Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 2, 2026
THE EASTER BUNNY hops on down the Bunny Trail after arriving in style aboard Engine 3, compliments of the Fire Department, to greet children at the annual Carl Cutlip Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday. (Courtesy Photo)
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Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on April 2, 2026
A SURE SIGN of spring is a cluster of crocuses in full bloom; this cluster had poked through the mulch on opening day at the Hillview. There are about 75 species of the popular perennial herb. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
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MAYOR JEN GRIGORAITIS gave a warm welcome to the Melrose Mayhem fifth grade travel basketball team at City Hall after they won their league championship at the end of the 2025-26 season. The student-athletes took a photo with the mayor, enjoyed some cupcakes and held a press conference to answer questions from their fans and
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HILLVIEW COMMISSION Chairman George Stack tees off last Thursday to officially open the 39th golfing season of the Hillview Golf Course as a municipally-owned facility. Stack has served on the commission for 39 years. He was a member of the original Hillview Study
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THE NORTH READING HIGH SCHOOL Concert Band earned Gold at the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) annual competition March 27-29. Under the direction of Ben Owens, the instrumentalists performed “Glorious America” by Karl King arr. James Swearingen; “Reminiscense” by Kathryn Salfelder; and “Celebration Tribalesque” by Randall Standridge to perfection in order to be
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UNEXPLAINABLE THINGS do happen, so you can imagine her reaction when a dog-walker in Edgewater Office Park early this morning turned to see why her dog was barking and saw an incredible sight in a nearby pond. It has long been rumored that Moby Dick, the animatronic fiberglass white whale that was the signature attraction at Wakefield’s legendary 1960’s Pleasure Island amusement park, still lies in a watery grave at the bottom of a pond in Edgewater Office Park,…
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Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on March 26, 2026
THE REIGNING Div. 3 state champion NRHS baseball team is off and running in 2026. The Hornets have another week of scrimmages ahead before starting their regular season on April 7 at home against Pentucket. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
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Published in the March 25, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager
SEVEN LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL students, from left, Siena Keegan, Lia Norden, Jenna Gentile, Alexandra D’Onofrio, Kylie Geary, Aidan Rystrom and Colin Morrison were selected to participate in this year’s Massachusetts Music Educators Association Northeastern District Junior Festival choruses. The students were selected by audition
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AS AMERICANS prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Constitution, we look back 50 years to the Bicentennial celebration, when this flag flew from the flagpole on the Bandstand during the 1976 July 4th celebration. Back then, the West Side Social Club ran all of the local July 4th events, including the…
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AS AMERICANS prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Constitution, we look back 50 years to the Bicentennial celebration, when this flag flew from the flagpole on the Bandstand during the 1976 July 4th celebration. Back then, the West Side Social Club ran all of the local July 4th events, including the…