Week in Review: Aug. 30-Sept. 5

Melrose students returned to school starting on Tuesday and Melrose Patch had school-by-school previews of what's new for the 2010-2011 school year, and students should get used to seeing more than one teacher in the classroom.

A bed bug infestation has spread to more than 50 units at the C.J. McCarthy Apartments, a senior housing complex run by the Melrose Housing Authority, whose Board of Commissioners declared an emergency at a special meeting Monday night to deal with the problem, which some residents of the apartment complex housing complained that the problem was ignored for too long.

The developer of a condominium development on Lebanon Street across from Melrose-Wakefield Hospital has agreed to hire unionized steel workers in order to bring an end to three weeks of protests by local laborers, according to the developer's attorney.

In more school news, the ANOVA School for gifted and talented children officially opened its doors on Wednesday evening. Also, Horace Mann students got a visit from a stage-frightened radio star from Mix 104.1; the Melrose School Committee approved the Winthrop School improvement plan; and parishioners from the Melrose Trinity Episcopal Church enjoyed an outdoor mass under the trees at Breakheart Reservation on Sunday, where Rev. Bruce Lomas performed the 'blessing of the backpacks.'

Brandy Winfield, the 2010 International Yoga Asana Champion, was invited to the Melrose Y on Tuesday to lead a children's class and demonstration. In other sports and wellness news, on Saturday Melrose Boot Camp Trainer Joy Fay held a special fitness session at Fred Green Field, with proceeds going to benefit EMARC. In Saturday's one-day single-elimination playoffs at the Melrose Common, Absolutely Fabulous took home the summer league's trophy. Our fitness columnist espoused the virtue of interval training.

Hurricane Earl forced the Melrose High School football team's pre-season scrimmage against Marblehead to move from Saturday to Friday, and had the city preparing for the hurricane, despite it weakening as it approached Massachusetts' shorelines.

In last week's police log, Melrose Police rounded up intoxicated 14 and 15-year-olds, contacted police in Nebraska about a phone scam and recovered a damaged safe dumped on Penney Road.

Columnist Kathy Shiels Tully wrote about taking time to say "thanks" with old-fashioned pen and paper.

Melrose Patch is holding a photo contest with cash prizes—we want your summer vacation photos!