Wakefield
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Front Page: July 3, 2026
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Three cheers for the red, white and blue
RED BEGONIAS, white petunias and blue ageratum planted by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association lend a patriotic air to the Rockery for America’s 250th. (Mark Sardella Photo) We have switched to a subscription model for online access. Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.Subscribe Now!
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Let’s get the 250th celebration underway!
Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026 WAKEFIELD — Day-long activities are planned tomorrow as we celebrate America’s birthday. From morning kids’ parades and races, to a great late afternoon parade, an early evening concert on the common and a fireworks extravaganza after dark above Lake Quannapowitt, there will be plenty for……
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Commander Shelby Nikitin will lead Independence Day Parade
Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026 SHELBY NIKITIN (left) with her daughter and husband. WAKEFIELD — On America’s 250th birthday, the Grand Marshal for Saturday’s July 4th Independence Day Parade in Wakefield will be retired Naval Commander Shelby Nikitin. She is a 2000 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High and a 2004……
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Hit-and-run driver charged
Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026 WAKEFIELD — An East Boston man will be summonsed to court after fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident on North Avenue yesterday morning. Police said they received a call around 8:25 a.m. from a woman who said she had just been involved in……
North Reading
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Plant a Seed, Read!
Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 IN KEEPING with the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library, the gardening basket raffle was won by Deb LaJoie. Themed raffles and semi-annual book sales are popular means for the Friends……
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Long may she wave!
Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 A GARDEN of Old Glory displayed on the Town Common in honor of all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. (Maureen Doherty Photo) We have switched to a subscription model for online access. Please purchase an Online Subscription…
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Flag Football, Rec Hoopz and Adult Cardio Tennis at P&R
Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 NORTH READING — North Reading Parks and Recreation is your nonprofit community resource for fitness and fun! Your participation and investment support low-cost programming for all ages and improvements to our parks and playgrounds. Register today for the following programs listed below online at northreadingma.gov/parks-recreation……
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Flying High Frisbee Dogs at IRP July 8
Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 By MAUREEN DOHERTY NORTH READING — Now in its 29th season, the Friends of North Reading Parks and Recreation will present the second of four Summer BBQs and family-friendly entertainment next Wednesday night, July 8 at Ipswich River Park, 15 Central St. The food……
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Lucky winner!
Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 ERIN O’NEIL and her devoted companion were the lucky winners of the book stand basket, one of three popular themed baskets raffled off this spring by the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library. (Courtesy Photo) We have switched to a subscription model…
Melrose
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Melrose Commission on Disability holding 2026 Disability Pride events
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026 MELROSE — The City of Melrose Commission on Disability is presenting several activities and events to celebrate Disability Pride Month, this year commemorating the 36th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These activities include: Public meeting of the Melrose Commission on……
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Healey-Driscoll Administration awards $7.6M in trail grants
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026 BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently more than $7.6 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support the creation, expansion and maintenance of public trails throughout Massachusetts. This year’s grant program funds trail projects in 38 municipalities, as well as statewide efforts to improve trail networks. Leaders from……
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Lewis, state Senate make it easier to see a primary care doctor
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026 BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass new legislation to invest in primary care and make it easier for patients to see a primary care physician in Massachusetts. Currently, 43% of Massachusetts residents have difficulty accessing primary care, and……
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Sheriff’s Office welcomes 18 new correction officers
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026 MEMBERS OF THE 54th Basic Training Academy pose for a class photo alongside training academy staff, command staff members and Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian (front row center). WINCHESTER – Eighteen new correction officers formally joined the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office on Friday, May……
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Front Page: July 3, 2026
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Lynnfield
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Georges, Robins awarded LAG scholarships
Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 1, 2026 LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Art Guild (LAG) has announced that the two Lynnfield High School winners of its art-based scholarships for 2026 are Ereeny Georges and Jerusha Robins. Georges is the recipient of the Karen Rae Simpson Duggan Memorial Scholarship for $1,000, which honors a……
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Ellen Crawford receives 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award
Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 1, 2026 BOSTON – Lynnfield resident Ellen Crawford was recently named a recipient of the 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award. The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) presents Commonwealth Heroine Awards annually to recognize individuals across the state who are making a difference in their communities. Crawford, the……
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Looking Back in the pages of the Villager
Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 1, 2026 JULY 2, 1986 Summer Street recognized: The United States Department of Education gave Summer Street School a commendation this week. Summer Street was one of the 270 public and private schools nationwide to receive a commendation. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett announced the names……
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Beacon Hill Roll Call published July 1, 2026
Published in the Lynnfield Villager Volume 51 – Report No. 26 • June 22-26, 2026 THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent June sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. During the week of June 22-26, the House……
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Riding into summer
Photo published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 1, 2026 LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL’S front entrance resembled the Tour de France due to a large number of students riding their bikes home on the last day of school on June 22. (Michael Foley Photo) We have switched to a subscription model for online access.…
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Three cheers for the red, white and blue
RED BEGONIAS, white petunias and blue ageratum planted by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association lend a patriotic air to the Rockery for America’s 250th. (Mark Sardella Photo) We have switched to a subscription model for online access. Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.Subscribe Now!
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Throwback Thursday, 1940
COMIC HOBO CLOWNS have long been a feature of Wakefield’s July 4th Parade, as seen in this 1940 photo. Back then, the West Side Social Club ran the parade and all of the day’s festivities. The parade marched north on Main Street to Church Street, before it crossed North Avenue and wound its way……
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Council hears details of Route 99 land deal
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026 MELROSE — Negotiators with the city and Waste Management of Massachusetts have struck a 20-year lease deal for land off Route 99 that is home to a regional refuse transfer station. James Troup, the Melrose DPW’s deputy director/Administration & Finance, appeared before Monday’s Appropriations Committee……
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Of Fireworks and Founding Fathers: Many opportunities to celebrate our 250th!
Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026 THE NAMES of the 89 men from the North Parish of Reading who fought in the Revolutionary War (1776-1783) are memorialize on the large bronze plaque of the “Other Wars & Events” memorial marker on the Town Common. Several of them had previously fought……
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181 eighth graders move on from LMS
Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 1, 2026 LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL eighth graders listen to Student Council President Kylie Geary’s speech during the recent moving on ceremony. There were 181 eighth-graders who moved on from LMS. (Dan Tomasello Photo) By DAN TOMASELLO LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School celebrated the accomplishments of 181 eighth graders……
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School Dept. to pursue new modulars for Hood School
Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 25, 2026 By NEIL ZOLOT NORTH READING — The School Department has withdrawn its request to the state School Building Authority (MSBA) for aid to rebuild the J. Turner Hood Elementary School or build an addition to it. “We’ll be pursuing modular units,” Superintendent Dr. Patrick Daly……