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Beacon Hill Roll Call published February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

Volume 51 – Report No. 7 • FEBRUARY 9-13, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of February 9-13, during which the House met for a total of five hours and…

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Bringing home gold in the ‘Hotel Olympics’

February 19, 2026

CAMBRIDGE — The 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels rankings are out, and Kimpton Marlow Hotel (www.hotelmarlowe.com) was once again named the #1 hotel in Cambridge, Mass., earning a Gold Badge for topping the list (https://travel.usnews.com/hotels/cambridge_ma/).

North Reading resident, Joe Capalbo, serves…

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February 18, 2026

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Springfield College dean’s list

February 18, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 12, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College has named Ryan Baker and Anthony Casciano, both of North Reading, to the dean’s list for academic excellence during the 2025 fall semester. Baker has a primary major of sport management and Casciano has a primary major of biology.
The criteria for…

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February 18, 2026

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Sports: February 18, 2026

February 18, 2026

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Order your engraved Lake Quannapowitt brick today

February 18, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Sunday, March 1 is the cut-off date for ordering an engraved brick to be installed in the 2026 installation at the Colonel Connelly flagpole plaza at the head of the Lake.

Order forms may be obtained at the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt website at folq.org.

Bricks by the Lake is a community heritage…

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Title for Lamb highlights top five finish for wrestlers at D2 North Sectionals

February 18, 2026

AYDIN LAMB celebrates his Div. 2 North title at Woburn High on Saturday. Lamb went 4-0 to win the 144 bracket. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WOBURN — The Wakefield High wrestling team traveled to Woburn on Saturday for the Div. 2 North Sectional Tournament. Moving up a division this season, the Warriors made their mark…

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January home sales in Wakefield down, but median price is up

February 18, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The first month of the new year saw a significant drop in single-family home buying in town, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

In January, 10 single-families sold in Wakefield, compared to 17 sold in January 2025. This represents a…

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Essex Tech lottery, enrollment changes outlined

February 18, 2026

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Essex Tech School Committee member Gary Hathaway gave an overview of the new blind lottery system and its new enrollment changes during the Lynnfield School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved several new policies pertaining…

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Select Board rededicates new Joe Maney Room

February 18, 2026

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

H. JOSEPH MANEY (center) smiles from ear-to-ear while being surrounded by his family and the Select Board while celebrating the rededication of the H. Joseph Maney Room at Town Hall during a Feb. 9 meeting. (Rob Dolan Photo)

LYNNFIELD — The…

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Cuts would result in schools ‘moving backwards’

February 18, 2026

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department will have budget cuts once again if the district does not receive a 4 percent spending plan increase for fiscal year 2027, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.