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Town holds Civil War monument rededication ceremony

THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT on the Common has been beautifully refurbished and was rededicated during a ceremony Saturday. (Robert Pushkar Photos)

We must never forget

By NEIL ZOLOT

 WAKEFIELD — Early morning rains subsided and afternoon rain was light and intermittent for the rededication of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War…

 

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Marine Corps veteran Mary O’Leary celebrates 103rd birthday

MARY O’LEARY had some birthday cake during a party held in Reading recently.

READING — Over Memorial Day weekend, Mary O’Leary, a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran and native of Wakefield, celebrated her 103rd birthday surrounded by family, friends and fellow residents and associates at The Residence at Pearl Street in Reading.

The celebration honored…

 

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Tennis 2025

Wakefield netmen shut out Ashland in first round

Tennis 2025
KEVIN DEGRAY won 6-0, 6-0 at third singles in a first round state tournament matchup last week. The No. 12 Warriors will visit No. 5 Medfield tomorrow at 2 p.m. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

Warriors travel to Medfield for Round of 16 tomorrow

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ tennis team put together…

 

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Rededication Day tomorrow rain or shine

WAKEFIELD — Tomorrow the town will rededicate the 1902 Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Veterans Memorial Common.

An early afternoon slate of activities is planned, beginning at 12 noon, on and near the Common. People can visit the Hartshorne House on Church Street and Prospect Street’s Wakefield History Museum; they can engage with Civil…

 

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Big recycling event set for June 14

WAKEFIELD — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian will host her 4th annual Recycling & Sustainability Day for the Town of Wakefield, Saturday June 14, 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Wakefield Memorial High School. In partnership with the Wakefield Department of Public Works, Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, and organizations local to the town, this…

 

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WEF honors the Woodville

WOODVILLE CONGRATULATES WEF student award recipients, fourth-graders pictured from the left front: Audrey Sessions, Declan Burns, Xavier Silva Rebelo, Isabel Sofie Sapuay, Ella Monaco, Rosie White, Benjamin McDonald, Declan Holden together pictured from the left back: Principal Matthew Carter, WEF Co-Presidents Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes and Superintendent Doug Lyons.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Educational…

 

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Seniors honored as softball team finishes at 15-5

Warriors set to host North Attleboro in first round today 

THE SENIORS were honored before a game against Marblehead on May 21. Pictured from left to right with their families are seniors Miranda Menjivar, Cassidy Silva, Kathleen Gmelch, Jade Waterhouse, Sam Goc and Jamie Green. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The…

 

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EDITORIAL: Vote ‘Yes’ for override

When voters head to the polls in the Lynnfield High School gym during the Special Town Election on Wednesday, June 4, we encourage townspeople to take a deep breath and vote “Yes” for the proposed $4.65 million override.

Spring Town Meeting approved two separate budgets for fiscal year 2026 in late April. The proposed balanced…

 

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Override options eyed for Nov. ballot box

MELROSE — The City Council’s Appropriations Committee Tuesday unanimously voted to recommend to the full board that three different Proposition 2 1/2 override questions be put on the November 4 election ballot.

As proposed by Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, her staff and members of the Finance Task Force, the November ballot would include three override options…

 

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241 set to graduate tonight from MHS

MELROSE — About 240 seniors are set to graduate from Melrose High in the Class of 2025 tonight at Fred Green Memorial Field.

From Samy Abidi to Mina Zheng, class members will march onto the field around 6 p.m. to “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar.

The National Anthem will be sung by Clio…

 

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AP Student Art Show at Follow Your Art

AWESOME ART DISPLAYS now through June 14.

 

MELROSE — For the third consecutive year, Follow Your Art Community Studios is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art students from Melrose High School.

 

ART WORK NOW on display at Follow Your Art.

AP Studio Art students gathered with friends and…

 

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Sheila Miller Memorial Public Health Nurse award

ON BEHALF OF the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses (MAPHN), congratulations to Melissa Lowry, MPH, BSN, RN. She is the recipient of the 2025 MAPHN Sheila Miller Memorial Public Health Nurse Award. This award is given to a Public Health Nurse in recognition of their dedication to MAPHN and excellence in the field of

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