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Going the distance

April 24, 2025

THE MELROSE High outdoor track team was victorious against Wakefield last week, beating the Warriors soundly 98-38, while the boy’s team was edged by Wakefield, 87-52. We will have a look at those efforts in next week’s edition. (photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

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Play ball!

April 24, 2025

Melrose Youth Softball kicked off their season this week. Jen McAndrew from the School Committee threw out the 1st pitch at our Opening Day game. She’s pictured with Addy Gill, 5th grader at Horace Mann. (courtesy photo)

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Melrose Athlete of the Week: Chloe Arnold

April 24, 2025

Published April 25, 2025

Chloe Arnold

Sophomore
Girls Lacrosse

THIS WEEK’S MHS Athlete of the Week is a leading scorer for the MHS girls’ lacrosse team and was a key part of their recent 18-14 win over Lynnfield. Chloe Arnold led in scoring with 9 points that included six goals and three assists,

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Throwback Thursday: The 1949 Wakefield Baseball Team

April 24, 2025

THE 1949 Wakefield High School baseball team also included boys from the 1950, 1951 and 1952 graduating classes. Some of the names will be familiar to longtime Wakefield residents. In the front row, from the left are Bill Miller, shortstop Richard Cardillo, Phil Perrone, catcher Joe Rich, third baseman Dave Hallahan, second baseman Jerry Glynn,…

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Taking care of Mother Earth

April 24, 2025

IN HONOR of Earth Day, trash was removed from a section of North Reading Conservation land thanks to the efforts of Ellie Chase, 4, and her big brother Max, 7. (Courtesy Photo)

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Hornet of the Week: Marisa Montana

April 24, 2025

Published in the April 24, 2025 edition

Montana recently signed her National Letter of Intent to the Saint Leo University soccer team surrounded by family, friends, teachers and coaches at NRHS. (Courtesy Photo)

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Through the daffodils

April 21, 2025

THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL on Veterans Memorial Common. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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World travelers

April 18, 2025

THE MELROSE GOOD GUYS, an adult soccer team, recently completed another international trip, this time to Prague in the Czech Republic. Previous destinations have been London, Berlin and Madrid. The team travels as a group of 10 and visited the home town (Pardubice) of Peter Drahos (an MGG player and fellow Melrosian), toured the sites

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What’s hop-ening?

April 18, 2025

SUNDAY is Easter and kids around the city await a very special visitor. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

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MHS Athlete of the Week: April 18, 2025

April 17, 2025

Jaiden Aquino

Senior captain
Baseball

THIS WEEK’S Melrose High Athlete of the Week picked up a key win on the mound over unbeaten Wakefield in his debut appearance this season as pitcher for Melrose during their 5-1 victory over the Warriors. Senior captain Jaiden Aquino gave up no runs and only 2 hits

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Throwback Thursday Wakefield Square 1930

April 17, 2025

THIS PHOTO is of Wakefield Square in 1930, looking north from the corner of Main and Water streets. In the foreground on the right, the ivy-covered edge of the old Town Hall is visible. Across Main Street is the W.T. Grant Co. department store, on the current site of the Farmland parking lot. Note that

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Hippity hop!

April 17, 2025

THE EASTER BUNNY made a special stop in town on Sunday when he visited the Carl Cutlip Memorial Easter Egg Hunt, bringing smiles to kids of all ages, including Grayson Boccelli (left) and Bentley Boccelli with their mom, Pamela Caspoli. (Courtesy Photo)

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