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The Chamber’s Victorian Fair is Sunday

INTREPID PHOTOGRAPHER RAJ DAS went high above Main Street to take a photograph of a recent Victorian Fair. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

MELROSE — The Chamber of Commerce’s 43rd Annual Victorian Fair will be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Melrose.

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SC eyes public participation policy changes

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee discussed a revised public participation policy during a recent meeting.

School Committee member Jenny Sheehan, who serves on the Policy Subcommittee, gave an overview of the revised “Public Comment at School Committee Meetings Policy.”

“The School Committee desires individuals to attend its meetings so that they may become…

 

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Pillings Pond Public Health Advisory lifted

LYNNFIELD — Based on recent water testing by the State Department of Public Health, the town lifted the Public Health Advisory for the harmful algae bloom at Pillings Pond on Aug. 28.

The State Department of Public Health was notified  about a positive test for harmful algal bloom at Pillings Pond in late June…

 

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MassDOT reviewing rail trail project

LYNNFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is currently reviewing the town’s 75 percent submittal for Phase 1 of the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail

The rail trail will connect both Lynnfield and Wakefield via the abandoned MBTA rail bed. The Lynnfield section of the rail trail will consist of a 2.8-mile multiuse path and boardwalk…

 

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Melrose High football eyeing the future

Morris looks to clinch 200 in tonight’s road opener

FRIDAY NIGHT Lights are back as the 2024 MHS football team opens their season tonight on the road in Peabody against last year’s 10-1 Tanners. Action starts at 7:00 p.m. Melrose opens at home next Friday against Reading. (photo by Raj Das edphotos.com)

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Just like magic

YARROW THE MAGICIAN makes a decorative balloon for two young girls during Lynnfield Rotary’s Concert on the Common on July 24. Yarrow has been making decorative balloons for Lynnfield children at Concerts on the Common for a number of years. (Photo by The Priestley’s)

 

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First Responders Day Sept. 11

LYNNFIELD — The annual First Responders and 9/11 Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 6 p.m. on the Town Common.

The ceremony will honor Lynnfield police officers, firefighters and emergency medical service personnel as well as remember the people who made the ultimate sacrifice on Sept. 11, 2001.

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‘See The Good 5K Walk’ Sunday

LYNNFIELD — The second annual See The Good 5K Walk in honor of the late Sharla Sieve will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. on the Town Common.

Sieve passed away from a heroic battle with stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer in December 2022 at the age of 49. The walk…

 

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EEE found in mosquito samples here

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) was detected in a mosquito sample found in North Reading and reported to town officials by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) last Thursday.

 Town Administrator Michael Gilleberto told the Transcript that the virus was detected in two mosquitos in a sample taken from…

 

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State Primary draws 17% turnout

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING – Incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) will face Republican challenger John Deaton in November.

In what was the only contested race on the local September 3 State Primary ballot – a three-way showdown on the Republican ballot between Robert J. Antonellis, Ian Cain and John Deaton – the latter came…

 

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Free Peer Recovery Coach Program launched by Community Impact Team

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Impact Team announces the launch of its Peer Recovery Coach Program which is funded by Opioid Abatement Funds.

A Peer Recovery Coach (PRC) is a non-clinical professional with lived experience with addiction. PRCs engage, educate, and support individuals in recovery from substance use disorder. North Reading has contracted…

 

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Memoir writing workshop with Nancy Parsons Sept. 9

NORTH READING — Have you thought about writing a memoir? The Friends of the NR Council on Aging will begin its programming activities with a presentation on writing with Nancy Parsons on Monday, September 9, at 7 p.m. at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, 157 Park St.

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