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They fought, we ride

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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Boys’ track tops Stoneham, competes well at invitational meets

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.
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LEXINGTON — The Wakefield highish boys’ track and field team…

 

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Throwback Thursday, Wakefield 1930

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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Girls’ track concludes dual meet season with wins over Watertown and Stoneham

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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Warrior baseball sweeps Melrose, brings 9-4 record into Stoneham today

MIKE YIANACOPOLUS got the win on the mound in Melrose last week. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

MELROSE — The Wakefield High baseball team completed a season sweep over Melrose on May 7 with a 12-3 victory at Morelli Field.

Wakefield followed that up with a tough stretch of games, hosting Belmont the next day and falling…

 

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Czarnota appointed Fire Department recruit

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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Softball 2026

Warrior softball extends winning streak to five with victories over Reading, Melrose and Lexington

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

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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Memorial Day events coming

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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Boys’ track team sprints past Watertown for third win

Wakefield Warriors Logo NewLEXINGTON — 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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WMHS AP art students have show Friday

SOPHIA TULIPANI

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Memorial High School Advanced Placement (AP) Art Gallery Show is this Friday, May 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Albion Cultural Exchange! AP Art is a college-level course in which each student creates 15 works of art over the year, showing how ideas grow into powerful visual stories. Students begin with a question that matters to them and spend the year exploring it…

 

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Floral Way then and now

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 8, 2026

IN 1949, before the Floral Way was paved, wooden pickets were visible between the granite posts. Yesterday, the same view shows many new flowering trees planted during the recent Floral Way project. New pickets between the granite posts have replaced the chains from the 1950s.

 

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Johnson reaches 100 career goals as Warriors cruise past Wilmington, 14-4

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 8, 2026

WAKEFIELD celebrated Teaghan Johnson’s 100th career goal after a 14-4 victory over Wilmington on Monday at Landrigan Field. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team won their fifth consecutive game and improved to 8-4 on the season with a 14-4 win…

 

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