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Girls’ soccer team rounding in to form with tie at Fenwick, win at Watertown

WATERTOWN — The Wakefield High girls’ soccer team is turning the corner from the most difficult portion of its schedule, a stretch heavy on road games and top-tier opponents. The Warriors entered the week at 1–5 and emerged with a hard-fought 1–1 draw at Bishop Fenwick on Saturday and a composed 2–0 victory at Watertown…

 

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Economic development efforts outlined

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD ——  Planning and Economic Development Director Erin Kokinda was at this week’s Town Council meeting to provide an update on the activities and initiatives that her office has been undertaking.

She began by summarizing the role of her department since it was created in 2020. The Community and Economic Development…

 

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Ice Bucket Challenge raises money for ALS research

PICTURED FROM THE left: Carla Dale, Suzanne Bowering, Cameron Harding, Matthew Harding and Jim Fitzgerald. (Eric Evans Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Last week, the Wakefield Rotary Club participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to fundraise in support of the Angel Fund. The Angel Fund aims at supporting research of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known…

 

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Douglas McCormack, 35

Had a unique sense of humor and loved summers in NH

WAKEFIELD — Douglas Andrew McCormack, age 35, of Wakefield passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends on Tuesday, September 23. 

Doug was born in Melrose on May 17, 1990 and was the son of Douglas Fleming of Wakefield…

 

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Informational hearing on Oct. TM Monday

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — With summer barely in the rear-view mirror, the town’s voters are being asked to pivot and focus their attention on the upcoming October Town Meeting on Monday, October 6.

For starters, if you are not yet a registered North Reading voter you have until this Friday, Sept. 26 to…

 

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Envisioning a world without Alzheimer’s

THE PROMISE GARDEN, a floral tribute of colorful fabric flowers, was “planted” by volunteers on the Town Common Sunday afternoon which was “World Alzheimer’s Day,” a global effort to raise awareness and erase stigmas associated with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. It also kicked off the town’s first “North Reading Goes Purple” week. (Maureen

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Windmill restored

THE REBUILT Van Laethem Farm windmill is loaded onto a flatbed truck to be transported for installation onto its new base at the Putnam House with the help of a crane. Instrumental in its restoration were (l-r): Bob Snyder, George Cairns and Gordon Hall. See story, page 3. (Rich Stratton Photo)

 

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Live music diplomacy

FORMER U.S. SENATOR and Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown (left) brought his band The Diplomats to Melrose Porch Fest last Saturday and rocked the neighborhood. (Bill Ryan Photo)

 

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City group gets climate grant

BOSTON – Eleven projects in the greater Boston region secured a total of $800,000 to advance local and regional climate change resilience. As part of the Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Grant Program, both municipalities and community-based organizations across the region will implement strategies that protect people, places, and communities from the impacts of climate change…

 

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Some election housekeeping reminders

With an important election season in full swing, we need to publish a few reminders.

There will be a three-tiered Proposition 2 1/2-related override question on the ballot (1A, 1B and 1C) and several people are running for School Committee and City Council. We’d like candidates, their campaign people and those on either side of…

 

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Three-month trash strike ends

NORTH READING — Late last week it was announced by both Republic Services and the Teamsters Local 25 that the strike of nearly three months had been settled.

Beginning this past Monday, September 22, Republic’s regular trash and collection crews were back at work in town.

The North Reading Department of Public Works (DPW) anticipates…

 

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UPDATE: MHS girls soccer takes two out of three following Soccer Night victory

Post-publication updates:
Melrose falls to Lexington 3-1 (Sept. 29)
 Melrose defeats Stoneham 6-0 (Sept. 24)
 Melrose defeats Peabody 2-0 (Sept. 21)

 

 

Published September 26, 2025

Soccer Night success for MHS girls soccer

Melrose holds opponents scoreless in two games

 

JUNIOR GOALIE Kate Stratford makes an incredible save to preserve a scoreless tie

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