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Mayor reflects on community outreach events

October 1, 2025

WARD 5 CITY COUNCILOR Kim Vandiver, Mayor Grigoraitis and Councilor-At-Large Maya Jamaleddine at the September 17 Slice of the City social for Ward 5 residents.

MELROSE — This summer, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis and city staff met with hundreds of residents in a variety of settings and forums, including coffee hours at senior and public…

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Celebrate Oktoberfest at Masonic Lodge

October 1, 2025

NORTH READING — It’s now officially autumn — the season of fairs and celebrations of harvests, and of course, Oktoberfest!

The North Reading Masons invites the public to its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, October 4.

The event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 283 Park St. It will…

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September 30, 2025

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September 30, 2025

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Girl Scout writes a children’s book and receives award

September 30, 2025

IZZY STRATTON WITH her children’s book “The Great Food Rescue.”

WAKEFIELD — Izzy Stratton, a member of Wakefield Girl Scout Troop #62842 recently completed her Silver award project, the second highest award in Girl Scouts. For this project she wrote a children’s book titled “The Great Food Rescue.” This book teaches about food waste or how…

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Warriors drop a shootout with Beverly, 41-40

September 30, 2025

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

BEVERLY — A “shootout” is a phrase often used in football and rarely warrented. What qualifies? Two offenses so unstoppable that they combine for astronomical stats.

And so…

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Greenwood intersection to be redesigned

September 30, 2025

Town Council Notebook

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —— One of the more dangerous and confounding intersections in town will be redesigned and reconfigured to improve safety and enhance operations.

Town Engineer William Renault appeared before the Town Council last week to discuss the planned changes to the five-way intersection at Green Street, Oak Street and…

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James Rizza

September 30, 2025

WAKEFIELD — James Rizza, a music educator and concert pianist for 33 years in the Wakefield Public Schools passed to our Lord on September 28. A lifelong resident of Wakefield and honor graduate of the class of 1949, Jimmy, as he was affectionally known, will remain forever in the hearts and memory of thousands of students…