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FUN-damental Basketball Camp July 20-24

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

 

EVERETT—The FUN-damental Basketball camp, open to boys and girls in local area cities and towns, will be held July 20-24, 2026 at the Immaculate Conception Parish Center, located at 51 Summer Street in Everett.

The camp will take place between the hours of 9:00…

 

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School’s out for summer June 24

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 18, 2026

 

NORTH READING — Hooray, let’s hear it for summer vacation! The last day of school for students in grades K-11 is next Wednesday, June 24. It will be a half day for all students, with all elementary students being dismissed at 11 a.m. and…

 

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Melrose Girls Basketball Youth Clinic

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE—The Melrose High girls’ basketball team is hosting a youth basketball clinic this summer. Melrose head coach Olivia Dziadyk and her staff invite you to join them for a few days of skill-building and competition.

Please come join the coaching staff and players for a…

 

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Community folk dance Saturday

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE – On Saturday, June 20, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church Fellowship Committee invites you to a traditional New England community folk dance for all ages and levels of experience, and with live music.

At 6:30 p.m., novices can learn…

 

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Lipper-Garabedian office hours Monday

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 19, 2026

MELROSE — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced that she and her staff will hold virtual office hours for constituents on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Lipper-Garabedian’s office hours are always open to the public to enable residents to speak directly…

 

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Stars, stripes and a shrug

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

 

MARK SARDELLA

 

What a difference five decades make.

Those who were around in 1976 remember that the nation’s Bicentennial was a big, big deal. Everywhere you looked, there was something to remind you of our nation’s 200th birthday. Bicentennial logos appeared on everything from cereal boxes to beverage bottles and cans. Everything…

 

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Delegation on removing ‘r-word’ from laws

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

 

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to remove outdated and offensive terminology from state law.

The bill strikes the “r-word,” a derogatory slur for people with disabilities, along with other outdated terms and phrases…

 

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Looking Backward published June 18, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item

JUNE 18, 1986

Forty years ago, June 18th was a Wednesday. There was bright sunshine with a cool breeze. The high temperature was around 70 degrees. The Item’s 20 pages cost 30 cents.

The flags will be flying in the downtown business district on both Friday, July 4, and during…

 

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Game night at First Baptist Church

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The First Baptist Church, 561 Main Street, welcomes everyone to their Sunday services that begin at 10 a.m. each week. A children’s class meets during the worship service and continues throughout the summer. Their morning adult class meets at 9 a.m. and continues…

 

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A great day if you love taxes

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

 

Tax foes suffered a big legal blow today. Most state lawmakers, on the other hand, must be overcome with joy.

The state’s highest court ruled that a ballot question that would cut the state income tax in Massachusetts cannot proceed to the November ballot…

 

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How a Boston man became Scotland’s World Cup dad

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

 

By ELLYN BRIGGS

The following appeared on Front Office Sports, a multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports.

Since the World Cup began, fans from all over the world have landed in the U.S. with a bang. Brazil fans flooded the…

 

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PAWS foster parents want to be your cat matchmaker

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

 

INKBLOT, a 3-month old kitten, along with his siblings Klecks and Rorschach, and two young cats, Graycee and Percy, will be waiting to meet you at the PAWS Meet & Greet event, 10 a.m. – noon this Saturday morning at the PAWS office, 411

 

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