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PARADE 2025

Patsy Zagaria will lead the 2025 July 4th parade

Lifelong Wakefieldian is the town’s ‘Piano Man’ and so much more

WAKEFIELD — Pasquale “Patsy” Zagaria, Wakefield High Class of 1951, is the grand marshal of the 2025 Fourth of July parade.

The Wakefield Independence Day Committee, which organizes the parade, announced Patsy’s honor in April.

This year’s parade steps off at 5 p.m. on…

 

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Front Page: June 25, 2026

 

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Sports: June 25, 2026

 

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Six All-Stars named for league champion softball team

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s softball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. 

The Warriors had six All-Stars selected: juniors Kathryn Sliski and Jacki Sullivan along with sophomores Caroline Burns, Molly Burns, Chloe Seto and Kayla Shaw.

Molly Burns was also named the Middlesex League Freedom Division MVP. Burns and Seto…

 

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Brian Fox wins tight Town Council race

WAKEFIELD — Elm Street’s Brian Fox is the newest member of the Town Council after narrowly winning a three-way race for a vacant seat in yesterday’s special election.

With just 7.4 percent of the town’s 20,665 registered voters participating on a brutally hot day, Fox unofficially received 540 votes over the town’s seven precincts. Second…

 

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Kevin Holloway, 57

Impacted many lives

PHOENIX, AZ — Kevin J Holloway, 57, a father of two and son of Barbara (Stikeman) and E. Morton Holloway (former Wakefield Firefighter) died on Saturday, June 21 at his home in Issaquah, WA after many years battling brain cancer. 

He is survived by his mother Barbara and brother Greg of…

 

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Assistant Town Administrator Bob Curtin looks back on career

BOB CURTIN

Assistant Town Administrator

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — It’s the end of an era at Town Hall.

Assistant Town Administrator Bob Curtin is retiring this week after working for the town for the past 16 years. During that time, Curtin has received praise from colleagues and residents for his hard working nature, knowledge…

 

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LHS Underclass Awards Night celebrates students’ academic achievements

LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL juniors, from left, Madeline Migliero (Smith College Book Award), Addison Munion (Saint Michael’s College Book Award), Gianna Micieli (LHS Book Award) and David Glynn (Saint Anselm College Book Award) proudly display the Book Awards they received during the recent Underclass Awards Night ceremony. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Hard…

 

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168 eighth graders move on from LMS

LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL eighth graders listen to Student Council President Ashtyn Haney’s speech during the recent moving on ceremony. There were 168 eighth-graders who moved on from LMS last week. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School celebrated the accomplishments of 168 eighth graders during the recent moving on ceremony.

The middle…

 

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Huckleberry Hill celebrates 100 fourth graders during moving on

ONE HUNDRED Huckleberry Hill School fourth-graders sing “A Couple of Swells” by American songwriter Irwin Berlin under the direction of music teacher Kerrie Frasier during the recent moving on ceremony. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

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LYNNFIELD — One hundred Huckleberry Hill School fourth graders’ academic achievements were recently celebrated during the annual moving on ceremony…

 

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Summer Street honors 86 fourth graders during moving on

SUMMER STREET SCHOOL fourth-graders performed a cover of “Legends” by Sam Tinnesz under the direction of music teacher Benjamin Zavisza during the recent moving on ceremony. Eighty-six fourth-graders moved on from Summer Street last week. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

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LYNNFIELD — The threat of rain didn’t stop Summer Street School from sending 86…

 

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Four Pioneers named boys’ lacrosse All-Stars

 

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