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Join the Hartshorne House Association

WAKEFIELD — The Col. James Hartshorne House Association invites you to join! The house, whose oldest section dates to around 1681, is the oldest public building in the Town of Wakefield.

Owned by the town since 1929, the National Register-listed property has been managed since the 1930s by the nonprofit Col. Hartshorne House Association, which…

 

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In bloom

THE WEEPING CHERRY TREE in front of this Bellevue Avenue adds brilliance as spring marches on. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

 

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In Berlin

A GROUP OF MELROSE HIGH history students and their chaperones recently returned from a great trip to Europe. They remembered the past with visits to parts of Germany and the Czech Republic, and were good enough to take the Weekly News along. Here they are in front of Berlin’s Neptune Fountain. (Photo courtesy of Kim

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Throwback Thursday May 1 2025

Throwback Thursday 1941

Throwback Thursday May 1 2025
LOOKING NORTH in Wakefield Square as the clouds of war descended upon the world in 1941. Anchor stores at the time were F.W. Woolworth and the Colonial Spa on the west side of Main Street and the First National supermarket on the east side. A portion of the sign for Smith’s Drug Store can be

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MHS Athlete of the Week featured May 2, 2025

Brendan Radzik

Senior Captain
Boys’ outdoor track

 

 

 

THIS WEEK’S Melrose High Athlete of the Week came up big against Wakefield by earning two personal records in the three events he ran for the Melrose High boy’s outdoor track team. Senior captain Brendan Radzik broke two personal records in the long jump and

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Hornets of the Week featured May 1, 2025

 

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Supporting animals in need through MSPCA

THE LITTLE SCHOOL’S Student Council held a successful school-wide collection to benefit the MSPCA. Featured at the MSPCA Nevins Farm in Methuen during a recent visit are (front row, l-r): Evelyn Davis, Maya Biagiotti, Kathryn Cambry and Mia Rosabianca; (back row, l-r): Murat Mamedov, Johnny Gabriello, Shannon Dee, Elanna Casassa, Fran Giordano and Samantha Cambray.

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Dance Party USA

FRIENDS, from left, Penelope Schiavo, Emma Kelley and Celine de la Mar had a great time at Lynnfield Recreation’s annual Father Daughter Dance at the DoubleTree in Danvers on April 5. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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What a hoot!

MARCIA WILSON discussed the wonderful world of owls during a presentation held at the Lynnfield Public Library on April 25. The Tree Committee, Conservation Commission and Friends of the Lynnfield Library co-sponsored the event in celebration of Earth Day. (Diane Hammerbeck Photo)

 

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MBTA celebrates Autism Acceptance month

MBTA 2025
YOUTH ACROSS MA help the MBTA share announcements as part of the Autism Transit Project. (Courtesy photograph, MBTA)

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is taking part in the Autism Transit Project for the second year. The Project is an initiative that empowers children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to create public service…

 

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Schools’ Elementary Reading Team earns WEF Impact Award

PICTURED AT THE Celebration of Learning are, from left to right: WEF Co-Presidents Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes, Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro, WPS Reading Team: Valerie Drinan, Michele Labrecque, Kathleen T. Holland, Mary Penta, Julie Ward, Karen Purba, Patricia Roop, Maria Morgan, Suzanne Geraghty, and Superintendent Doug Lyons. Not pictured: Maureen Maher and Alyson Smith.

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Running The Curl

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, this boy was in a hurry as he exited the funhouse at the Wakefield Independence Day Committee’s carnival that raises money for the July Fourth parade. (John Leone Photo)

 

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