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Get your tickets for the Silver Tea!

March 25, 2026

NORTH READING — The North Reading Garden Club invites the public to a celebration of its 70th year with a spectacular party and presentation by Ruth Loiseau, former White House floral designer.

The Garden Club’s annual Silver Tea is Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at the Moose Lodge…

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Rep. Lipper-Garabedian: House gives district much in supplemental budget

March 24, 2026

BOSTON – State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) joined the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week to pass a $1.8 billion supplemental budget that invests $885 million in public transportation and $417 million in public education, and funds several Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) deficiencies. The bill passed today also includes the tax conformity legislation filed by…

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Emmanuel Episcopal Church Holy Week services

March 24, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Emmanuel Episcopal Church warmly invites the community to join in the holiest week of the Christian year — a week of ancient ritual, quiet contemplation, and profound joy.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday services on March 29. The 8:00 a.m. Rite I service offers a traditional, contemplative entry into the week. At…

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Local author speaks on Great Molasses Flood

March 24, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Most people in the Boston area know there was a “Great Molasses Flood” in the early 1900s. It was tragic and destructive. But who knows where the molasses came from? And why was there so much that it caused damage? Was it really tragic or just messy?

In Stephen Puleo’s book…

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March 24, 2026

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March 24, 2026

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Long distance call?

March 24, 2026

A MESSAGE OF kindness graces the side of a North Avenue building while an unusable phone stands by. (Frank Conte Photo)

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Four Warrior wrestlers named to All-Star team

March 24, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s wrestling coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2026 season.

Wakefield had four All-Stars selected: seniors Michael Barry (126), Ulysses Cullen (190) and Aydin Lamb (144) and junior Jaden Fullerton (175).

Cullen and Lamb also made the Middlesex League’s 14-man All-Conference team, which recognizes the top…

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Council OKs TM articles

March 24, 2026

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The annual municipal budget process always includes a number of Town Meeting articles to fund or address items like trash removal and other needs that fall outside of departmental budgets.

This year’s Annual Town Meeting will include a dozen such articles. After being briefed on them last night, the Town Council voted to approve the articles for the Town…

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How the STEM Council is building North Reading’s future

March 24, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

By: Michelle Caulfield, K-12 STEM Coordinator

In previous updates, we explored the “why” behind STEM—the critical need for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in a rapidly changing world. Today, the conversation has shifted. Under the leadership of the North Reading STEM Council, the focus…

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Bridgewell honoring residents Joseph and Melaney Fodera

March 24, 2026

Published in the March 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

CORNERSTONE CONSTRUCTION Chief Operating Officer Melaney Fodera and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Fodera will be receiving the Excellence in Service Award at Bridgewell’s Imagine the Possibilities Gala and fundraiser on Friday, April 17.

LYNNFIELD – Bridgewell, a nonprofit social and human…

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Keeping their memories alive: A WWII European tour April 1

March 24, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

NORTH READING — The public is invited to attend a special multimedia historical presentation led by Vernon Chandler entitled “Keeping their memories alive: A WWII European tour” on Wednesday, April 1 from 1-3 p.m. at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, 157 Park St.