Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 19, 2026
ROHIT DHULAPATI
WAKEFIELD — Congratuations go out to Wakefield Memorial High sophomore Rohit Dhulapati, who competed last Saturday, May 16 at the Geography Bee national finals at Harvard University.
Out of the 6,000 students who participated, and the 40 who made the national final round…
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Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 19, 2026
THE SENIORS were honored before a 3-2 win over Stoneham on May 13 at the Dobbins Courts. Pictured from left to right is Jack Simoneau (Syracuse), Glen Paglierani (UConn), Jake Morris (Bentley), Max Skobe (UMass), John Zhang (RPI), Jack LaVita (Police Academy), Connor Sliski (WPI)
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Photo published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 18, 2026
SUPPORTERS OF wounded veterans took to the streets in our area yesterday during the annual Boston Wounded Vets motorcycle run. Here, part of the pack cruises through Melrose. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)
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Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026
CARTER JEFFERSON took 2nd in the javelin at the Weston Twilight Invitational with a 156’8”. He was 1st in the javelin and 2nd in the shot put in Wakefield’s win over Stoneham this week. (File Photo)
LEXINGTON — The Wakefield highish boys’ track and field team…
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A FEW WEEKS AGO, we shared a 1925 photo of Charles Winship’s West Side mansion, which later became part of Our Lady of Nazareth Academy before it fell into disrepair and was razed in 2020. Today’s 1930 photo depicts the homestead of Winship’s business partner, Elizabeth Eaton Boit. The partners formed the Winship-Boit Company in…
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Ferrell, McLean finish top 5 in 2 mile at Freshman/Sophomore meet
LEXINGTON — The Wakefield High girls’ outdoor track and field team finished their dual meet season with victories over Watertown on May 6 and Stoneham on May 12.
The Warriors beat the Raiders at Lexington High by a score of 97-29.
Brendia Diaz led the…
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NEW APPOINTEE Chris Czarnota (left) with Fire Chief Thomas M. Purcell.
WAKEFIELD – Wakefield Fire Chief Thomas M. Purcell announces the appointment of a new recruit firefighter to the Wakefield Fire Department: Christopher Czarnota, 33, of 14 MacDonald Dr., Nashua, NH.
Wakefield Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran swore in the new permanent firefighters during a brief…
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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High softball team pushed their winning streak to five games and their overall record to 11-3 with an impressive stretch of Middlesex League victories over Reading, Melrose and Lexington.
The Warriors are now ranked No. 15 in Div. 2 with six games remaining in the regular season.
Wakefield’s 4-0…
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WAKEFIELD — The public is invited to attend the Town of Wakefield Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. This outdoor ceremony is on the Veterans Memorial (Upper) Common in front of the World War II Memorial. To mark this special year, the theme for the Memorial Day Ceremony is “Fighting…
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LEXINGTON — The Wakefield boys’ outdoor track and field team delivered a dominant performance Wednesday afternoon at Lexington High, defeating Watertown 116–18 behind a strong all-around team effort.
In the 400 hurdles, Jake Mastroianni placed 1st in a time in 1:05.11. Zach Davidson placed 3rd in his first attempt at the event with a time of…
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LEXINGTON — The Wakefield boys’ outdoor track and field team delivered a dominant performance Wednesday afternoon at Lexington High, defeating Watertown 116–18 behind a strong all-around team effort.