THE SELECT BOARD honored the town’s three newest Eagle Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 750 with Certificates of Recognition for their community service projects. From left: Select Board members Nick Masse, Liane Gonzalez, Chairman Vincenzo Stuto, Eagle Scouts James Dillon, Christopher Vitale and Graham Koeper, Town Administrator Michael Gilleberto and Select Board member Rich Wallner.
…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
THE NORTH READING based East Coast Hipuhpotomi Hockey team came into the Spring Valley League tournament as underdogs and finished as champions on June 23 with a 3-1 win over Dirty Water Valley. (Eric Evans Photo)
By DAN ZIMMERMAN
NORTH READING — One of the only people on hand June 23 at the…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
THE 1940 JULY 4TH PARADE featured the Wakefield High School Band led by the WHS Cheerleaders. Back then, the parade was sponsored by the West Side Social Club and the direction it took on Main Street was opposite that of recent parades. The “Chief Marshal” of the 1940 parade was World War I hero Major…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
WAKEFIELD — Tomorrow, July Fourth, is one of the special days on the calendar. We celebrate our 1776 break with England, which had begun to take America for granted with increased taxation while giving colonists no say in how they were governed.
On Thursday, we recognize the 248th year of the signing of the Declaration…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
THE ‘OLD HOUSE’ in Quincy where John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the family seat for four generations. To the left is the Stone Library, built later to preserve all Adams papers including the Jefferson correspondence. (Photo from eventbrite.com)
By HELEN BREEN
The Declaration of Independence was framed by Thomas Jefferson and…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
