UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 8:03 pm ET
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Melrose has all but done away with Columbus Day. (Mike Carraggi/Patch)
MELROSE, MA Two city councilors were notably absent from the long list of elected officials who supported Mayor Paul Brodeur s proclamation Wednesday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on the day traditionally reserved for Columbus Day.
Councilors John Tramontozzi and Cory Thomas did not join nine other councilors and others in backing Brodeur s proclamation, which did not erase Columbus Day as it is a federal holiday, but made clear an intent to instead celebrate and recognize Indigenous Peoples Day.
The councilors provided different reasons for declining to support the proclamation, both of which you can read in their entirety below.