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Youth Mentoring Day celebrated at Statehouse

March 21, 2025

MASS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP hosted over 240 people for 19th Annual Youth Mentoring Day.

BOSTON — On March 11, 2025, more than 240 individuals, including youth and adults from mentoring programs across the state, gathered at the Massachusetts Statehouse for the 19th Annual Youth Mentoring Day hosted by Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP). The…

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Community Schools presents ‘Matilda Jr.’ Friday and Saturday

March 20, 2025

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Community Schools’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda Jr.: The Musical” will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

“Matilda Jr.” will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21. The Saturday, March 22 performances will take place at 2…

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March 20, 2025

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March 20, 2025

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Throwback Thursday

March 20, 2025

ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN featured in our current “Women in Wakefield” series was Elizabeth E. Boit, the prominent local businesswoman who, in partnership with Charles Winship, founded the Harvard Knitting Mills. Miss Boit was also a generous philanthropist, co-founding a home for elderly women on Bennett Street that would later be named in her…

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Warrior indoor track teams send multiple competitors to Nike Nationals

March 20, 2025

BRODY WYATT ran in two relays for the Warriors at Nike Nationals in New York City last weekend. Wyatt recently signed his National Letter of Intent to the Saint Joseph’s University track and field team. (Courtesy Photo)

NEW YORK, NY — The Wakefield High girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams each sent multiple competitors…

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Plan calls for more affordable housing in Wakefield

March 20, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council received a status update last week on efforts to create a new Housing Production Plan for Wakefield.

A Housing Production Plan (HPP) is a community’s proactive strategy for planning and developing affordable housing and meeting its affordable housing needs in a manner consistent with the Chapter 40B…

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Chester Lee, Jr., 92

March 20, 2025

US Air Force veteran who loved photography and coin collecting

WAKEFIELD — Chester E. Lee, Jr. was proudly born and raised in the City of Lynn, Chester was son to Chester E. Lee and Cora Lee. Immediately after graduating high school, Chester joined the Air Force and was deployed to Korea. He was immensely proud…

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Scenes from Nationals

March 20, 2025

MELROSE HIGH track was well represented at the National Indoor Finals held last weekend in two locations. Nine members of the girls team qualified to race at the Nike Indoor National Finals in New York. They included their 4×800 team of Maizie Frakt, Ella Yorkey, Nora McCormack and Reilly Powell and the SMR…

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Strong run ends in quarterfinals for North Reading icemen

March 20, 2025

Four Hornets named to CAL All-Star team

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

WOBURN — In a heartbreaking conclusion, North Reading’s promising hockey season met its end at the hands of MIAA Division 4 top-ranked Stoneham. The Spartans were a step quicker and two goals better in the first period, eliminating the Hornets, 3-1, in a tournament quarterfinals matchup…