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Celebrate Broadway music with Polymnia June 6

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 22, 2026

MELROSE — On June 6, Polymnia will present Polymnia Goes to Broadway. Join in and sing along to favorite and familiar songs from past and present Broadway hit shows. The concert promises to be a fun-filled event appropriate for all ages. Don’t miss the chance…

 

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Sports: May 26, 2026

 

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Real Estate Transactions, May 26, 2026

 

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Town honors the fallen on Memorial Day

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Inclement weather forced both the West Side Social Club’s morning Memorial Day exercises and the town’s afternoon ceremony indoors, although in classic New England fashion, the skies cleared and the sun emerged as attendees were leaving the Galvin Middle School at the conclusion of the day’s formal events.

Priscilla Powers served as the master of ceremonies for the West…

 

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Wakefield girls’ tennis sweeps Stoneham, gets ready for state tournament

STONEHAM — The Wakefield High girls’ tennis team finished up their regular season on May 19 with a 5-0 victory over Stoneham on the road. The Warriors have since punched their ticket to the Div. 2 state tournament, earning the No. 27 seed.

Wakefield will host 38th-ranked Doherty in a preliminary round game today, 5 p.m…

 

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Sliski earns the Rollins Award from the Meghan Burnett Foundation

KATHRYN SLISKI, pictured here with Bob Burnett of the Meghan Burnett Foundation, earned this year’s Charlie Rollins Award for graduating musician/athletes. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Friday, May 15 was a gray, damp Senior Day for the Wakefield softball team but spirits remained high as the locals rolled to another decisive Freedom Division victory, this time…

 

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Celebrating graduating high school seniors at St. Theresa Parish

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

NORTH READING — To help kick off the celebration and start of Senior Week in North Reading, St. Theresa Parish would like to invite all graduating high school seniors, and their families, to a Mass in their honor. Included are students who graduated from other…

 

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Find Waldo Local coming back this summer

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 22, 2026

 

MELROSE — Where’s Waldo? In Melrose, of course! Celebrating its fourteenth anniversary in July 2026, Find Waldo Local has become a beloved summertime event in communities nationwide. This year, Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association are again teaming up with 325 independent bookstores…

 

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Around the Schoolyard with North Reading Public Schools: Strengthening transparency and collaboration through parent orientation sessions

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

By Cynthia Conant, Director of Student Services

As the school year winds down, the Office of Student Services is planning and preparing for our Extended School Year Program. We are excited to share that we will be hosting parent orientation sessions designed to provide families…

 

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5th annual Craft Market of BIPOC vendors May 30

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

 

NORTH READING — The community is invited to the 5th annual Craft Market with BIPOC vendors on Saturday, May 30 at the Ipswich River Park gazebo. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature local vendors who are all people…

 

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The Arbors at Stoneham invites community to “Your Passport to Assisted Living” interactive health fair

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 22, 2026

STONEHAM — The Arbors at Stoneham is inviting local seniors, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to attend Your Passport to Assisted Living, an engaging and informative health fair designed to make exploring assisted living feel approachable, supportive, and even fun.

The event will take place on…

 

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