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Wakefield Sons and Daughters of Italy announce scholarship winners and more

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

PRESIDENT TONI Encarnacao and Vice President Debbie Tremblay welcome speaker Stephen Puleo.

WAKEFIELD — The Lodge, their guests and the public all enjoyed hearing local author/historian Stephen Puleo talk about the Great Molasses Flood and his book, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. Although…

 

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Emmanuel Episcopal Church hosts Paint & Sip evening with professional artist Karen Keough

Community event features art instruction, refreshments, and fellowship on May 31

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Wakefield invites the community to an evening of creativity and connection at its Paint & Sip event on Sunday, May 31 from 5-7:30 p.m.

Professional artist and Emmanuel

 

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EDITORIAL: Memorial Day 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

On Monday we remember all those men and women who died while serving our country in the military. Their sacrifice — the ultimate one — will never be forgotten.

The town has a long history of sending people to defend the U.S., and of honoring

 

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Sports: May 22, 2026

 

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Game Day

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

THE WAKEFIELD boys’ lacrosse team concludes their regular season with home game against Methuen at 5 p.m. The Warriors, ranked No. 8 in D3, beat Marblehead (No. 20 in D2) 6-5 on the road last night. The brackets for the state tournament will be released

 

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Wakefield softball beats Andover for ninth consecutive victory

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

KAYLA SHAW continued her terrific stretch of starts for the Warriors on Wednesday against Andover, the No. 7 ranked team in Div. 1. The junior earned a complete-game victory, scattering 8 hits and 1 earned run while walking 3 and striking out 15.
(File Photo)

 

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Pasquale Zagaria Jr., 93

Beloved pianist and Korea veteran was larger than life

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Pasquale D. “Patsy” Zagaria Jr., a cherished native of Wakefield, peacefully passed away at the age of 93 on May 19, 2026, surrounded by his loving family at his home. Born in Melrose on

 

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Michael Bilicki, 25

Always put others’ needs first

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Michael was a bright young man with a heart of gold, who had his whole future ahead of him- but was taken way too soon. He enjoyed playing his PS5, building adult Legos, watching UFC and listening to…

 

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John Molloy, 70

Dedicated his career to the security field

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

WAKEFIELD — John P. “Jack” Molloy, age 70, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at his residence on May 20, 2026. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John and Madeline (Conti) Molloy.

A proud native

 

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Rep. Lipper-Garabedian to hold in-person office hours after FY27 House budget wins

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 22, 2026

BOSTON — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced that she and her office will hold monthly office hours for constituents in person on Friday, May 29 in Melrose and Wakefield to highlight recent House budget earmark wins for the 2027 fiscal year (FY27). The budget passed…

 

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Milestones aplenty for girls’ lacrosse team as they get ready for state tournament

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 21, 2026

ALLA OTHMAN recorded her 300th career save against Reading on May 12. (Courtesy Photo)

WALTHAM — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team finished up their regular season on Tuesday in Waltham, falling to the Hawks 13-4.

The Warriors will bring an 8-10 record into the Div.

 

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Wakefield softball honors seniors, clinches Freedom title in pair of wins

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 20, 2026

 

THE WARRIORS get ready for their Senior Night game against Watertown on Friday night. Wakefield won their 8th game in a row yesterday and clinched their third consecutive Freedom Division title with an 8-0 win over Wilmington. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

 

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