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Opening Doors Project hosted a great show at UU Church

March 2, 2025 – Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, Melrose, Massachusetts – The Black Legacy Project – www.musicincommon.org – A musical celebration of Black History to advance racial solidarity, equity, and belonging. Black LP Band: Bree Nicola, Katherine Winston, Bryan House, Jakob Schaffer, Michael Aaron and Trey Carlisle. Co-Directors Trey Carlisle & Todd Mack.
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Kathy Childress awarded Medal of Fidelity

Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, Medal of Fidelity recipient Kathy Childress, former Melrose Veterans Service Director Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli, and City Councilor Mark Garipay pose flanked by flags at the presentation ceremony of Childress’s Medal of Fidelity on March 18, 2025. The Massachusetts Medal of Fidelity is presented to the next of kin of Massachusetts

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Navigating communities in uncertain times

ON TUESDAY, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis joined fellow mayors and town administrators from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Metro Mayors Coalition to meet with House Ways & Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz at the State House. The mayor and her colleagues discussed public school and local government funding, the impact of federal fiscal policies, and the

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Youth Mentoring Day celebrated at Statehouse

MASS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP hosted over 240 people for 19th Annual Youth Mentoring Day.

 

 

BOSTON — On March 11, 2025, more than 240 individuals, including youth and adults from mentoring programs across the state, gathered at the Massachusetts Statehouse for the 19th Annual Youth Mentoring Day hosted by Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP). The…

 

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Community Schools presents ‘Matilda Jr.’ Friday and Saturday

 

 

 

 

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Community Schools’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda Jr.: The Musical” will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

“Matilda Jr.” will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21. The Saturday, March 22 performances will take place at 2…

 

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Front Page: March 20, 2025

 

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Sports: March 20, 2025

 

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Throwback Thursday

ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN featured in our current “Women in Wakefield” series was Elizabeth E. Boit, the prominent local businesswoman who, in partnership with Charles Winship, founded the Harvard Knitting Mills. Miss Boit was also a generous philanthropist, co-founding a home for elderly women on Bennett Street that would later be named in her…

 

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Warrior indoor track teams send multiple competitors to Nike Nationals

BRODY WYATT ran in two relays for the Warriors at Nike Nationals in New York City last weekend. Wyatt recently signed his National Letter of Intent to the Saint Joseph’s University track and field team. (Courtesy Photo)

NEW YORK, NY — The Wakefield High girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams each sent multiple competitors…

 

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Plan calls for more affordable housing in Wakefield

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council received a status update last week on efforts to create a new Housing Production Plan for Wakefield.

A Housing Production Plan (HPP) is a community’s proactive strategy for planning and developing affordable housing and meeting its affordable housing needs in a manner consistent with the Chapter 40B…

 

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Chester Lee, Jr., 92

US Air Force veteran who loved photography and coin collecting

WAKEFIELD — Chester E. Lee, Jr. was proudly born and raised in the City of Lynn, Chester was son to Chester E. Lee and Cora Lee. Immediately after graduating high school, Chester joined the Air Force and was deployed to Korea. He was immensely proud…

 

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“Teach your children well”

NORTH READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS educators (from left): Beth Steele, Lauren Fazio and Katie Lombardi were three of 15 raffle winners on the district’s most recent professional development day. The district offers a special thank you to local vendors Ryer’s Country Store, China Cuisine and Orange Theory for their generous donations to the teachers. (Courtesy Photo)

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