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Editorial: In praise of the ‘blue envelope’ program

Everyone will be much safer now that legislators and Gov. Maura Healey have created law designed to help those with autism.

State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong joined their colleagues in the Legislature to establish a permanent, statewide “blue envelope” program, giving drivers with autism spectrum disorder a simple…

 

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Commentary: America started as local news


By DEAN RIDINGS, CEO
America’s Newspapers

Two hundred fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. But America did not become a country only in that room. It became a country as the news moved from community to community. Most colonists did not witness the debates of the Continental Congress. They learned…

 

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Rapid response averts catastrophic Greenwood fire

WAKEFIELD — A potentially catastrophic fire was narrowly averted in Greenwood last night, thanks to the close proximity of the Greenwood Fire Station and the quick work of responding firefighters.

At about 7 p.m., police transferred a 911 call to the Fire Department reporting smoke coming from a structure on Madison Avenue in Greenwood.

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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Melrose Americans on a hot streak as season gets into full swing

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 3, 2026


By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

MELROSE — Last summer, the Melrose Americans baseball team (ages 18 and up) lost in the Intercity League semi-finals 2-0 in the best-of-three series to the eventual champions, the Lexington Blue Sox.

Melrose went 16-11-1 in the regular season to come in fourth place…

 

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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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Six All-Stars named for state semifinalist softball team

SIX WAKEFIELD SOFTBALL 2026 ALL-STARS (From clockwise: Molly Burns MVP, Kathryn Sliski, Jackie Sullivan, Kayla Shaw, Chloe Seto and Paige Eriksen.

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2026 season. The Freedom Division champion Wakefield Warriors had six All-Stars selected: Senior captains Kathryn Sliski and Jackie Sullivan, juniors Molly…

 

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What’s the Buzz?

Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 2, 2026

NORTH READING — Have you heard the latest buzz? Sharing the details of your NR event or meeting is easy via [email protected]. Deadline: Mondays at 5 p.m.

Public meetings: Agendas of public boards must be posted at least 48 hours in advance on the town…

 

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