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Sports: May 4, 2026

 

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Town launches mosaic project

GALVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Art Teachers Emily Sevigny (left) and Anne Whelan stand in front of the beautiful mosaic swan in the window of Holiday Travel on Main Street. Galvin students in grades 5 through 8 worked on the art pieces now showcased around Wakefield.

Artwork by GMS students

WAKEFIELD — The Town of Wakefield announces…

 

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TM Spring 2024

Town Meeting starts tonight

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — When Town Moderator William H. Carroll calls the 2026 Annual Town Meeting to order at 7 p.m. tonight in the Galvin Middle School Auditorium, voters in attendance will be asked to take action on 25 articles that comprise the warrant.

Several articles on the Town Meeting warrant are routine annual items that seldom spark

 

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Girls’ lacrosse team beats Watertown, goes for league title against Wilmington today

TEAGHAN JOHNSON had 4 goals and 2 assists against Watertown. The sophomore will go for her 100th career goal in Wakefield’s big game against Wilmington today. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team improved to 7-3 on the season with a 16-7 victory over Watertown on the road Friday night…

 

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Diane E. Jones, 83

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Medical lab technologist was active in Rainbow

WAKEFIELD — Diane E. Jones, 83, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Friday, May 1, at the Brudnick Center of Peabody.

Born in Revere, April 18, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Shirley (Prower) Eager.

Diane was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

 

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Lynnfield median home sale price reaches $899,900 in March

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 29, 2026

LYNNFIELD — Old Man Winter created a sluggish start to the town’s real estate market to begin the first three months of the year.

According to The Warren Group, there were only three single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during the month of March. The three single-family…

 

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Q: What is a seed Library?

Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on April 30, 2026

 

A: IT’S A FREE RESOURCE providing community members with seeds to grow flowers and produce! How does it work? Patrons of the Flint Memorial Library may take up to two seed packets per day and simply record which packets they’re taking in the

 

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Melrose Farmers’ Market announces Urban Garden Tour

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 1, 2026

MELROSE — The Melrose Farmers’ Market is announcing its upcoming Urban Garden Tour, a self-guided community event that celebrates the beauty and creativity of gardens across Melrose while raising funds for the Market’s SNAP Match Program.

The tour will showcase 10 unique gardens throughout the…

 

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Pioneer of the Week featured April 29, 2026

Published in the Lynnfield Villager

 

ROCCO SCENNA

Soccer Bowdoin College

 

Scenna recently signed his National Letter of Intent to the Bowdoin College soccer team surrounded by family, friends, teachers and coaches at LHS. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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Learn to keep energy costs down May 6

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 1, 2026

MELROSE — An Energy Bill Clinic will be held on Wednesday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Melrose Public Library on West Emerson Street.

To help you get answers and make your energy bill more affordable we are bringing together a…

 

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Shining a light on autism

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 29, 2026

 

THE PARZIALE FAMILY, from left, Jonathan, Jenna and Susan helped organize the Police Department and Lynnfield SEPAC’s annual Coffee With A Cop event on April 26. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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Calm and reflective

Photo published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 1, 2026

 

AS WE HEAD INTO May, we can all look ahead to the lazy days of summer approaching fast. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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