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Sports: March 5, 2026

 

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Girls Hoop 2025-2026

Warrior girls’ hoop honors Ickes as season comes to a close

Girls Hoop 2025-2026
EMMA ICKES was honored on Senior Night, Feb. 10 before a game against Wilmington in which she responded to two and sometimes three defenders by earning 5 assists to go along with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ basketball team’s season ended…

 

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Capital list OK’d for next year

WAKEFIELD — The Capital Planning Committee this week approved just under $2 million in spending requests for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

On Tuesday committee members, after several weeks of meetings with department heads, unanimously approved $1,998,441 worth of requests ranging from police cars and 9 millimeter Glock service pistols to three garage doors…

 

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Throwback

Throwback Thursday, 1940: The East Side of Main Street

Throwback

LAST WEEK, we told you of big changes in Wakefield Square in early 1940, especially on the east side of Main Street. Two new supermarkets — an A&P and a First National Store — opened on side-by-side blocks on the same day. The A&P was located at 370 Main St., in the space later occupied by CVS and currently…

 

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Karen McCarthy, 69

WAKEFIELD — Karen “Linda” McCarthy, age 69 of Wakefield, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Thursday, February 26 at the Rubin Home in Saugus after a long illness.

She was born in Belmont on September 28, 1956. She graduated from Westwood High School, Class of 1974 and went on to the University of Pennsylvania and…

 

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Front Page: March 6, 2026

 

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Sports: March 6, 2026

 

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One Big Beautiful Bill could cost us plenty

 

STATE SEN. Jason Lewis hosted a Community Conversation webinar on the Commonwealth’s spending in the coming year.

By NEIL ZOLOT

MELROSE – Massachusetts is facing a possible loss of billions of dollars in revenue for its proposed $62.8 billion Fiscal 2027 budget as a result of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3…

 

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A NOBLE gathering

LAST FRIDAY, February 27, the Melrose Public Library hosted the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) legislative breakfast. Speakers included Mayor Jen Grigoraitis; Library Director Linda Gardener; Melrose state legislators Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Sen. Jason Lewis; Melrose community members Jane Healey, Katie Welch and Roan DeMeis Dullea; and Massachusetts Library Commissioner Jessica Vilas Novas.

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Historical Commission holds Research Your Home Night May 6

THIS PHOTOGRAPH was taken on Mount Vernon Avenue in the 1880s. (Courtesy of the Melrose Historical Commission)

MELROSE — The Melrose Historical Commission is excited to announce the next Research Your Home Night! It will be held on Wednesday, May 6 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lt. Norman Prince VFW Hall at…

 

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25th Annual Trivia Bee to support The Bridge

MELROSE — Join The Bridge and fellow supporters on Saturday, March 28 at the Knights of Columbus for the 25th Annual Trivia Bee.

The Trivia Bee is The Bridge’s largest event fundraiser, bringing together folks from across the city and beyond for an evening of competitive, team based and pub style trivia. Form a team…

 

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Local Democrats caucus March 11

MELROSE — Registered Democrats in Melrose will hold an in-person caucus on March 11, 2026 at the First Congregational Church at 121 W. Foster St. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2026 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the Caucus will begin at 6:30 p.m., sharp. There will be…

 

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