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Welcome new members to the Melrose Rotary Club

March 3, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on February 27, 2026

MELROSE — In the past few months, the Melrose Rotary Club has welcomed six new members. “Each one of our new members bring something special to our club”, noted current club President Julie Nolan. “We have local bankers, an oncology nurse, an educational story-teller, a…

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Weekend crashes handled by police

March 2, 2026

Police log published in the Wakefield Daily Item on March 2, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Automobile accidents kept first responders busy over the weekend.

There were no injuries, but one driver was cited in a two-car accident at the intersection of Salem Street and Wharton Park at about 10:15 on Friday morning. The involved vehicles were…

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Meetings, ‘In the Middle’ and two podcasts at WCAT this week

March 2, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on March 2, 2026

“TEA WITH DEE” filmed its first episode on February 18. Pictured from the left: Town Administrator Denise “Dee” Casey and host Ally Houghton, WCAT Board Chair. (WCAT Screenshot)

WAKEFIELD — Earlier today, Laura Williamson returned to the podcast studio to record another session of “Bare…

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Registration is open for the WEF Adult Spelling Bee

March 2, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on March 2, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) is proud to present the 8th annual Spelling Bee on Friday, March 13 at the West Side Social Club on 4 Harrington Court. The Adult Spelling Bee is a team-based event filled with trivia, music and of course…

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Around the Schoolyard published February 26, 2026

March 2, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript

NRHS Post-NEASC roadmap

By Miriam Meyer, Ph.D., NRHS Principal

Accreditation is often viewed as a “hoop to jump through,” but for North Reading High School, the recent NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) process has been less about checking boxes and more about holding up a mirror…

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Historical Society receives important donation

March 2, 2026

Wakefield Historical Society 2026 — HANNAH WAKEFIELD and her family.

The following comes from Historical Society member Nancy Bertrand, curator of the Wakefield History Museum.

WAKEFIELD — Sometimes the most amazing things come in the mail. On Friday, there was a manuscript. It was bundled together in a baggie and contained two typescripts of old documents. The first of them was…

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Girls’ hockey wins 2-OT thriller in first round of state tournament

March 2, 2026

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

KINGSTON — The Wakefield/Wilmington girls’ hockey team won an exciting, Div. 2 first round state tournament game over Marshfield, 3-2 in double-overtime…

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Schools’ budget building continues

March 2, 2026

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — A community Zoom video-conference Wednesday afternoon, February 25 was supposed to give School Superintendent Doug Lyons and his staff a chance to hear what people are looking for in the schools’ fiscal year 2027 budget, but so few people tuned in he started to ask for information.

Most of…

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Frank Noyes, 87

March 2, 2026

Enjoyed the simple things in life

WAKEFIELD — Frank Robert “Bob” Noyes, Jr. age 87, of Wakefield passed away peacefully in New Hampshire on February 26. He was born on December 11, 1938 and was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Bickmore) Noyes.