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Weekly Roundup: Beating the Heat Before the Fourth

GOV. MAURA HEALEY poses for a selfie with No. 1 2026 NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa (right) and his dad, Ace Dybantsa (left) in her State House office on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Ella Adams/State House News Service)

By ELLA ADAMS
State House News Service

BOSTON — Before drones blinked in the sky to the…

 

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Police handle holiday weekend calls

WAKEFIELD — Other than the usual fireworks complaints, it was a relatively quiet holiday weekend for local police.

On Friday morning at about 10:15, police, Fire and Cataldo EMS were dispatched to the intersection of Prospect and Brook streets for a motor vehicle accident involving a 2019 Toyota RAV4 driven by a Waltham resident and…

 

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WSSC: Fireworks will be rescheduled


WAKEFIELD — Keeping everyone safe on the Fourth of July was the reason the annual fireworks extravaganza over Lake Quannapowitt was not held Saturday night.

A post on one of the Wakefield community Facebook pages by the West Side Social Club July 4th Committee — which does yeoman’s work so we can celebrate our nation’s…

 

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Sports: July 6,2026

 

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Real Estate Transactions, July 6, 2026

 

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Winners of July 4th parades and races in Wakefield

WEST SIDE SOCIAL CLUB Past President Roger Curran would sure be happy to see his great grandchildren move on to win the Ken Giles Award for Best Presentation of Theme “250 Years of Democracy” during the July 4th children’s parades Saturday. Here are Darcy Pond, 4; Paige Pond, 2, and Charlie Pond. (Photo courtesy of

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Town celebrates USA’s 250th birthday

Fourth of July 2026
COL. BAILEY’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment fires a round in the air. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Thousands turned out to honor America’s 250th birthday on Saturday and were treated to quite a celebration. While early evening rain forced the postponement of the annual fireworks display over Lake Quannapowitt, nothing could dampen the spirit of the Fourth of July.

The…

 

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Giants on Parade

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THE WAKEFIELD Little League Majors champion Giants celebrated their terrific season as members of the Fourth of July Parade on Friday. The team also got to meet four-time Olympic Medalist and Wakefield resident, Jessie Diggins (pictured).

 

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Rep. Jones’ district office hours July 10

Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026

 

BOSTON — House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding his monthly district office hours in North Reading on Friday, July 10 from 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. at the Flint Memorial Library, 147 Park Street.

During office hours, Rep…

 

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Jamaleddines to open local eatery

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026

MELROSE — Maya Jamaleddine will soon be serving us food from her native land.

The At-Large City Councilor won approval this week to open Shawbak Lebanese Eatery and Bakery at 36-40 West Wyoming Ave. All offerings will be made from scratch, said Jamaleddine, who appeared…

 

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Hamilton College class of 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026

CLINTON, NY — Thomas Sheft of Melrose received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday, May 24, in a Commencement ceremony concluding the college’s 2025-26 academic year.

Sheft, a biochemistry/molecular biology major, graduated cum laude with departmental honors in biochemistry/molecular biology.

 

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