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Looking Backward

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

ACADEMICALLY AND physically fit, these five Atwell sixth graders received the President’s Physical Fitness Award this week. About 60 students earned the annual award on Tuesday at the Atwell School. L-R, Principal Margaret McGrath, Paul Anderson, Johanna Allen, Kristina Botto, Shane Hupprich and Greg Blake.

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Sons & Daughters of Italy support local charities

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

PRESIDENT TONI ENCARNACAO and VP Debbie Tremblay present a check to the presenters from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation.

WAKEFIELD — The Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Wakefield Lodge enjoyed a visit from members of the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism…

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Adam and Katie Pinkney are overjoyed to announce the birth of their precious daughter, Clover Joy. Born on May 31, 2026. Clover weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. Proud grandparents are Susan and Frank Estabrook, Jon and Sheri Pinkney and Peter Finnegan (her guardian angel). A dream come true.

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Community Calendar

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Award-winning Wakefield Farmers Market, Hall Park off of North Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market, as always, has something for everyone.

MONDAY, JUNE 22

“Boston, 1776” with author J.D. Dickey, an online Zoom presentation sponsored by the Beebe Library, 7…

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Public Meetings

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

(Please note: We will no longer include the lengthy Zoom URLs in our list of meetings. If you want to join a meeting remotely, go to the town’s new website — wakefieldma.gov)

MONDAY, JUNE 22

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Board, 238 Highland Ave., Malden…

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EDITORIAL: Never give up on freedom

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday often called America’s second Independence Day. It commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. Following is a piece from the National Museum of African American History & Culture:

“On ‘Freedom’s Eve,’ or the eve…

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Reactions pour in to SJC’s ruling on income tax cut ballot question

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

Compiled by State House News Service

BOSTON — The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday bounced an income tax ballot question from consideration this year, citing what it called a “significantly misleading” summary of the measure assembled by Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office.

Reactions poured in to the…

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Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

BOSTON (AP) — Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument.

Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time.

Inspired by…

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Sports: June 19, 2026

June 19, 2026

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Wakefield baseball left it all on the field in 2026 finale

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

THE SENIORS led the Warriors to an overall record of 16-6 and another Freedom Division title this year. Pictured from left to right is Nik Dhingra, Jack Pennacchia, Dylan McDermott, Aidan Bligh, Ethan Faulkner and Josh Wickwire. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

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Warrior volleyball clinics return to WMHS this summer

June 19, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 19, 2026

The Warrior volleyball summer clinics will return to the Charbonneau Field House at Wakefield Memorial High School this summer. The clinics are for girls and boys from grades 4-9.

There will be two weeks each available for grades 4-6 and grades 7-9. The first session…