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WAKEFIELD — Northeast Metro Tech recognized and encouraged the educators of tomorrow during Future Teacher Signing Day, aimed at celebrating those who understand the importance of the teaching profession.

Future Teacher…

MEDFORD — This April, Friends of the Fells staff and volunteers gathered at various locations in the Fells to collect data on…

WAKEFIELD — A Melrose woman faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage after the 2008 Honda Accord she was driving allegedly struck three parked cars on North Avenue just after 1 p.m. yesterday.

A witness told police that the Honda was heading south on North Avenue in the area of…

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McDonald: Audit a big issue in Senate race

MALDEN — Twin votes this past week suggest a growing divide in the 5th Middlesex State Senate race between candidates on transparency and an audit of the state legislature. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, a state representative running for a seat in…

Gas prices are on the decline. Hopefully the cost of other essentials will follow.

According to the regional office of AAA in Westwood, gasoline prices in the northeast are falling as markets react to the weekend announcement of a tentative peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran that could reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz…

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — As the legal landscape shifts around them and a national fight increasingly spills into the states, Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping that business groups, banks, credit card companies and payment processors will help them cut a path through the thicket of credit card swipe fees.

In…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Community Access Television (WCAT) has seen another drop in cable television subscribers which will result in a significant cut in revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Every year, WCAT receives franchise fees from Wakefield’s cable providers: Astound (formerly RCN), Verizon and Comcast to fund its operations.

For the year 2025 (the most…