Candidate Withdraws After Address Questioned: Patch PM

Today is Monday, Oct. 12. Here are some of the top stories we are covering.

A candidate in the race to represent Melrose on the Northeast Regional Vocational School Committee is withdrawing after Patch published a story raising questions about whether he lives where he claims to.

Andrew White told Patch in a text message Monday afternoon he is going to "withdraw from the school post," citing family concerns.

Joshua White, who has mentioned in posts on a Facebook community group as far back as 2018 that his father hasn't lived with him at 35 Otis St. for years, said his father was only withdrawing because he got caught.

Other top stories

Book Store Shuts Doors On Weekends Over Mask Compliance

An award-winning bookstore on the Pedestrian Mall is locking its doors on weekends to those who don't have an appointment due to what it says is a "lack of compliance with mask and hand-sanitizing requirements" associated with the coronavirus health crisis.

Wicked Good Books, the independent book store on Essex Way, posted on its website that it will be open "by appointment only" during October on Saturdays and Sundays. The store remains open to the public on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"This year is unprecedented," Wicked Good Books owner Denise Kent told Patch on Monday. "Honestly, it's been exhausting emotionally and physically for our staff, and we're only one third the way through the month."

Selectmen Praise Police But Reject Resolution

The Tewksbury selectmen rejected a proposed resolution in support of the town's police department, recently, though the selectmen praised the department.

The Tewksbury Republican Town Committee submitted the draft resolution, which cited recent protests across the country as a reason to assert that the board stands in solidarity with the department.

"I unequivocally, cannot say enough, how much I fully support Tewksbury's finest," Chairman Jay Kelly said. "I don't need to sign a document to show my support for the police."

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