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Festival by the Lake is Sunday

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

SUNDAY PROMISES TO be a great day at the 2026 Festival by the Lake. (Frank Conte Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association’s annual Festival by the Lake will be held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lower Common.

Crafters, artists…

 

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Flag Day ceremony June 14

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026


WAKEFIELD — A Flag Day ceremony will be held Sunday behind the World War II Memorial on the Veterans Memorial Common beginning at 7 p.m.

The town’s Corp. Harry E. Nelson American Legion Post will host the ceremony, which includes the proper retirement of old…

 

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WMHS grad Michael Barry headed for Norwich University on full NROTC scholarship

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

RECENT WMHS graduate Michael Barry, right, receives the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship from Capt. Eddie Diaz, NROTC Program Manager at the Executive Officer Recruiting Station in Boston. The scholarship was presented at last week’s Senior Awards Night ceremony.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD…

 

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Looking Backward

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

JUNE 11 and JUNE 12, 1986

Forty years ago, June 11th and 12th were a Wednesday and Thursday. The weather was warm and humid, with temperatures in the low 80s. The Item’s 22 pages cost 30 cents.

The town now has its first conservation area, as…

 

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Have money you didn’t even realize existed?

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

Town Treasurer Dombroski announces unclaimed funds list

WAKEFIELD – Town Treasurer Ed Dombroski today announced that numerous checks previously issued by the Town of Wakefield have still not been cashed by their recipients.

“As part of our new standard review protocols, my office has identified…

 

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Community Calendar

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Opening day of the 2026 Wakefield Farmers Market season, Hall Park off of North Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The award-winning market will have something for everyone again this year.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association presents the 2026 Festival…

 

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New TSF Fund established: Benjamin J. Tan Scholarship for the Performing Arts

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

BENJAMIN J. TAN

WAKEFIELD – The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. (TSF) is honored to announce the establishment of the Benjamin J. Tan Scholarship for the Performing Arts.

Beginning in June 2026, a scholarship will be awarded from this fund to a local student pursuing…

 

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Trash truck backs into light pole

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026

WAKEFIELD — A trash truck driver trying to navigate a detour in the Pleasant Street-Highland Street area yesterday morning accidentally backed into a light pole.

According to police, a Tewksbury man was in a 2019 Mack truck trying to get through a detour when he…

 

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Wakefield Soccer Association teams advance to Essex County Youth soccer playoffs

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 12, 2026


Six teams from the Wakefield Soccer Association have advanced to the playoffs in the Essex County Youth Soccer League. The playoffs will be held the week of June 15, culminating with championship games on June 20 and 21, at the Pingree School fields in South…

 

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Off to the Championship

THE WAKEFIELD 5th/6th grade girls’ lacrosse select team had an undefeated record this season to earn a spot in the state semifinals. Wakefield beat Billerica last night at Walton Field and will play in the state championship on Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. at Harvard. The players on the roster include Gianna Bianco, Madelyn Donovan, Caroline Flynn,

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Lewis office hours Monday

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on June 12, 2026

 

JASON LEWIS

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Monday, June 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Any constituent of Senator Lewis is welcome to attend Office Hours, with no appointment necessary, to discuss any personal issue…

 

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Pioneer Pride!

Photo published in the Lynnfield Villager on June 10, 2026

 

CLASS OF 2026 graduates and former boys’ soccer players, from left, Murdoch Sutherland, Mohammed Ayari, Rocco Scenna, Sam Curley, Nate Zalvan, Joe Tammaro, Ryan Giacobbi and Dino Gesamondo soak in their accomplishments after graduation exercises ended on June 5. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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