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Kathy Childress awarded Medal of Fidelity

Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, Medal of Fidelity recipient Kathy Childress, former Melrose Veterans Service Director Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli, and City Councilor Mark Garipay pose flanked by flags at the presentation ceremony of Childress’s Medal of Fidelity on March 18, 2025. The Massachusetts Medal of Fidelity is presented to the next of kin of Massachusetts

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Navigating communities in uncertain times

ON TUESDAY, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis joined fellow mayors and town administrators from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Metro Mayors Coalition to meet with House Ways & Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz at the State House. The mayor and her colleagues discussed public school and local government funding, the impact of federal fiscal policies, and the

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Throwback Thursday

ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN featured in our current “Women in Wakefield” series was Elizabeth E. Boit, the prominent local businesswoman who, in partnership with Charles Winship, founded the Harvard Knitting Mills. Miss Boit was also a generous philanthropist, co-founding a home for elderly women on Bennett Street that would later be named in her…

 

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Go, Monks

JASON CURRAN recently signed his National Letter Of Intent to the Saint Joseph’s College of Maine baseball team surrounded by family, friends, teachers and coaches at NRHS. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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“Teach your children well”

NORTH READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS educators (from left): Beth Steele, Lauren Fazio and Katie Lombardi were three of 15 raffle winners on the district’s most recent professional development day. The district offers a special thank you to local vendors Ryer’s Country Store, China Cuisine and Orange Theory for their generous donations to the teachers. (Courtesy Photo)

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“Spend, save, share”

GIRL SCOUT Troop 63105, comprised of Daisies and first-graders from the town’s three elementary schools, chose to share some of the proceeds from their first cookie selling season to purchase items for the North Reading Food Pantry, in keeping with their motto of “spend, save, share.” Dropping off the troop’s donation were (from left): troop

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Mary Hodgman: Earliest owner of the Hartshorne House

THERE IS NO photo available of Mary (Kebbe) Hodgman but here is a photo of a portion of her home which she and her husband probably built.

This is part of a series. It was submitted by Nancy Bertrand.

Mary (Kebbe) Hodgman, 1640-1735, was probably the earliest owner of the Hartshorne House. Edward Kebbe emigrated…

 

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Gearing up for showtime

ALEXANDRA D’ONOFRIO will be starring as Matilda during Lynnfield Community Schools’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda Jr.: The Musical” on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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Almost ready for summer

THE BANDSTAND on the lower Common was surrounded by scaffolding this week as workers completed the final phase of a restoration. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Sensei-tional gift

THE BILL ADAMS Karate School, located at 527 Main St. in Melrose, recently donated $400 to the Franklin School PTO. Bill Adams can be seen presenting the check to PTO Co-President Laura Cohorn surrounded by students who participated in the fundraiser.

 

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Champs

THE MELROSE 8th grade boys White team completed a stellar 17-1 regular season on March 9 with an undefeated 3 game playoff run to secure the Merrimack Valley Youth Basketball Central Division championship over North Andover 56-50. This is the 2nd year of Melrose Travel Baseball for boys and girls grades 5-8 (melrosebasketball.org) and the first year the

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For Leah

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THE WAKEFIELD girls’ 7th grade travel team recently won the Div. 1 River Valley League championship. The team dedicated their title to Wakefield’s Leah Ellis and the Live Like Leah Initiative. Pictured in the front row from left to right is Evana Loh, June Paglierani, Emily Natalucci and Riley Bennett. In the back row from

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