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World Cup by the numbers: From fans to drones to unattended bags

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 17, 2026

 

AS IT WELCOMED international tourists and prepared to board 20,000 passengers onto commuter trains to upcoming World Cup matches in Foxborough, South Station was busier than usual on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Photo courtesy of State House News Service)

 

By ELLA ADAMS and…

 

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You’re welcome

THE WAKEFIELD Garden Club has once again created an impressive floral design at the Welcome to Wakefield sign on the Common. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Unknowns top Expos 7-1 for 3rd win of the season

ADAM CHANLEY gave up just 5 hits and 1 run in the Unknowns’ win over the Expos on Wednesday. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Lynch Construction Unknowns came out on fire, at Moulton Park on Wednesday night, under a hazy orange sky on. The story of the game was the dominant complete game pitching of…

 

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Phyllis P. DeMarco, 97

Treasured spending time with family

WAKEFIELD — Phyllis P. DeMarco, 97, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully at home on July 14, 2026.  She was born in Lynn on June 29, 1929, the daughter of the late Antonio and Anna (Cipriano) Stanco.

She was the beloved wife of the late Les DeMarco, longtime…

 

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Lewis: Big social media firms target kids

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis recently joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to stand up to big social media companies by passing legislation that reins in how their addictive platforms are specifically engineered to keep minors perpetually on social media at the expense of their health and wellbeing.

Research studies have linked prolonged daily social…

 

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Rain couldn’t dampen spirit of July 4th concert

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 17, 2026

 

APRIL FOLEY SANG spirited renditions of “Star-Spangled Banner,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” and “God Bless America,” and later led those in attendance in a sing-along of other patriotic songs.

 

By MYRON F. DITTMER Jr.
President
Mt. Hood Park Association

 

MELROSE — The…

 

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Beacon Hill Roll Call published July 16, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript

 

 

Volume 51 – Report No. 28 • JULY 6-10, 2026

 

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 6-10, during which the House met for a total of 10 hours and 52…

 

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Blood supply falls 25 percent; donors needed

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 17, 2026

BOSTON — The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25 percent in June. Blood donors are urgently needed to give now to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without delay. The shortage is especially serious for platelets and types O…

 

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Sardella: Keep the change

I have thus far resisted the temptation to opine on the issue of moving to permanent daylight saving time and thereby ending the practice of changing the clocks twice a year. But now that the United States House of Representatives has voted to make daylight saving time permanent, I feel that the time has come to take a bold stand.

The choices seem to…

 

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Riding to honor their late mother and father

By: MICHELLE VISCO

WAKEFIELD — On August 1 and 2, Wakefield resident Ran Courant-Morgan is gearing up to join thousands of cyclists across Massachusetts for this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge with one goal in mind: helping fund lifesaving cancer research and treatment. Participating in their first PMC, Ran will be traveling 177 miles, the longest distance…

 

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Beacon Hill Roll Call July 6 – July 10, 2026

Volume 51 – Report No. 28, July 6 – July 10, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 6-10.

During the week of July 6-10, the House met for a total of ten hours and 52 minutes and the…

 

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