's announcement should "serve as warning" about the …

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Will One-Way Ravine Road Trial Continue?

A DCR spokesperson said that the six-month trial will continue as planned unless both Melrose and Stoneham say they would like the experiment to cease.

Will One-Way Ravine Road Trial Continue?

A DCR spokesperson said that the six-month trial will continue as planned unless both Melrose and Stoneham say they would like the experiment to cease.

The one-way Ravine Road six-month trial will continue as planned unless both Melrose and Stoneham say they would like the experiment to cease, according to a Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation spokesperson. DCR spokesperson S.J. Port said in an email that "DCR will continue the trial period unless we hear from both communities that they would like the trial to cease." That means, for now, the trial will continue. Mayor Rob Dolan wrote a letter to the DCR "imploring" the state to end the trial, citing "havoc" created at the Pond Street intersection and saying that the experiment hasn't alleviated issues at the Ravine Road and Fellsway East intersection. However, last Tuesday the Stoneham Board of Selectmen voted …

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Stoneham Selectmen Want to Continue Ravine Road One-Way Trial Period

On May 5, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation made the upper section of Ravine Road from Fellsway East to Woodland Road a one-way state-controlled street as part of a six-month trial period.

The Stoneham Board of Selectmen recently supported keeping part of Ravine Road as a one-way stretch during a six-month trial period run by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). On Tuesday the Selectmen voted unanimously to continue with the trial. Town Administrator David Ragucci intended to report back to DCR the Selectmen's decision so DCR could make a final determination about the Ravine Road trial period. On May 5, DCR made the upper section of Ravine Road from Fellsway East to Woodland Road a one-way state-controlled street. Melrose Mayor Wants Ravine Road Experiment Ended After receiving complaints from Melrosians, Melrose Mayor Rob Dolan penned a letter to DCR calling for the end of the Ravine Road trial…

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Upper Section of Ravine Road to Become One-Way Stretch

On Saturday, May 5, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will change the upper section of Ravine Road from Fellsway East to Woodland Road a one-way state-controlled street for the next six months.

POLL: Do You Support the Upper Section of Ravine Road Becoming a One-Way Street?

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With the upper stretch of Ravine Road set to become a one-way street on Saturday, May 5, we'd like to know: Do you support the upper section of Ravine Road becoming a one-way street? Let us know by taking our poll and posting a comment below.

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Russ

11:10 am on Friday, July 20, 2012

Any development with a reasonable 'entry point' will, in fact, cost more in school costs than it brings to the town. Public transport will only increase this serious problem. Any development must bring more income to the town than it is required to spend for the development.   more ›

Stretch of Ravine Road to Become One-Way for Trial Period

Stoneham Town Administrator David Ragucci informed residents of the change Tuesday night.

Ravine Road will become a one-way from its intersection with the Fellsway East to Woodland Road for at least a trial period of about six months and maybe permanently, according to Stoneham Town Administrator David Ragucci. Ragucci told Stoneham and neighboring Melrose residents that the trial period will go into effect in the next two to three weeks and last until spring, when the issue will be revisited. “If it doesn’t work, we’ll come back to the drawing board,” he said at Tuesday night’s informational meeting at Stoneham Town Hall. The change is meant to increase safety at the notoriously-dangerous intersection of Ravine Road and the Fellsway East, especially during rush hour, by preventing vehicles from exiting Ravine Road onto the …

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